>>thanks guys... i don't want to risk this taking longer than it already has to.
>>omtoast, i called mini usa to file a complaint about this... they said they'll file it but tires are not under warranty so they have the option to not carry them.
>>to which i said, if you're gonna sell a car without a spare, and make it have tires that you can't really get anywhere else you better make sure the dealers have them, do you not expect that a heavily populated area like NY, with tons of potholes, will not get flats!?
>>and they don't even offer loaners so i'm stuck basically. i can't wait to get new wheels and tires and get rid of these pieces of crap. i should charge them for holding my car for 3 days.

So, what is your game plan if you get a flat after you get your new wheels and, I assume, non-run-flat tires? Are you going to keep a spare in the back? Are you going to carry an air pump and/or fix-a-flat? Or are you going to get the hatch-mount spare tire kit?

 

Amanda,
I know kool has some tires.
I'll PM his cell #.
Michael

 

>>So, what is your game plan if you get a flat after you get your new wheels and, I assume, non-run-flat tires? Are you going to keep a spare in the back? Are you going to carry an air pump and/or fix-a-flat? Or are you going to get the hatch-mount spare tire kit?

 

i paid about 430 for my 4 yoko es 100 peformance tires :smile:

 

I have no issues (other than the hard ride) with the run flats. I have gotten a bunch of flats when hitting potholes in regular tires (on my old cars) and my Runflats take the beating. Plus you can drive up to 50 miles on the tires, try using fix a flat on a regular tire after you slash the sidewall open after hitting a famed NYC pothole.

 

so my tire got to the dealership today, and they said oh come by 5 pm and pick up your car. so ok.. i go there at 5... pay for the tire.. say goodbye. walk over to my car and check the tire that had the gash.. ITS STILL THERE! i go back "we've got a major problem..." there was only one guy left and he didn't do it so he couldn't really give me an answer.. now i have to wait until tomorrow when the guy who did it fesses up to WHY HE DID SUCH A STUPID THING! they better give me my money back.. this is REDICULOUS! :evil: :evil: :evil:

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so my tire got to the dealership today, and they said oh come by 5 pm and pick up your car. so ok.. i go there at 5... pay for the tire.. say goodbye. walk over to my car and check the tire that had the gash.. ITS STILL THERE! i go back "we've got a major problem..." there was only one guy left and he didn't do it so he couldn't really give me an answer.. now i have to wait until tomorrow when the guy who did it fesses up to WHY HE DID SUCH A STUPID THING! they better give me my money back.. this is REDICULOUS! :evil: :evil: :evil:

 

:evil:

I better eat a snow cone and calm down
Tear 'em a new one! Keep us posted.

 

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i'm calling miniusa again.. and i'm also DEMANDING a refund of my money.. since i've been without my car for over 3 days and they completely screwed up. :evil: everytime i go there they screw something up!

 

That makes the case for getting a spare wheel, at least to keep at the dwelling. You could have switched it yourself and not had to be at the mercy of the stupid.

I think I'm going to make sure I have an extra wheel handy for such inconveniences.

 

>>>>So, what is your game plan if you get a flat after you get your new wheels and, I assume, non-run-flat tires? Are you going to keep a spare in the back? Are you going to carry an air pump and/or fix-a-flat? Or are you going to get the hatch-mount spare tire kit?

Fix-a-flat is fine for holes, but won't help you with a big gash, particularly a sidewall gash. A pump wouldn't help there either. Just get a flare gun.

 

>>i called like 10 places no one has it. one guy said he could get it by next week but thats useless to me. how do you make sure they stock it?

I'm lucky that my local tyre shoppe is part of a large chain. :smile:

Sorry to read about all your troubles

 

You can knock run flats all you want, but the simple fact is that a regular tire would not have lasted that long with a gash, and you shoulda probably ordered the new tire when you first got the gash. I like my run flats, they are there when you need em most.....and like Doug said, they def take a beating. Its nice having the donut in the Cooper though.

On a side note, your right techs mess stuff up. Changed my oil, came home....had an oil leak, brought it back...came home.....oil leak still there. Going back AGAIN! Also one of my rally lights is out. I SWEAR THIS CAR IS CURSED!