R52 Run Flats & Spare Tire
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#2
That is correct, that there is no spare. As you can see the battery is in the spot where the spare would go on the S. That being said, many owners got rid of the run-flats in favor of a better ride. Me, I still have the run-flats. Sure the ride is a bit harsher, but when i pulled the nail out of my tire that I found while rotating my wheels this weekend, I am glad that I did. I also purcahsed a tire plug kit from www.dynaplug.com that i carry around with me just in case.
The bottom line for me was safety over ride quality.
The bottom line for me was safety over ride quality.
#3
That is correct, that there is no spare.
I, however, can't wait to switch to non-RFs when I use up the RFs on my 05 cabrio. You can spend hours on this site reading about pros/cons for switching . . .
However, if you've found a car you like at the right price, know that you can go back to RFs if you want (just take that into account with your purchase price), and you can probably sell your used non-RFs.
in fact, if you're looking anywhere near Charlotte maybe we can work out a switch
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If I switch the Mini back to run flats is the car equiped w/ a tire monitoring.
#7
We just replaced all 4 run-flats on my wife's MCSC. We went with the new run-flats used on the 2007 MINIs and they are much smoother and cost $90 a tire less than the old Dunlops. Ride is much improved!
2 weekends ago, we got a side-wall puncture in the right-front tire and drove 90 miles on the flat to the dealership. I am now sold on the value of run-flats!
2 weekends ago, we got a side-wall puncture in the right-front tire and drove 90 miles on the flat to the dealership. I am now sold on the value of run-flats!
Last edited by GLJones; 05-06-2007 at 07:48 PM. Reason: Typos galore
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I wrote an article for our club newsletter on my spare tire solution for our 05 MCS. You can see it here, starting on page 8.
http://www.dynamicminicollective.org...vol3issue1.pdf
And to add to my notes in the article, thanks to having short legs, the spare wedges nicely behind the drivers seat and the back seat, when they are folded down. It also sits nicely upright in the boot, and with the rear boot closed, its held nicely in blace between the boot and the back seats when they are up.
http://www.dynamicminicollective.org...vol3issue1.pdf
And to add to my notes in the article, thanks to having short legs, the spare wedges nicely behind the drivers seat and the back seat, when they are folded down. It also sits nicely upright in the boot, and with the rear boot closed, its held nicely in blace between the boot and the back seats when they are up.
Last edited by danjmcs; 04-30-2007 at 03:29 PM.
#9
I like the runflats. But I also like BugEyed Sprites, and TR3's. So I'm not much of a comfort seeker. I just put new GoodYear Excellence RunOnFlat (this is the new run flat technology) tires on my '02 and I really can't tell the difference from when I put on new Dunlop DSST's. I've only got a few hundred miles on them, but I think the real test will be after 10-15k miles on how loud they are and how much grip they've lost compared to the Dunlop's at the similiar mile marker.
Just trying to be real folks.
....Les
Just trying to be real folks.
....Les
Last edited by moreorless; 04-30-2007 at 07:33 PM. Reason: typos
#10
The runflats are loud and the ride is especially rough with them on the MCSc. I was researching exhaust mods and saw that with a one-ball, the passenger-side resonator area is now freed up. I doubt you could fit a tire in there. But one begins to wonder whether mini could have just put a resonator near the cat and had one muffler, moving the battery bay over a tad, and make room for a spare! Oh well....
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