» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | 02-26-2008, 08:04 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 | nice find i want one of those for the ti __________________ -Josh Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz | | | 02-28-2008, 08:14 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 2,525 | I love that for all that information there is on mention that it is an overweight pig. All of this history lesson, but no mention that the cars come in close to 2 tons fully loaded with people, fluids, etc... They also buy into the BMW run-flat mantra, "the car is lighter with run flats, because you don't carry a spare and jack." I'd rather carry that extra 50 pounds or so then spend the kind of money that you will spend on run-flats. Not to mention that the pressure sensors are prone to breaking, and are expensive. I'm definitely in the camp that thinks BMW needs to do something about the weight of their cars, and go back to using regular tires. Using run flats to reduce weight is not the right thing to do. Just makes the car more complicated, and gives you more expensive stuff to fix when it starts to fail. | | | 02-29-2008, 02:05 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | Quote: Originally Posted by mohaughn They also buy into the BMW run-flat mantra, "the car is lighter with run flats, because you don't carry a spare and jack." I'd rather carry that extra 50 pounds or so then spend the kind of money that you will spend on run-flats. Not to mention that the pressure sensors are prone to breaking, and are expensive. I'm definitely in the camp that thinks BMW needs to do something about the weight of their cars, and go back to using regular tires. Using run flats to reduce weight is not the right thing to do. Just makes the car more complicated, and gives you more expensive stuff to fix when it starts to fail. | what about those cool James Bond ones that reinflate themselves? | | | 03-06-2008, 11:56 PM | #5 | Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mankato, MN Posts: 53 | Not worth the hassle. I really do not think that I will be looking for a BMW if/when I am looking for a new car. That saddens me to say that, but I really do not like any of them. | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |
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