I haven't had runflats on my car for probably 6+ years and have not missed them at all. I carry a plug kit, air compressor, cell phone and have emergency road service on my car insurance. Works for me.

 

 

LOL! There may be some uneducated responses when it comes to every subject on this forum.

 

All the stuff I carry in my trunk for repairing tires cost about $80... and is a one time cost.

 

Even though run flats can keep you from being stranded by the side of the road, they still need to be repaired asap since they have like a 50 mile range. The problem is, it might not be repairable, and a lot of shops can't even dismount/mount a run flat, plus impossible to find a replacement run flat out in the middle of nowhere. Besides they are heavy, expensive, and do not work as well as a regular tire. Air pump, and a cell phone is the best defense. The TPMS will tell you if you have a leak, and with a blow out you will still be stranded at the tire store.

 

Got rid of my Run Flats. Car rides way better with B.F. Goodrich.
Plug kit and 12v compressor in storage area.

 

Just out of curiosity, of all the folks who've replied to this thread, how many of you have had a flat tire in the last 10 - 20 years? Not I.... I can't recall the last time I had a flat tire.

 

toyota minivan with runflats ....ONCE 4yrs ago

honda minivan 3 months ago

infinity sedan 2 years ago

other honda minivan last year

one of the reasons i go to BJs for my tires they fix them for free....

all of the flats were caused by screws

 

I have the Michelin Pilot sports ZPs on my 2001, and I think the are a pretty good tire. They are head and shoulders above the GYs. I was a bit astounded when some one above hated them, but then like everyone, he has an opinion.

 

I have had 4 sets of run-flats on my C5 in the past 17 years. Two sets of GYRFs and two sets of Michelin RFs. I have never had my car out of town and it is my only car that I drive daily - so for me, run-flats are GREAT!

I have had a number of flats in those 17 years on my C5 (as I recall at least 5) - usually from roofing nails after hail storms. Two nails in one of my original GYRF tires. In every case I was able to get home and back in the garage or directly to Discount Tire to get the tire fixed or replaced.

Here are a couple photos of repairs on one tire back in 2006 - never had another problem with it...

 

This is hands on experience over a period of 17 years. No google search, no speculation. True facts. Over that period of time run-flat technology has sky rocketed from those original Goodyear RF. The new Michelin AS ZP 3 is a great tire. So if your giving us runflat information from Goodyear tires it is outdated...

 

With all due consideration from everyone here I bought Michelin run flats.
My reasons are clear to me, first of all GM put run flats on these cars for a reason, second I can afford to buy them, third at the ripe old age of 75 I like the security they represent and I'm not physical enough to be wrestling with a flat on the side of the road, lastly, a Corvette is a sports car! If I was concerned with a smooth ride I would just drive a Cadillac! Thanks for all the input guys , I really do appreciate it

 

There is no wrong answer

 

GM didn't put runflats on the C5 Z06, so that reasoning goes right out the window. Other than that though, choose what fits best for your needs, in your case it appears to be runflats.

 

Yep! and I don't have a Z06!

 

Well this is interesting. I just bought my car Thursday evening. Having never had a C5 and not knowing anything about them I have had a self taught familiarization course. I started looking for the jack and spare (lol). I know better now.

As it turns out my car has almost new Michelin Pilot Sports, non run flats. So I'm thinking about the flat tire situation. I have owned a couple of Shelby Mustangs in the past few years and in the place where the spare goes they give you a molded foam block with a pump and a can of fix a flat or some such.

I think I'm going to buy one of those kits off of EBAY and go with that until it comes time to replace the tires. I never needed to use it with the Shelbys so hopefully I'll have the same luck with this car.

But from what i'm reading the new age run flat tires are more civilized than the older generation ones. If I didn't have almost new tires I would probably go that route. So this has been informative, thanks.

 

It sounds like your mind was made up from the start.
What could anyone have said to make you consider non-runflats?

dan k.

 

Dan, I bought the car last year with almost new Tiger Paws tires. They are not runflats and seem to be just fine but when I decided to get the polished wheels for the car I wanted opinions! Having two sets of wheels and tires has some appeal to me and I have room to store the other set. If the runflats are as difficult to live with as others have noted i can just change them back. If I made a mistake I will let the forum know

 

I had Tiger Paws... I guarantee you you wouldn't be making a mistake moving to Michelins of any type.

 

If you want run-flats, I don't think you could make a better choice. I have owned the first two generations of Michelin ZPs and plan to purchase the 3rd generation for my next set.

I think the main reason they went to the Run-Flats on the standard C5s from the factory is that the car was designed and aimed at the sports car "enthusiast" (like me) - that enjoys spirited driving, but still needs the practicality of a car focused to be drivable daily on the street. Run Flats opened up a ton of storage space AND added a much welcomed additional level of security for both the driver and the car - in fact the run flats were a major deciding factor for me when I purchased my C5 new in 2000.

The base C5 is not a race car (even though it can be easily transformed into that). The Z06 was more of a factory rendition of a C5 made track-ready, but still street legal - different audience. Most people buying a Z06 probably have no second thoughts about laying down on their back on the side of the road to fix a flat with traffic whizzing by.

In my case, Run Flats have been worth their weight in gold. I remember one instance where I had to get a package to Fed-Ex at the airport locally and was down to the wire before their closing time. It was for a client and it would have cost me thousands of dollars had I missed that deadline! Sure enough, while speeding there, up came the flat tire warning on the DIC - with my run flats, I still got the package there under the wire and limped home.

Another instance I have related here before when I got a call that my Mother had been rushed to the Emergency Room at the local hospital. On my way rushing to the hospital, of course one of the front tires went flat on the way there. Without run-flats I would not have made it to the hospital before she passed away. So needless to say, I am sold on run-flats for a DD C5. If I ever decide to go to the track or get into racing Mustangs at a traffic light, then I will buy the cheap-sticky-silent tires!