Run Flat or not?
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Intermediate
Joined: May 2021
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From: Akron, OH
Run Flat or not?
2001 needs tires due to age, they're form 2006 and Eagle run flats, can't say I have heard anything good about their ride or handling. Considering going non run flat to save $600 with better handling and ride.
The question I have is does 60 miles of run flat do any good?
From where I live, I would take a lot of drives into SE Ohio, where 60 miles is not going to get you to a tire dealer I would trust with a Corvette. Might as well just pay for flatbed tow (yes I have AAA).
Thoughts?
The question I have is does 60 miles of run flat do any good?
From where I live, I would take a lot of drives into SE Ohio, where 60 miles is not going to get you to a tire dealer I would trust with a Corvette. Might as well just pay for flatbed tow (yes I have AAA).
Thoughts?
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Intermediate
Joined: May 2021
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From: Akron, OH
Appreciate the confirmation that run flats suck. Hadn't thought of plug kit which are cheap at parts store.
Next question, any recommendations on a cigarette lighter 12 volt compressor that doesn't suck like run flat tires? I have been given a few over the last 30 years and all went to landfill quickly. I do have a real compressor in my garage.
Next question, any recommendations on a cigarette lighter 12 volt compressor that doesn't suck like run flat tires? I have been given a few over the last 30 years and all went to landfill quickly. I do have a real compressor in my garage.
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I have a C6 and switched the Goodyear RFs out with non-RF Michelin Pilot Sports within 12 months of buying the car new. Huge improvements: better ride, better handling, less noise and better tread wear. My C8 came with the new generation Michelin summer RFs, and I am mighty impressed. At this point, I'd say I'll go with the same RFs when it's time to replace. Michelin RFs have come a long ways.
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Depends more than anything on what you use your C5 for. For the longest time, I was doing regular trips on very busy highways, awash in semis, etc. Too many vehicles stopped on the hard shoulder being swatted by trucks (especially at night) for my liking. Using Michelin R/F's and they are much better than anything that came before. My plan is to just use them to get off the main drag of the highway onto an exit ramp and then deal with the problem.
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During the years the C5 was sold new (1997 - 2004), the cell phone as we know it now didn’t even exist. Run flat tires provide a terrible ride and handling. I assume you own a modern cell phone and you have AAA. Do yourself a favor and don’t even entertain run flat tires. Get yourself a good set of non run flat Michelin or Continental tires. You will be happy you did it.
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Le Mans Master
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I just had the Goodyear run flat tires replaced on my 99 with BG Goodrich G-Force Comp 2 A/S Plus and the difference is night and day. The ride is so much quieter and the grip level is amazing.
Melting Slicks
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Potenza's. Before that I had Hankook's. Before that they were Michelin Pilot Sports. All run flats. What I am trying to say is that the original Goodyear run flats gave run flats a bad name. Those tires came out over 20 years ago. Tire technology has come a long way in the last 20 years. I have found them to be just fine for the way I drive. I don't race around or motocross or any thing like that. I'll take my run flats and piece of mind any day over a AAA card and waiting for a tow truck, loading up jacks that won't work or goop to put in your tire, or any of that other nonsense. Run flats have saved my bacon at least 3 times in the last 10 years. Twice in the Nevada desert. That's why I like 'em.
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Potenza's. Before that I had Hankook's. Before that they were Michelin Pilot Sports. All run flats. What I am trying to say is that the original Goodyear run flats gave run flats a bad name. Those tires came out over 20 years ago. Tire technology has come a long way in the last 20 years. I have found them to be just fine for the way I drive. I don't race around or motocross or any thing like that. I'll take my run flats and piece of mind any day over a AAA card and waiting for a tow truck, loading up jacks that won't work or goop to put in your tire, or any of that other nonsense. Run flats have saved my bacon at least 3 times in the last 10 years. Twice in the Nevada desert. That's why I like 'em.
Melting Slicks
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From: Carson City Nevada
So here is a stupid question: If something happens to a run flat tire (I have them), what then do you do? Can they be repaired if they were punctured by a nail or something? What happened to your's in the desert? I have a trip planned so am wondering what my plan should be in case! Thanks, Dave
Burning Brakes
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From: Oconomowoc Wisconsin
So here is a stupid question: If something happens to a run flat tire (I have them), what then do you do? Can they be repaired if they were punctured by a nail or something? What happened to your's in the desert? I have a trip planned so am wondering what my plan should be in case! Thanks, Dave