Run-flats life expectancy
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From: ================== Houston, Texas www.englandgreen.com ================== Necessary Evil™ __________
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
28,000 on mine.
Original GY EMT that came with the car when I bought it with 23,700 on the clock. Lots of life left and I do not spin the tires (intentionally
) so they should be good for another 10k I would guess.
EG
Original GY EMT that came with the car when I bought it with 23,700 on the clock. Lots of life left and I do not spin the tires (intentionally
) so they should be good for another 10k I would guess.EG
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St. Jude Donor '03, '17
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My 1999 got 29k put on its Runflats...that is without spinning them more than probably 2 times. (It was an auto vert more for cruising). They still had some tread left and wore evenly. I think F1s are a great tire.
Drifting
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From: Indiana
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I've got 38.5K on mine and they'll get replaced in the next couple weeks.
I have smoked em a time or two....and most of the miles are highway.
I've not been unhappy with the Goodyears....other than I just looked into Tire Rack and they'll be about $300 more than the Michelins.
Anybody got high mileage Pilot ZP's ? .....lot's of reviews at Tire rack mention high wear in the center of the tire
I have smoked em a time or two....and most of the miles are highway.
I've not been unhappy with the Goodyears....other than I just looked into Tire Rack and they'll be about $300 more than the Michelins.
Anybody got high mileage Pilot ZP's ? .....lot's of reviews at Tire rack mention high wear in the center of the tire
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
I think you have all the info. Now you need to drive two C5's one with runflats one without. I choose the non-runflats when I replaced my runflats that had 30k on them and I didn't trust them any more. I did get a flat with the runflats and nobody wanted to repair it so I bought a plug kit and fixed it myself and put another 20k on the tire before I bought the D3's. Do yourself a huge favor and get non-runflats a $20 compressor and a $10 plug kit. They fit into one of the rear recesses and you'll never know it's there. The ride is 100% smoother, Better traction. Quieter by a mile. There's just no reason to buy runflats. If you do get a flat with one you can drive up to 200 miles on it to then have to replace that tire. That's an expensive flat. My .02 Hope it helps. I know what a limited budgets all about so I thought I'd give you an opinion that has been where your coming from. Merry Christmas. Save the wave.
Burning Brakes
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From: Boca Raton Florida
I got 26,000 on mine. Costs about $1300 to replace them; that's five cents a mile for tires, not good. In fact really bad. (The last time I bought tires I had 82K miles on Michelins on a 535I BMW). Then there's ten cents a mile for gas.......I figure $10/day depreciation......maybe I'll buy a bicycle.....
Drifting
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From: Celina ohio
I have about 8k on my 04 vert. I'll be lucky to see 12k from the rears, they are at 4/32 right now.
Sometimes when no one is looking, and I am off in some far far far away place, I push the gas peddle REAL hard, and make LOTS of smoke.
Why?
because I can.....................
Sometimes when no one is looking, and I am off in some far far far away place, I push the gas peddle REAL hard, and make LOTS of smoke.
Why?
because I can.....................
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From: Wausau WI
Originally Posted by Stock Man
I think you have all the info. Now you need to drive two C5's one with runflats one without. I choose the non-runflats when I replaced my runflats that had 30k on them and I didn't trust them any more. I did get a flat with the runflats and nobody wanted to repair it so I bought a plug kit and fixed it myself and put another 20k on the tire before I bought the D3's. Do yourself a huge favor and get non-runflats a $20 compressor and a $10 plug kit. They fit into one of the rear recesses and you'll never know it's there. The ride is 100% smoother, Better traction. Quieter by a mile. There's just no reason to buy runflats. If you do get a flat with one you can drive up to 200 miles on it to then have to replace that tire. That's an expensive flat. My .02 Hope it helps. I know what a limited budgets all about so I thought I'd give you an opinion that has been where your coming from. Merry Christmas. Save the wave.
