Do we need runflats?

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Oct 6, 2005 | 10:15 PM

#61

Tommy D

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From: Monroe Township New Jersey

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Originally Posted by jimman

Ask my neighbor he had a non runflat go down in the highspeed lane in Barstow coming back from Las Vegas at 11:00 pm on a Sunday night. Not only did the sidewall let go but it started frapping and took out his right front fender before he got off the road.

This puts the entire thread in a different perspective. Our cars are plastic and when a tire lets loose, things could break as referenced above any by EB2003. Non Run flats maybe better in some respects but if you have a blowout

.............they could ruin your entire day

Oct 6, 2005 | 10:27 PM

#62

'06 Quicksilver Z06

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Originally Posted by SH_Eng

When I watch racing on Speed Channel, I always see ads for Slime tire sealant systems. I was thinking instead of run flats, just get non-run-flats and use Slime to seal punctures. Anyone had experience with it.

http://www.slime.com/

I have heard that such products can really do a job on your wheel sensors.

Oct 7, 2005 | 03:47 PM

#63

quickride

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From: / California

Plastic cars

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Originally Posted by Tommy D

.............they could ruin your entire day

I completely forgot the incident my neighbor had. He drives a Dodge Intripid and he had a blow out on the freeway. The tire deflated and shredded in to pieces. He pulled over as quickly as he could and got the car stopped. When he got out, he saw chunks of the tire on the road behind him. He also realized that the shredding tire had ripped the inner fender panel and the entire plastic rear bumper from the car. He had to gather all the pieces and somehow get them into the trunk of the car. The body shop had to replace the rear bumper which had to be painted, and the inner fender. It cost about $2000.00. All of this from having a blow out! Those Run Flats are looking better and better, aren't they?

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