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Defo not run flats. My mini has run flats coz battery in the boot n no room 4 a spare.
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Stu how do u know if you have run flats? I have no spare in my car 
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How do u know if its running flat? Apart from the warning on the dash.
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Runflats have "Runflat" written on the sidewall  ....absolute bugger to get them on / off a rim due to the thickness of the sidewall. If a tyre does go down, it will look a little low. The error on the iDrive comes from the ABS sensors. As the tyre loses pressure, the ECU picks up the size difference between the good tyre and low tyre (low tyre travles more revolutions) and flags up the error ...of course the other way of checking is to check the pressure.
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Thanks I will be checking tomorrow.
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My fronts will need replacing soon. Bet i get a big bill 4 them? Very low profile runflats
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M cars don't use run flats.
Nor should be you be replacing your old mans tyres with something 'cheap' - not with 500bhp being put onto the tarmac through them.
£90 a corner on the rear of an M5, are you crazy? Are you trying to kill your Dad?
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 Of all the cheek!
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Nowt wrong with new tyres, my old man drives slow anyway so tyres will be fine he doesnt hoof it .
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Does he wanna swap it for My E61 530d then - he'll get better MPG 
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Hes trading it in soon for a range rover. Sport i hope lol
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Nowt wrong with new tyres, my old man drives slow anyway so tyres will be fine he doesnt hoof it . That's not an excuse. The tyres are the only things keeping your father in contact with the road. £90 a corner will not get you tyres that are in any way acceptable for the rear of an M5.
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Nowt wrong with new tyres, my old man drives slow anyway so tyres will be fine he doesnt hoof it . That's not an excuse. The tyres are the only things keeping your father in contact with the road. £90 a corner will not get you tyres that are in any way acceptable for the rear of an M5. Like he said, his dad doesn't drive fast so there's no need for 500bhp tires!
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Nowt wrong with new tyres, my old man drives slow anyway so tyres will be fine he doesnt hoof it . That's not an excuse. The tyres are the only things keeping your father in contact with the road. £90 a corner will not get you tyres that are in any way acceptable for the rear of an M5. Firstly not sure about m's using runflats, I remember looking for a spare in the boot and all I could find was a can of really expensive looking pump operated tyre weld, but I managed to get them at 50ish a corner and those little puppies took the car to 170 with no probs...on a number of occations (santa pod of course
Uncertainty or not knowing causes depression, Im happy because I know I'm going to die one day!
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Sure Sanchez we believe u 
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