A Different thread about Runflats.
Discussion
There have been several threads on here about runflat tyres. I have contributed to some of them and have been negative about them, and that's putting it mildly. I think some brands are horrible to the point of being dangerous on choppy roads.
My son in law is also driving on runflats. For the past few months he has been very busy with his business and the arrival of a new baby. A few nights back he told me he had got a puncture about thirty five miles from home but had made it home safely. Because he is so busy and I'm retired I offered to swap cars with him and I would take his car to the tyre depot.
The following morning I drove his car to the tyre depot. There was a slight "pull" in the steering but otherwise it was not too bad to drive. At the depot there was a big shock. When they took off the wheel they found he had not got a puncture, he had worn the tyre completely through the casing, see photo below:
I am not condoning his lack of care for the tyres. The purpose of this post is to highlight what a remarkable piece of engineering runflats are. It's incredible that the car could be driven for a long distance with the tyre in this state.
BTW: I still hate runflats!
My son in law is also driving on runflats. For the past few months he has been very busy with his business and the arrival of a new baby. A few nights back he told me he had got a puncture about thirty five miles from home but had made it home safely. Because he is so busy and I'm retired I offered to swap cars with him and I would take his car to the tyre depot.
The following morning I drove his car to the tyre depot. There was a slight "pull" in the steering but otherwise it was not too bad to drive. At the depot there was a big shock. When they took off the wheel they found he had not got a puncture, he had worn the tyre completely through the casing, see photo below:
I am not condoning his lack of care for the tyres. The purpose of this post is to highlight what a remarkable piece of engineering runflats are. It's incredible that the car could be driven for a long distance with the tyre in this state.
BTW: I still hate runflats!
While I can't disagree with some of the opinions expressed about my s-i-l, I want to highlight that the purpose of the thread is to show what runflats can do when they have to.
To answer two points that arose in the thread:
This was a rear tyre on a 320d and the rear pair were changed. (runflats again) The front pair have about 4mm so they are still on the car.
The female members of the family gave him a good tongue-lashing about driving his new baby with tyres like that. By the time they were finished I think he might have preferred to face the police!
To answer two points that arose in the thread:
This was a rear tyre on a 320d and the rear pair were changed. (runflats again) The front pair have about 4mm so they are still on the car.
The female members of the family gave him a good tongue-lashing about driving his new baby with tyres like that. By the time they were finished I think he might have preferred to face the police!
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