BMW still having alloy problems on 19"

[shambolic]

My 2 year old z4 with 19k on clock needed two new tyres, got them done on Friday(£660!!!) but guess what, I did suspect it as on the z4-forum there have been a good few now.





Both rears gubbed.
Went to dealer today "we will test them but probably down to you hitting potholes, and as runflats have no give and profile low then the soft alloy wheel has cracked"
Me "so wheels are not fit for our roads then so are not fit for purpose as it's just more likely the constant bumping of road and suspension components are causing stress fractures over time and they can't cope!"

[EDLT]

If they sold them with 15" steelies as standard you still would have bought the big shiny 19" alloys.

[Robb F]

EDLT said:

If they sold them with 15" steelies as standard you still would have bought the big shiny 19" alloys.

What's your point?

[S3_Graham]

EDLT said:

If they sold them with 15" steelies as standard you still would have bought the big shiny 19" alloys.

true,

but why should that mean they can get away with selling sub standard products which clearly dont work and continually get away with it?

Surely there is a safety aspect??

my MD had a 2004 545 which went through 3 rear wheels, his current 5Series GT had 2x new rears about 3 months ago. 20" ones!!!

[shambolic]

Not really as I did ask at the time and was gonnae spec 18s but was "assured" the problem was only on the 3 series and a particular wheel type.
Ps they do look lovely though.

[EDLT]

S3_Graham said:

EDLT said:

If they sold them with 15" steelies as standard you still would have bought the big shiny 19" alloys.

true,

but why should that mean they can get away with selling sub standard products which clearly dont work and continually get away with it?

Surely there is a safety aspect??

my MD had a 2004 545 which went through 3 rear wheels, his current 5Series GT had 2x new rears about 3 months ago. 20" ones!!!

I wouldn't call them sub standard, they are just not designed to cope with our stty roads.

[shambolic]

EDLT said:

I wouldn't call them sub standard, they are just not designed to cope with our stty roads.

3 guys in the forum in the US have had problems, also Canada and some on the continent and ALL 296 style wheels. One guy in London has had BMW replace all four to a different design after his 3rd failure. Still on 19s but different wheel design

[Fox-]

shambolic said:

3 guys in the forum in the US have had problems, also Canada and some on the continent and ALL 296 style wheels. One guy in London has had BMW replace all four to a different design after his 3rd failure. Still on 19s but different wheel design

The roads in the US are even worse than ours. IMHO despite it being a national pass-time to bh and whinge, we have it pretty good here roads wise.