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Originally Posted by RobotDoctor
I have owned two cars since 2012 both without a spare tire, driven about 140,000 miles between the two and have experienced zero flats. I owned a Volvo S60 from June 2012 to this past March with non run flats and drove that car to just shy of 128,000 miles. Count maybe 200 rental cars with 15,000-18,000 driving miles during this time also with zero flats. I am running run flats on my F36 as they came with the car when I purchased it this past March. Add to the comfort and fuel efficiency degradation the run flats have I seriously doubt I will go back to run flat tires. I definitely understand those who want the added security with run flats but my experience is moving me to not put run flats on my F36 on my next tire purchase.
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Similar story. We have four cars, and in 2018 traded the last one with a spare. With the recent replacement of the factory RFTs on the Q7, we are now running non-RFTs with no onboard spare on all 4 cars.
Unlike you, I've had plenty of flats--par for the course when running low profile tires on Chicago's shitty roads. But what I have NOT had is a single flat tire that could not be reinflated and driven on. I keep a portable inflator in the trunk of every car, and that will get me home, where I can put on one of the winters while the summer gets repaired.