Bimmer bummer!!!!!!! I've had my 2011 328i for only 3,000 miles (purchased with 13,000 on it) and am already buying a new tire for it!!! I picked up a huge screw (metal, not a large woman) the other day and am getting the opportunity to spend $230 + tax for a new tire. It looks like, with just a little bit of effort, that huge well in the trunk could have been modified to hold a compact spare. What are some options on these tires???
I've wanted a BMW all my driving life, and finally have one. But - out of pocket expenses like this, and so soon, are not to encouraging. Does anyone make a compact spare for these cars? I absolutely love everything about this car, but many more out of pocket expenses like this may drive me on to something else.
did you drive on the tire after it was flat? I picked up a screw in one of mine, but didn't drive it after. I lucked out and must have picked it up on my way home. It was flat the next day. I just pulled the tire off and took it to a tire place. They repaired the tire and I was on my way about $20 later. I had a 3" drywall screw in my tire.
I picked up a 2 1/2 inch bolt - weird. Lost all pressure immediately, and it wouldn't hold any air at all. It was night and I had to chance covering 40 miles of rough highway and chewing the tire up totally or calling BMW assist. I figure I would have had to pay for a tire either way.
Since then I've picked up a spare kit from Bavarian Autosport. It's a little embarrassing having to give up some of my limited trunk space in my finely engineered auto for a spare tire. I think they really stuck us there. It wouldn't have taken very much effort to make room for a compact spare.
Don't get me wrong - this is the finest auto I have ever owned or driven. But the tire situation sucks!!!!!! As someone else put it - if you're in the middle of nowhere on a Sunday afternoon and have a flat you're up the creek without a paddle. It will be Monday before you resolve that situation.
Have you tried tirerack.com for a new tire? Or if you are a veteran, you can order tires ( and anything else) from the canteen store at your nearest VA. They usually give you a break on them.
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