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      02-24-2012, 10:46 PM   #10
spiderone
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Drives: X1 23D
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Queensland

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Hello All, new to the site. Have a 2010 Morrocan Brown 23D, with 20000Kms, and RFT. Whilst doing 100km/hr smooth highway the left front tyre blew. Not a big problem. Drove to the nearest tyre fitting place to find they do not stock 225/r45/18 in RFT. In fact nobody does on the Gold Coast of Australia. Nearest tyre was Sydney, 900km's away. Not even the local BMW centre had them. So I called BMW roadside assist. They can't help me, see the local BMW centre. To keep going on my vacation, I've had to fit standard 225's to the front and keep the RFT 255 on the back. No amount of tyre goo would fill a hole 70mm long on the shoulder between the tread and side wall.
So if you want to leave the smooth roads of Europe and see anything away from the city in Australia or Canada or US or Scotland, get rid of the RFT's They could leave you stranded, and BMW will not help. Get a space saver, a full size and a top box but get rid of RFT's.
You have been warned.
That feels better.
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