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Originally Posted by stonex1
Curious, what's your plan if you do get a flat with a non-RFT?
I am considering getting non-RFT's for my winter rims, but I have a buddy mechanic
that could fetch my summer tire to get me going again in case of a flat.
Although, changing a flat in the winter could totally suck, especially if its cold, and snowing out.
So, I'm not sure what to do yet.
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Just my experience, in two comically warmer climates, Texas and Southern California. I had my M Coupe (without RFT's or a spare) for a dozen years and had one catastrophic tire failure that required a tow. I plugged a few slow flats and then had them properly patched before tracking it again, but the one blow out was a poorly mounted, heavily tracked Toyo that I knew was a problem, it had a bubble in the sidewall, but I kept driving it. Stupid.
My point is it's relatively unlikely you'll ever be caught with a sudden flat. With TPMS (my M Coupe didn't have it) you'll be hard pressed to miss a slow flat, and blowouts are extremely uncommon with quality tires. If you carry a plug kit (and know how to use it) you can fix most flats, and even without it, most flats allow you plenty of time to get by a tire shop and have it properly patched from the inside. One other point, even with the RFT's, it worth having a jack and lug wrench around, something BMW leaves out of current cars.