For £200+ per tyre, the OP is probably driving an M-sport with 19" rims. Not my idea of fun

One of my criteria for any car is that I can buy tyres for around £50 to 60 each. It's a hidden cost that many people either miss or they don't really consider it a priority. Even some fairly mundane cars have ridiculous wheel/tyre combinations fitted, my neighbour has just spent £30K on an Audi estate with 20 inch rims, needs a new front tyre after kerbing it already and they're £200 upwards! As for run flats, can't they be changed to normal? The concept has never really worked. I'm not convinced they're a life saver, certainly marketed as such but statistally how many "moments" have you had with a sudden blow-out-- I've had one in 35 years and a million miles or so. Easily dealt with even though it was on the M6 at 70mph in an old banger.

Had run flats on my Mini Cooper S for 2 1/2 years, one puncture, local tyre place repaired it for a fiver.

Had runflats on my 1 Series for 5 1/2 years except for 15 months when winter tyres were fitted. In the 51 months the runflats were on the car I had no punctures, in the 15 months the winter tyres were on the car I had no punctures.

Would I buy runflats instead of normal tyres, not really. They weigh a ton and even though the ride quality has improved with each new development the ride quality still suffers noticably.

We were offered tyre insurance when we bought the 1 series. Could not see the point when I took into consideration how many punctures I had had over the years.

If you are getting 3 punctures in a few months I would suspect you are being targeted by some local comedians.

struggling to see the benfit of run flats if you kep getting punctures?

Run flats don't stop you getting punctures, all they do is allow you to drive for a limited distance on a flat tyre before changing it. But if you run it flat the tyre must be scrapped.

Edited by skidpan on 12/04/2014 at 09:36