Many of the newer cars do not come with the spare as well.
That was my concern. Just get a tire repair kit I guess
how much of a pain in the 
would that turnpike scenario have been without RFTs?
And now weigh that against the extra $ to get RTFs.
What’s your pleasure?
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I will check between RFT and Non RFT prices but I recall that getting RFTs was worth it when I discussed immediately after that scenario. But I had not idea what @IAC_Scott mentioned above about ride quality difference. My only complain with the current ones is the noise but that could be due to age.
RFT = much harder sidewall = more road noise/harsh ride/more prone to blowouts on big potholes
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Check your employee benefits package.
We learned this week that we have a Lifestyle Spending Account, which is $125 / quarter toward anything on a list of mostly preposterous things, including:
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I’m at 24,000 on my RFTs with about 5 mm left and just started to notice a lot of road noise. On a quiet road, it sounds like all of my wheel bearings are bad. But the security of knowing that I am safe if I have a blowout doing 80 on I-5 is worth the noise and deterioration in ride. The first 20,000, it was actually fine.
Anyone know is there a specific time of the year when tires go on sale? For a Nissan Armada tires are $1000+ I usually go for Firestone or Goodyear.
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I prefer run-flats on a daily (that come with them) vs. many of today’s cars that come with some tire goop and a prayer in the trunk. My wife has been averaging a zero-pressure flat a year the past few years and the run flats on her BMWs have allowed her to drive home safely vs. waiting for a tow. We do have relatively smooth roads where we live however, and we are not incredibly sensitive to road noise and harshness.
Ford Bronco has entered the chat…
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This is one of my zero-aptitude / zero interest subjects, but that will be obvious from the scenario / questions.
Just setting expectations.
WWYD?
- 2019 BMW 750i RWD
- Staggered fitments
- 13,500 on the odo
- Garaged in Ohio
- Has four summer tires
- Basically undrivable after the third snowflake hits the pavement
- We have an AWD SUV that’s almost always home
- Between work and personal travel, I’m elsewhere for half the winter
- No commute / permanently remote for more than 10 years
- Rear tires replaced at around 9,000 miles (got a great deal thanks to a tip in this thread)
- Not willing to keep a second set of tires and swap with the seasons
- No plans to get rid of the car (best guess is I’ll keep it for 3 more years / 9,000 more miles)
And now…
The car needs front tires (and, clearly, an alignment)
If this is a summer car, then don’t change the setup: replace the fronts with summers
Consider moving away from RFT with each change (now and eventually the rears)
Just remember that summers start to become useless in really cold temperatures regardless of precipitation.
Can you elaborate on the $200?
The monetary value of the miles can’t be much so there must be more to the story
When I replaced the rears I bought exactly what was already on the car.
The savings I mentioned in that post was on the two rear OEMs compared to what the identical tires cost elsewhere at the time.
Those have a 2017 production date, so they’re now 6-7 years old. (How long before I’m a rolling menace on the freeway?)
My instinct now is to replace all four with all-season / non-RFTs. The rears have to be half gone again, and they weren’t outrageously expensive.
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Yeah nothing wrong with that idea either.
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That’s what I would do if this car is sticking around.
Get it some Conti DWS06 or Michelin Pilot A/S 4’s
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I love this car (for this use case) and was basically planning to get another 7, but I wouldn’t drive one with the current design to a cockfight.
Fingers crossed for the LCI, but I’m really not optimistic.
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Only guarantee is that the grille gets bigger.
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