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      10-12-2012, 05:42 PM   #32
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Originally Posted by abirmaher View Post
Ill tell you guys I swear by run flats now. My father has a 2011 550i and he hit a pothole once which put a nasty gash in his side wall and the tire instantly lost all the air in it. He then drove almost 100 miles on the tire and was totally fine. Pretty amazing if you ask me, spare tire unnecessary IMO.
Really amazing since the supposed speed and range of the RFT when flat is 50mph and 50 miles...
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