Check the pressure in your spare!

[Dan in NZ]

I'm an avid tyre-pressure checker, but never bothered to check the spare. Too much effort. Today I did, and it was down at 24psi. I've driven 60,000kms and still haven't had a flat... but at least now I know my spare isn't flat!

Of course, don't do what I did, and drop the valve cap between the wheel spokes. It's a pain in the arse to have to take the whole wheel out just to get the little cap...

[Paul in NZ]

good thinkin dan, i try to check mine every two or three times i check the mains....its better than findin out its flat when you need it!

[Zeuk in Oz]

Or you can buy an new E60 or E90 in Oz and you don't get a spare, only run flat tyres.
How much crazier can BMW get ? :D

[632 Regal]

I press on the sidewall of the spare every once in a while usually when I vacuum the trunk.

[Kalevera]

Or you can buy an new E60 or E90 in Oz and you don't get a spare, only run flat tyres.
How much crazier can BMW get ? :D
You also don't get a dipstick.

Oh, and then there's the timed obsolescence on the car's entire electrical system.

And then there're the service intervals designed to get the car through the warranty period, before it breaks forever.

I think I'll keep my E34 :)

best, whit

[Dan in NZ]

The no-spare idea isn't actually that bad. I heard somewhere that the average driver gets a flat something like every 150,000km. A spare wheel takes up a lot of space and weight, and the run-flat technology is getting a lot better.

[pyro]

er the non dipstick tech is kinda crappy now

[2fast]

I got 4 flats last year in my japper with good tires!
Zero so far in the bmw.

[uscharalph]

The no-spare idea isn't actually that bad. I heard somewhere that the average driver gets a flat something like every 150,000km. A spare wheel takes up a lot of space and weight, and the run-flat technology is getting a lot better.
Thanks! I'll keep my spare.

[Dan in NZ]

I wouldn't mind a run-flat. No need to change the tire! Just keep on driving...

[billb]

The no-spare idea isn't actually that bad. I heard somewhere that the average driver gets a flat something like every 150,000km. A spare wheel takes up a lot of space and weight, and the run-flat technology is getting a lot better.

My wife's 525 has had two flats in 3000 miles. Both times, detected while in the garage after a drive. One plug, one replacement tire. Yuck.