run flat tires?

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Originally Posted by paco

I am currently driving a MINI Cooper and it is equipped with run-flat performance summer tires.

The car is able to tell if there is a flat tire by comparing the rotation of each wheel at a given speed. The light usually goes on once after I switch wheels during spring or fall.

The manual states you can drive at 80km/h when there is a flat.

The ride is definitely very harsh! Although very convenient when a flat happens on the highway, I would rather have a spare than run-flat tires since we have so many potholes here in Quebec.


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paco

Thanks paco for confirming what I said above .
Also, I believe that it is a legal requirement for a car to carry a spare tire, except if the tires are run flat tires. So you are right paco, if you do not have run flat tires, you need to have a spare tire.