335i + Sports Package + RunFlats Boston Experience

bostonrussian · 02-25-2010, 03:02 PM

I love my 335.......but sometimes it feels like I love it like a hot, abusive, high maintenance girl that is great at sex and nothing else.....I bought it with the sports package and run flats, and the GE tire/rim warranty....and a year later I have

-replaced 4 tires
-done 2 alignments

Guys please tell me, does anyone else get tortured around New England, and on the way to NYC for instance.....I have a 328i as a loaner today without either the sports package and runflats, and it feels just like a NORMAL CAR......it absorbs bumps in the road....my 335i on the other hand feels like an unruly beast that knocks my teeth , and follows EVERY GROOVE IN THE ROAD and tends to rip the steering wheel out of my hand.....jesus christ.

DJKhan85 · 02-25-2010, 03:08 PM

I've been driving around on non run flats longer than I have been on the run flats. I don't get boucned around as much anymore. I did recently get a stripped out loaner and the suspension definately absorbed more bumps. The normal sports suspension doesn't really bother me too much as I drive around the city and rarely in it.

cyphr · 02-25-2010, 04:38 PM

It's not the suspension, it's the runflats.

MassBimmer · 02-25-2010, 04:46 PM

I've heard that the newer E9x's have a more forgiving suspension

bostonrussian · 02-25-2010, 06:15 PM

If I replaced the runflats with 4 all-seasons and kept a spare? Would an 18" spare fit in the spare area? How do the 19" sports package guys do this?

DJKhan85 · 02-25-2010, 06:20 PM

I've got a compact spare and jack sitting in my trunk.

MadJoe · 02-25-2010, 07:27 PM

I put non-runflats on back in '07 and have never looked back! I bought a Tire Slime repair kit, and a traditional repair kit and put them in the trunk. Thankfully I've never had to use them. And anything I can't fix with either of those, I'll call the roadside assistance in (AAA now that the warranty has expired).

ska///235i · 02-25-2010, 08:22 PM

if you have a 2007 with the 16" or 17" bridgestone rfts....you're qualify for the bridgestone tire class action settlement. maybe you can use your bill to claim

or sell me a copy of the bill

anyways, the conti. or the mich. ps2 rfts are much much better than the bridgestone rfts if you still want run flats

TL · 02-25-2010, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bostonrussian

If I replaced the runflats with 4 all-seasons and kept a spare? Would an 18" spare fit in the spare area? How do the 19" sports package guys do this?

Just drive like a granny....

cyphr · 02-26-2010, 01:39 PM

Check out the mobility kit from Tischer, it's what I plan on getting in the spring.

02-25-2010, 03:02 PM	#1
bostonrussian Enlisted Member 4 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 mt ZSP No IDrive Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	335i + Sports Package + RunFlats Boston Experience I love my 335.......but sometimes it feels like I love it like a hot, abusive, high maintenance girl that is great at sex and nothing else.....I bought it with the sports package and run flats, and the GE tire/rim warranty....and a year later I have -replaced 4 tires -done 2 alignments Guys please tell me, does anyone else get tortured around New England, and on the way to NYC for instance.....I have a 328i as a loaner today without either the sports package and runflats, and it feels just like a NORMAL CAR......it absorbs bumps in the road....my 335i on the other hand feels like an unruly beast that knocks my teeth , and follows EVERY GROOVE IN THE ROAD and tends to rip the steering wheel out of my hand.....jesus christ.
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02-25-2010, 03:08 PM	#2
DJKhan85 Major 24 Rep 1,190 Posts Drives: 2011 4dr 6mt Golf GTI Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston Massachusetts iTrader: (1)	I've been driving around on non run flats longer than I have been on the run flats. I don't get boucned around as much anymore. I did recently get a stripped out loaner and the suspension definately absorbed more bumps. The normal sports suspension doesn't really bother me too much as I drive around the city and rarely in it. __________________ 2011 VW GTI 4dr-6mt-Sunroof-Nav-Xenons OLD: 08 335i AW/CR/Poplar 6mt-ZSP-ZPP-ZCW-iPod-iDrive-PDC-Style 230s w/FK 452-Dinan LSD
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02-25-2010, 04:38 PM	#3
cyphr Major 71 Rep 1,239 Posts Drives: 08 335xi coupe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boston iTrader: (12)	It's not the suspension, it's the runflats.
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02-25-2010, 04:46 PM	#4
MassBimmer Major General 316 Rep 7,438 Posts Drives: 2023 i4 M50 Join Date: May 2009 Location: MA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2009 BMW [9.24]	I've heard that the newer E9x's have a more forgiving suspension
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bostonrussian Enlisted Member 4 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 2007 e92 mt ZSP No IDrive Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	what would happen If I replaced the runflats with 4 all-seasons and kept a spare? Would an 18" spare fit in the spare area? How do the 19" sports package guys do this?
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02-25-2010, 06:20 PM	#6
DJKhan85 Major 24 Rep 1,190 Posts Drives: 2011 4dr 6mt Golf GTI Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston Massachusetts iTrader: (1)	I've got a compact spare and jack sitting in my trunk. __________________ 2011 VW GTI 4dr-6mt-Sunroof-Nav-Xenons OLD: 08 335i AW/CR/Poplar 6mt-ZSP-ZPP-ZCW-iPod-iDrive-PDC-Style 230s w/FK 452-Dinan LSD
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MadJoe Private First Class 46 Rep 157 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Attleboro, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 328i E93 [0.00]	I put non-runflats on back in '07 and have never looked back! I bought a Tire Slime repair kit, and a traditional repair kit and put them in the trunk. Thankfully I've never had to use them. And anything I can't fix with either of those, I'll call the roadside assistance in (AAA now that the warranty has expired).
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02-25-2010, 08:22 PM	#8
ska///235i ***** noob 1460 Rep 10,477 Posts Drives: 325xi>M235i>428GCx Mspor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston iTrader: (34) Garage List 2006 325xi [0.00]	if you have a 2007 with the 16" or 17" bridgestone rfts....you're qualify for the bridgestone tire class action settlement. maybe you can use your bill to claim or sell me a copy of the bill anyways, the conti. or the mich. ps2 rfts are much much better than the bridgestone rfts if you still want run flats __________________ 2006 325xi (Sold) 2014 M235I (Current) 2015 428xi Gran Coupe (STB)
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02-26-2010, 01:39 PM	#10
cyphr Major 71 Rep 1,239 Posts Drives: 08 335xi coupe Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boston iTrader: (12)	Check out the mobility kit from Tischer, it's what I plan on getting in the spring.
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