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[S2Krazzee]

I just went over a pothole at a high speed and got a flat tire in my rear runflat tires.
I however drove home about 15+ miles but when i got home the bumpyness was getting worse and worse. Than i arrived at my garage and noticed the side of the tire was ripped badly and the tire seems flat flat with maybe only1~2 inches of rubber.

Do you think i can drive about half mile away to firestone to get it fixed or do i need to get it towed?

Thanks

[Bartman619]

..good for about 50 miles at 50mph, they deteriorate quite rapidly and need to be replaced ASAP.

[ceb]

Originally Posted by S2Krazzee

I just went over a pothole at a high speed and got a flat tire in my rear runflat tires.
I however drove home about 15+ miles but when i got home the bumpyness was getting worse and worse. Than i arrived at my garage and noticed the side of the tire was ripped badly and the tire seems flat flat with maybe only1~2 inches of rubber.

Do you think i can drive about half mile away to firestone to get it fixed or do i need to get it towed?

Thanks

You will most likely damage your wheel (if you haven't already.)

Get roadside assist to come to house, remove your wheel (assuming you don't have a jack from another car) and drive you to Firestone. Then you can take a cab back to your house and reinstall the wheel.

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

What makes runflats work is the extremely hard sidewall.

If the sidewall is in fact damaged and not a puncture in the middle of the tire, then you may not be able to drive it.

Use your best judgment.

[donsgolf2012]

if its only half a mile, grow a pair and just do it.

[mmmmm235i]

You are fine to drive half a mile. I drove a lot further(15-20 miles) with my RFT completely blown out, just take it slow and be careful.

[iSCRAPE]

Originally Posted by donsgolf2012

if its only half a mile, grow a pair and just do it.

lol, might not be worth it if you damage your wheel then you have to replace both. but OP if you have to drive extremely slow with your hazard lights on

[uberschnell]

no way it's going to be "repaired"

Also, just as possible a bent wheel caused the flat in which case it's going to be expensive


BTW, an excellent example of why Runflats can never take the place of a spare tire. Imagine it's a bent rim and this happened 500 miles from home.

[Coolieman1220]

i drove on a flat runflat once, it feels funny, the rides all squishy. it sucks.

[M340i Pride]

slow driving for half mile cant be that bad. avoid any road bumps or potholes and GO SLOW.

[dplacey]

The best I have done with a "flat" run flat was 5 miles and it was totaled. I always carry a spare, same circumference , narrower when out of town. Where do you find a tire on a Sunday night in the middle of nowhere ?. Plus runflats expensive !

[plutnicki]

I always thought that runflats worked due to structure in the sidewall, if you have a tear in the sidewall, I sure as heck wouldn't drive on it as that structure is no doubt compromised. 1/2 mile away? Can you just pull the wheel/tire and roll it 1/2 mile? No one else can give you a ride or anything? I mean, I probably wouldn't do a tow just for 1/2 mile, I'd put the thing in a wheelbarrow...

[fdriller9]

Originally Posted by plutnicki

I always thought that runflats worked due to structure in the sidewall, if you have a tear in the sidewall, I sure as heck wouldn't drive on it as that structure is no doubt compromised. 1/2 mile away? Can you just pull the wheel/tire and roll it 1/2 mile? No one else can give you a ride or anything? I mean, I probably wouldn't do a tow just for 1/2 mile, I'd put the thing in a wheelbarrow...

If the rubber is torn that's fine.....if the metal structure inside is damaged, then I would not drive on it.

Of course that will be hard to tell from just looking it at it though.....but a small tear most likely won't prevent you from rolling on it.

[ceb]

So, what did the OP do?