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pmacd55 · 01-31-2016, 08:37 AM

4 days after delivery took my first nail ever. Tire never went flat drove at least 60 miles after discovery. Can't be fixed. Dealer nice enough to pay for mount and balance. Luckily my winters were delivered the same day so don't really need it until April !

xantdieselx · 01-31-2016, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by pmacd55

4 days after delivery took my first nail ever. Tire never went flat drove at least 60 miles after discovery. Can't be fixed. Dealer nice enough to pay for mount and balance. Luckily my winters were delivered the same day so don't really need it until April !

I feel you. Happened to me with 600 miles on my car. Was at a business meeting in NH, got lunch and came out to a flat tire. I was about 240 miles from home. Made it as far as Boston and had to stop at a dealer and have the RFT replaced. $350 and 3 hours later I was on my way home.

DanG · 01-31-2016, 10:05 AM

I have gotten two nails so far. One was fixable, one was not. With the M mobility kit I was able to get to Discount Tires both times.

Luftwaffe1O1 · 01-31-2016, 01:18 PM

I blew out my rear tire after about 5 months of ownerships. Still not sure what caused it, there was no debris or anything where it blew, couldn't find anything in it. There was like a 2-3inch tear on the tire.

BarryB · 01-31-2016, 01:54 PM

Me too.....600 miles. First time I've kicked myself for not buying the wheel/tire protection. I had to wait a day too. Tire not in stock.

pmacd55 · 01-31-2016, 05:51 PM

Argghhh !!! I feel your pain ...hahaha

Cyberdemon · 01-31-2016, 06:43 PM

I've lost 2 tires to nails in the sidewall. Just a series of unfortunate events I guess.

caycep · 01-31-2016, 06:54 PM

just got my second screw in the treads. Something about those rear wheels seems to pick them up :/ Fortunately, tires did not deflate either time

midwest 340xi 6sp · 01-31-2016, 09:21 PM

bummer op...I scrapped the hell out of my front wheel the first week I had the car. Ugh

Viffermike · 02-02-2016, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by pmacd55

4 days after delivery took my first nail ever. Tire never went flat drove at least 60 miles after discovery. Can't be fixed. Dealer nice enough to pay for mount and balance. Luckily my winters were delivered the same day so don't really need it until April !

I have you beat: screw through the left rear RFT last March:
- Three days after delivery ...
- Two days after I had my wheels powdercoated ...
- On my birthday ...
- Which was on a Sunday.

Caught the tire with 15PSI in it, which was just barely enough for me to get NTB -- the only decent place open on a Sunday -- to agree to repair it. Been fine ever since!

pmacd55 · 02-02-2016, 09:11 PM

Ya you got me beat. I did have to pay 240 for a brand new tire though to replace the 3 day old tire !

aerostar · 02-03-2016, 11:02 AM

That's why I always try to purchase my tires on tirerack for free road hazard protection.

I got two nails in the same tire already... both were repairable.

Dealer charged me $90. Independent on the 2nd nail charged me $35.

JChristie · 02-03-2016, 11:11 AM

Wasn't from a nail, but I had a tire rupture and fail within 30 minutes of taking delivery of my car. Towed it right back to the dealership, but of course it was a Friday and they didn't have any spares. They then very kindly pulled a tire off another new M235i in their lot so that I wouldn't have to wait all weekend to get my new ride back on the road.

NEUE02 · 02-03-2016, 11:40 AM

Good grief! I haven't had a flat yet in my M235i. I'm getting paranoid now!

Knock on wood.
Knock on wood.
Knock on wood.

Truth be told, last week I had a flat on my VW Touareg. The 20" Continentals had about 8000 miles on them. But that was enough wear that, due to the AWD sensitivity, I had to replace all four. $1500. Ouch.

BEM-S4 · 02-03-2016, 11:44 AM

Guys just FYI for anyone who did not get the wheel and tire insurance through BMW. I didn't because I think it's way overpriced. Anyway I stopped at my local tire shop for something else and they gave me insurance on all 4 tires (obvs not purchased through them) for $20 per tire. Place is called CJs but if they're not in your area probably someone who has a similar program if you call around. I had no idea this kind of program even existed until they were nice enough to tell me. Anyway 3 no hassle replacement tires later I would NEVER skip spending $80 with them every time I get a new car.

BEM-S4 · 02-03-2016, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by NEUE02

Good grief! I haven't had a flat yet in my M235i. I'm getting paranoid now!

Knock on wood.
Knock on wood.
Knock on wood.

Truth be told, last week I had a flat on my VW Touareg. The 20" Continentals had about 8000 miles on them. But that was enough wear that, due to the AWD sensitivity, I had to replace all four. $1500. Ouch.

FYI for next time I had to replace my T-Reg tires just before lease turn in. Needless to say I was PISSED. Anyway I went for cheapest tire I could find within spec so I wouldn't have problems at turn in. Got a Kumho set and I'll be damned if they didn't handle really well. I actually preferred them to the Contis, and they were half the price. Granted I only drove them for a few months so cannot vouch for long term wear but I was very pleasantly surprised.

Tpeterson · 02-03-2016, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BEM-S4

Guys just FYI for anyone who did not get the wheel and tire insurance through BMW. I didn't because I think it's way overpriced. Anyway I stopped at my local tire shop for something else and they gave me insurance on all 4 tires (obvs not purchased through them) for $20 per tire. Place is called CJs but if they're not in your area probably someone who has a similar program if you call around. I had no idea this kind of program even existed until they were nice enough to tell me. Anyway 3 no hassle replacement tires later I would NEVER skip spending $80 with them every time I get a new car.

Discount Tire offered me something similar to this on my PSS when I had them remove a screw and patch the tire. BTW, they did patches twice for me last Summer at no charge! I had bad luck with sharp objects in the road last June.

mike@x-ph.com · 02-03-2016, 02:06 PM

Same thing happened to me last week

huma · 02-03-2016, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by aerostar

That's why I always try to purchase my tires on tirerack for free road hazard protection.

I got two nails in the same tire already... both were repairable.

Dealer charged me $90. Independent on the 2nd nail charged me $35.

If there's a discount tire near you, they will repair it for free.

MrBucket · 02-03-2016, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by huma

If there's a discount tire near you, they will repair it for free.

I would say this one is irreparable because its through the sidewall.

Luftwaffe1O1 · 02-03-2016, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Tpeterson

Discount Tire offered me something similar to this on my PSS when I had them remove a screw and patch the tire. BTW, they did patches twice for me last Summer at no charge! I had bad luck with sharp objects in the road last June.

Discount tire will offer you protection even if you didn't buy the tires there. So if you buy the car from the dealer, you can drive right into a discount tire, have them look at your wheels, pay $60 (or something around there) to cover all 4 wheels, and call it a day.

I have actually used it twice now, the nice thing was I had a flat, it was a nail in the sidewall, they replaced that tire, and I got a discounted PSS for the second one because it was still in decent condition. I think I paid like 130 for the second tire. So overall not too bad. Definitely better than paying out of pocket.

I think there was about 8k miles on the tires at the time I got the flat, so I figured it was enough of a discrepancy to just replace it anyways.

bd307 · 02-03-2016, 06:18 PM

Not sure if this would help anyone out there, but I stopped getting nails or sharp objects onto my tires after not driving into any corners too deep (especially those on/off ramp exits on freeways).

There are a lot of debris in those **** without much cars driving on them, thus the debris in those ****.

Stay in the lane and stop saving those 1/10th of a sec

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pmacd55 Private First Class 9 Rep 145 Posts Drives: 2016 M235xi Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NH iTrader: (1) Garage List 2013 BMW X3 [0.00] 2011 328 xi [0.00]	And everything was going great until... 4 days after delivery took my first nail ever. Tire never went flat drove at least 60 miles after discovery. Can't be fixed. Dealer nice enough to pay for mount and balance. Luckily my winters were delivered the same day so don't really need it until April ! Attached Images
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DanG Major General 10645 Rep 6,935 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 AW DCT Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW M2 [7.68]	I have gotten two nails so far. One was fixable, one was not. With the M mobility kit I was able to get to Discount Tires both times.
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Luftwaffe1O1 Lieutenant 230 Rep 555 Posts Drives: M235i, 2000 Z3 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (0)	I blew out my rear tire after about 5 months of ownerships. Still not sure what caused it, there was no debris or anything where it blew, couldn't find anything in it. There was like a 2-3inch tear on the tire. __________________
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pmacd55 Private First Class 9 Rep 145 Posts Drives: 2016 M235xi Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NH iTrader: (1) Garage List 2013 BMW X3 [0.00] 2011 328 xi [0.00]	Argghhh !!! I feel your pain ...hahaha
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caycep First Lieutenant 91 Rep 333 Posts Drives: 228i Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW 228i [0.00]	just got my second screw in the treads. Something about those rear wheels seems to pick them up :/ Fortunately, tires did not deflate either time
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pmacd55 Private First Class 9 Rep 145 Posts Drives: 2016 M235xi Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NH iTrader: (1) Garage List 2013 BMW X3 [0.00] 2011 328 xi [0.00]	Ya you got me beat. I did have to pay 240 for a brand new tire though to replace the 3 day old tire !
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aerostar Major 746 Rep 1,247 Posts Drives: 2018 F80 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	That's why I always try to purchase my tires on tirerack for free road hazard protection. I got two nails in the same tire already... both were repairable. Dealer charged me $90. Independent on the 2nd nail charged me $35.
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JChristie Private 46 Rep 99 Posts Drives: 2016 M235i Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (0)	Wasn't from a nail, but I had a tire rupture and fail within 30 minutes of taking delivery of my car. Towed it right back to the dealership, but of course it was a Friday and they didn't have any spares. They then very kindly pulled a tire off another new M235i in their lot so that I wouldn't have to wait all weekend to get my new ride back on the road.
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NEUE02 Lieutenant 267 Rep 554 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: St Louis iTrader: (0)	Good grief! I haven't had a flat yet in my M235i. I'm getting paranoid now! Knock on wood. Knock on wood. Knock on wood. Truth be told, last week I had a flat on my VW Touareg. The 20" Continentals had about 8000 miles on them. But that was enough wear that, due to the AWD sensitivity, I had to replace all four. $1500. Ouch. __________________ The Stable 2015 BMW M235i \| 2014 Porsche Carrera S \| 2017 Porsche Macan GTS \| 1996 Porsche Carrera 4S
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BEM-S4 Major General 4516 Rep 8,942 Posts Drives: Dinan M235, Dinan Sport Wagon Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (5)	Guys just FYI for anyone who did not get the wheel and tire insurance through BMW. I didn't because I think it's way overpriced. Anyway I stopped at my local tire shop for something else and they gave me insurance on all 4 tires (obvs not purchased through them) for $20 per tire. Place is called CJs but if they're not in your area probably someone who has a similar program if you call around. I had no idea this kind of program even existed until they were nice enough to tell me. Anyway 3 no hassle replacement tires later I would NEVER skip spending $80 with them every time I get a new car. __________________ 2022 Macan S 2016 F31 328i xDrive Sport Wagon 2006 E46 330ci ZHP Convertible
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bd307 Chef 927 Rep 1,059 Posts Drives: Things with wheels or no wheel Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0)	Not sure if this would help anyone out there, but I stopped getting nails or sharp objects onto my tires after not driving into any corners too deep (especially those on/off ramp exits on freeways). There are a lot of debris in those ** without much cars driving on them, thus the debris in those **. Stay in the lane and stop saving those 1/10th of a sec
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