[Cjnj]

I anyone running non run-flat winters with with spare what do you do for a spare?

[BEM-S4]

Used one of my summers worked great.

[shark715]

No different versus summer. I carry a couple of cans of Fix a Flat.

[Sportstick]

Originally Posted by Cjnj

I anyone running non run-flat winters with with spare what do you do for a spare?

Minispare tire kit with jack from bimmerzone.com

[Cyberdemon]

Cell phone to call a tow truck.

[krhodes1]

AAA card and a cell phone.

[RobTaylor]

Crossed fingers

[CE750Jockey]

Has anyone used the sealing/inflation kit that comes with the car? And if you do use it, will it ruin the TPMS sensor? Is it better to use the BMW Assist button, or as I call it, the "Launch Control" button? Has anyone used it for a flat tire?

[DanG]

I've used the pump in the M mobility kit but not the foam. I've had two nails in my tires already.

Got the pressure up enough to drive to Discount Tires.

[Zooks527]

Originally Posted by CE750Jockey

Has anyone used the sealing/inflation kit that comes with the car? And if you do use it, will it ruin the TPMS sensor? Is it better to use the BMW Assist button, or as I call it, the "Launch Control" button? Has anyone used it for a flat tire?

Supposedly not, but the place doing the repair needs to clean it properly, so YMMV.

[IDBMW]

I think people are too used to a spare tire and worry when a car does not come with one. The M235i is my fourth car since 2000 with no spare. I have had two flats since 2000. Never had to use the slime just put air in the tire to get me somewhere it could be fixed. The time I spent adding air was shorter than changing a tire. I guess if you get flats frequently it you might have cause to worry. If you feel uncomfortable with no spare you can pick up a space saver spare but now you have to haul it everywhere. And don’t forget you will need to haul a jack and lug wrench as well.

[Sportstick]

Originally Posted by IDBMW

If you feel uncomfortable with no spare you can pick up a space saver spare but now you have to haul it everywhere. And don’t forget you will need to haul a jack and lug wrench as well.

Sure do and it works well!

[midwest 340xi 6sp]

Originally Posted by Cjnj

I anyone running non run-flat winters with with spare what do you do for a spare?

My wife just got an X4 with Goodyear run-flat 19" LS2 touring all season tires. Terrible tire for Winter imo. Shelving them for summer, spring and fall use. Got her a dedicated winter package with Blizzak WS80 non-rft

She'll use the Conti Kit from my M235i summer shoes (I have run flat snows) and her BMW Assist.

[Transfer]

I have the Conti Kit. Never had to use it.

[BEM-S4]

One thing to keep in mind, if you get a flat in the front it's a BITCH to get a jack under the car. I had to lift mine by the fender and destroyed my back in the process so the BMW roadside guy could put the spare on. The fix a flat stuff may be a more practical option.

[NVHoo]

Originally Posted by IDBMW

I think people are too used to a spare tire and worry when a car does not come with one. The M235i is my fourth car since 2000 with no spare. I have had two flats since 2000. Never had to use the slime just put air in the tire to get me somewhere it could be fixed. The time I spent adding air was shorter than changing a tire. I guess if you get flats frequently it you might have cause to worry. If you feel uncomfortable with no spare you can pick up a space saver spare but now you have to haul it everywhere. And don’t forget you will need to haul a jack and lug wrench as well.

I drive frequent long distance pleasure trips all over the West and would not leave home on a trip without a spare. As you know, you are often very long distances without any services on West interstates, even worse on the back roads in the rural areas where you can really open up the car and have fun. These distances very often exceed the allowable drive distance for run-flats and there is often no cell coverage. Even if you get to a rural service station, the likelihood that Nowhere, ID has a tire store, much less your size, is nil. So it is flat-bed time.

Yeah, if you have a slow leak from a nail or screw, you can get by with a pump. or pump and goo. But about every 4 years or so I get a flat due to cratering a rim in a pot-hole, or hit a piece of metal that slices a tire that makes run-flats and pump & goo worthless. Again, flat-bed time. Because of the distances, the time for a tow to arrive is often several hours, assuming your cell phone has service. So if you don't mind wasting a day, not to mention the danger, freezing in Idaho in the winter or roasting in the summer desert in AZ waiting for that AAA or BMW tow for your flat, then be my guest.

Audi got so many complaints from western US owners wasting hours by roadsides when they deleted the spare from the Mk 2 TT and replaced it with pump and goo, that they have re-instated it in the new Mk 3. A spare is not "old fashioned", in the west it could literally save your life.

[Sportstick]

Originally Posted by NVHoo

I drive frequent long distance pleasure trips all over the West and would not leave home on a trip without a spare. As you know, you are often very long distances without any services on West interstates, even worse on the back roads in the rural areas where you can really open up the car and have fun. These distances very often exceed the allowable drive distance for run-flats and there is often no cell coverage. Even if you get to a rural service station, the likelihood that Nowhere, ID has a tire store, much less your size, is nil. So it is flat-bed time.

Yeah, if you have a slow leak from a nail or screw, you can get by with a pump. or pump and goo. But about every 4 years or so I get a flat due to cratering a rim in a pot-hole, or hit a piece of metal that slices a tire that makes run-flats and pump & goo worthless. Again, flat-bed time. Because of the distances, the time for a tow to arrive is often several hours, assuming your cell phone has service. So if you don't mind wasting a day, not to mention the danger, freezing in Idaho in the winter or roasting in the summer desert in AZ waiting for that AAA or BMW tow for your flat, then be my guest.

Audi got so many complaints from western US owners wasting hours by roadsides when they deleted the spare from the Mk 2 TT and replaced it with pump and goo, that they have re-instated it in the new Mk 3. A spare is not "old fashioned", in the west it could literally save your life.

In the next generation 35UP platform at BMW, they are returning the space for a spare, so one can at least be conveniently stored if the owner desires to buy one optionally. Not sure about 2 Series future, but at least for the next 3 Series and higher, they seem to have gotten the message.

[IDBMW]

Originally Posted by NVHoo

I drive frequent long distance pleasure trips all over the West and would not leave home on a trip without a spare. As you know, you are often very long distances without any services on West interstates, even worse on the back roads in the rural areas where you can really open up the car and have fun. These distances very often exceed the allowable drive distance for run-flats and there is often no cell coverage. Even if you get to a rural service station, the likelihood that Nowhere, ID has a tire store, much less your size, is nil. So it is flat-bed time.

Yeah, if you have a slow leak from a nail or screw, you can get by with a pump. or pump and goo. But about every 4 years or so I get a flat due to cratering a rim in a pot-hole, or hit a piece of metal that slices a tire that makes run-flats and pump & goo worthless. Again, flat-bed time. Because of the distances, the time for a tow to arrive is often several hours, assuming your cell phone has service. So if you don't mind wasting a day, not to mention the danger, freezing in Idaho in the winter or roasting in the summer desert in AZ waiting for that AAA or BMW tow for your flat, then be my guest.

Audi got so many complaints from western US owners wasting hours by roadsides when they deleted the spare from the Mk 2 TT and replaced it with pump and goo, that they have re-instated it in the new Mk 3. A spare is not "old fashioned", in the west it could literally save your life.

You don’t have to worry about cell phone service in remote locations. The SOS button calls using Satellite so not an issue for me. In September 2015 we took the M235i from Boise, ID to Las Vegas and no worries. And my car does not have run flats. We have taken other long trips in the Z4 and 135i with no spare and did not even worry about a flat.

[M235Montreal]

Originally Posted by Sportstick

Minispare tire kit with jack from bimmerzone.com

+1 i got it for my old 135i, same as the e90 M3 , i hope it fits my m235i

[Zooks527]

Originally Posted by M235Montreal

+1 i got it for my old 135i, same as the e90 M3 , i hope it fits my m235i

The one for my E92 335xi did not fit the M235xi. Apparently the offsets are different.

[shark715]

Originally Posted by IDBMW

You don’t have to worry about cell phone service in remote locations. The SOS button calls using Satellite so not an issue for me.

I assumed the SOS button uses cellular, not satellite. Isn't the cost of satellite far in excess of the cost of cellular? That's pretty impressive, wow.

[shark715]

Originally Posted by IDBMW

You don’t have to worry about cell phone service in remote locations. The SOS button calls using Satellite so not an issue for me.

I'm curious who told you you don't have to worry about cell phone service in remote locations. Communication by satellite does not seem economically viable, so I did a little research which seems to indicate this is no different than On Star, which uses GSM technology (not satellite) to communicate. Looks like the car uses GPS to determine it's location (perhaps that was the reference to satellite), but communication (both voice and data) is GSM (cellular).