Submitted by hoffenberg on Mon, 2019-07-01 08:22
Had 3 flat tires with my X, more than I had in the last 40 years. At 30,000 miles. With the most recent tire failure, just got 4 new Pirreli tires.Bad luck or a true tire issue??? BTW, I do not sense any significant noise difference
@hoffenberg - Yikes that's a lot. Are you using 22" or 20"? Low profile tires on any car are more risky for blowouts - especially if you're in a pothole prone area. If you continue to have blowouts, you may need to go to 20" if you're on 22".
I suspect the fact that it weighs 6,000 pounds and has sports car tires has something to do with it
Also, stay well clear of shoulders and undriven road areas likely to accumulate foreign objects. I pulled over on a shoulder and picked up a damned bolt. :~
I am using the base tires that came with it. i assume 20... Was i just having bad luck?
I’d say so.
2 years and I’ve only had one tire damaged, and it was from a bolt that got embedded in my tire from a highway construction site.
A lot of roof replacement for hail damage here
they seem to spread a fair amount of nails around on the streets
I find them with my tires
Got one nail in the last 10 years, never a blowout. I must be following jimglas enough for him to get the nails before me!
@hoffenberg - If you have the 20"s, then yes - bad luck. They don't have any more problems than other cars with standard tires.
Which tires? When you mean blow out, do mean a puncture while you were driving that let all the air out?
because I am in a pothole prone area I asked which tires to use. My BMW had performance run flats and I (was insured) went through 16 wheels and 12 tires in 4 years. I was told to buy the 20" non performance tire. Its been a year and no flats, punctures or the like