Run-Flat Tires how do you like them?

[Anonymous]

Do you find them adding a cost to the car ownership?

[Anonymous]

Run flats are pure crap.
They ride hard and their tread life is very short.
I’d avoid them at all costs.

[Anonymous]

They come standard on my wife's Mercedes.The good: get a nail in the tire, and you can keep driving, no changing flats.
The bad: get a nail in the tire, and you have to buy a brand new tire.
We have had to buy two brand new tires over three years because of nails. The old tires had very little wear on them.

[Anonymous]

They don’t last very long, end up replacing at 35-40k.

[Anonymous]

Hate them. More expensive and need replacement more often because they can’t be fixed. Will only buy a car with regular tires from now on.

[Anonymous]

Love them for drinking in the city. I think you're not supposed to drive over 50 on them off you're under inflated so my city commute is perfect with my car

[Anonymous]

If your car comes with them as standard, can you replace them with regular or are they a part of a car design?

[Anonymous]

I know the Honda Odyssey Touring Edition only came with run-flat Michelin PAX tires for a number of years. They were a unique size that could not be replaced with regular tires, had a short tread life, were noisy and were 2x times the price of regular tires.

Reason enough for me to get the ES-L version. I find flats to be uncommon and not a big deal when they happen. (twice in 20 years of driving)

Check into the expected tread life and replacement cost for your model.