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      05-16-2020, 08:39 AM   #1
anthon.a
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Drives: BMW 340xi 2017
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Non RFT BMW approved tires

Hi Guys,

I will be picking my New M340 in a few days at the dealer, over here in Montreal, roads are not always "low profile friendly"

With my previous 335 and soon to be replaced 340, i have had several issues with tires, (bumps on the sidewalls, ripped tires) - my wife has the same tire size but they are not RFT... and no issues.

So this time around i ordered the car with non-RFT.. I personally don't like the idea of not having a spare but i figure it beats driving with bumps on sidewalls full time.

Discovering that Costco sells tires with full "bump" warranty, i figured upon purchase i will swap out the original "non warranty" tire with these.

In the past, BMW required us to have tires with the "*" on the side. but i can't find non-Runflat tires with the "*"

More over dealer says if i buy the car with non-rft, i cannot bring it back with rft.. (i was going to get RTF since with a warranty its probably a safer bet)

Any thoughts on this? (do BMW non RFT tires have a *)
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Current: 2017 BMW 340 XDrive + 2018 Audi S5 Sportback
Past: BMW: 2004 325xi, 2011 328xi, 2013 335xi
Other: 1992 Stealth R/T Turbo, 1995 Probe Gt, 1999 Jetta 1.8T, 2001 A4, 2008 A3, 2009 VW EOS, 2013 A7
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