![]() Spare specs shown in post linked just above. The $25 junkyard Prius spare is a better cost insurance policy for you than AAA membership as it'll save you your anticipated up to 30 mins distance tow fee plus avoid the potential tow damage risks (teach her how to install the tow hook front and back, many truck operators won't bother and rather you end up with a bent alloy suspension arm). That gives you something useful to bring her to get her car moving again and even avoid any tow cost, provided that you also take a jack and some tools to execute the swap (or even simply bring that spare to her for your free Mazda Roadside Assistance/AAA's in situ installation). I suggest adding to your master plan one $20-40 Prius spare to keep in your garage/shed/house, if not in the car. I'd generally be able to get to her within an hour.īut, what good will getting to her do without a spare? You'll invest a bunch more time to still end up paying the tow guy. Their responses will be about as valuable as the ones here but will probably be shorter reads. Maybe check out Tire Rack's reviews and see what people are saying about RunFlats. The ride quality is probably better after a decade and a half but the short time I had them turned me off to them forever. The slightest aggressive driving and they doth protested too much! That being said, that was 15 years ago, so there is that, too. Dry was better but they squealed ALL THE TIME. They were all seasons which, for me, wasn't a selling point. I cannot remember if they were Dulops or Bridgestones. The only reason that I even knew was that I saw it in the tire when I was washing the car. My R50 picked up a screw but the tire didn't go flat. Plus, I have not had a flat in probably 20 years. The VERY stiff sidewall was not good for much. But, the runflats that were on the R53 were not great. The MINI's suspension is stiffer than the Miata's a fair margin so there is that. So I only have experience with runflats on a R53 MINI. ![]()
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