[koss2010]

Buyer Beaware! I should have done more due diligence.

So I'm cruising down the highway with my the car I bought about 4 months back, suddenly I noticed the low pressure light go off for my rear left tire. Now at this point I'm a little worried but I'm about 6 miles from the house and I'm thinking well good thing this car has RFT tires I should be able to make it back safely, wrong I hear a loud pop and pull over right immediately to inspect the tire .

Apparently the bastard that sold me the car replaced all the tires with cheap non run flats, which wouldn't piss me off so much if he just left a fucking spare.

[kihun]

LOL damn burn..

[SLCGoonski]

Most people's first few mods is to swap out the RFTs...guess one should check out to see what they're working with after buying a used car. Sorry it happened...

[be-em-veh-808]

That's terrible --- sorry for your loss! Seller should have been proactive in disclosing anything that is not true to OEM specs!!!

This might be the opportunity for you to put on some nice tires. I'm on my 4th set on the front and 5th set on the rears --- 2007 E91 with 116K miles.

Started out w the tires that came wiht the new car: Bridgestone Potenza RE050 RFTs. Nice performing, but did not last long and were loud. Tried a second set of same RE050s --- lasted a bit longer, but still loud.

Next were Continental ContiSports RFT --- very noisy and did not wear evenly --- so noisy I thought I had worn out front bearings. Replaced bearings at ~ $500, but sound was still there.

Then finally went to NON Run Flat --- Michelin Pilot Sport A/S --- very quite, handles well, we'll see how many miles I'll get out of it.

Good luck!

Originally Posted by koss2010

Buyer Beaware! I should have done more due diligence.

So I'm cruising down the highway with my the car I bought about 4 months back, suddenly I noticed the low pressure light go off for my rear left tire. Now at this point I'm a little worried but I'm about 6 miles from the house and I'm thinking well good thing this car has RFT tires I should be able to make it back safely, wrong I hear a loud pop and pull over right immediately to inspect the tire .

Apparently the bastard that sold me the car replaced all the tires with cheap non run flats, which wouldn't piss me off so much if he just left a fucking spare.

[iBoost]

+1 standard procedure on e90post is to get rid of those run flats lol. You can't really blame the previous owner for you not being aware of what you were buying.

[SoGood]

I think everyone here on e90 ditch their RFT. Youre lucky if you dont have a bent rim.

[gtaccord]

You've had the car 4 mos and didn't know that you didn't have RFT?

[koss2010]

Checked out each tire the front ZIEX ZE-912 which according to google is bottom of barrel. The rears are ContiSportContact 3

Originally Posted by SoGood

I think everyone here on e90 ditch their RFT. Youre lucky if you dont have a bent rim.

hmmm, I inspected the rims and they seem fine from the outside. Is there any way of knowing for sure ?

[Popsrcr]

Originally Posted by gtaccord

You've had the car 4 mos and didn't know that you didn't have RFT?

QFT
You didn't get screwed. You probably have better tires than stock.

[unrealii]

You didnt get screwed over, you just forgot to do a pre-purchase inspection.

[luv135i]

Yea i woulndt call this getting screwed

[project335i]

Originally Posted by koss2010

Checked out each tire the front ZIEX ZE-912 which according to google is bottom of barrel. The rears are ContiSportContact 3

hmmm, I inspected the rims and they seem fine from the outside. Is there any way of knowing for sure ?

You didn't do your research proper dude especially buying a used car. Those are better then the garbage RFTs that came with the car. Next thing your gonna say you trusted everything the dealer said and didn't get a licensed mechanic to look over the car before purchase .......that's a big no, no especially when buying a 335i.

[///M3NACE]

Not sure if serious. You bought a car. He changed out the tires for better ones. You get mad because you get a flat. What did I miss...Oh the part where you didn't check if you had non rfts....

Lesson learned every American will point fingers at their own mistakes.

[nukezero]

Why didn't you inspect the tires when you bought it? It's 50% your fault for not inspecting and 50% his fault for not telling the truth.

You can't take anybody's word when you buy anything private party unless it comes brand new retail from the store.

The god honest first thing to do with buying car is to run the VIN too. Make sure that car ain't stolen, salvaged, etc. Can't take their word for it.

[JDane07]

Well unless he specifically told you that the car had RFT's then you are alone to blame.
Don't assume a used car is gonna come with factory standard tires (especially considering RFT's suck).

[douwe22]

that sucks, but now you get new tires, and will be set for awhile without having to worry about tires.

[BEAR-AvHistory]

You had different tires front to back & noticed nothing?

[NjPrince]

RFT's are crap, most people get rid of them. For $200+ a tire you can get WAY more. Lucky you didnt bend your rim though.

[reelop19]

Came in expecting a truly messed up story of betrayal to make me feel better about my life.......leaving disappointed

[Envuks]

Honestly, you can look at a tire and it will say "rft" on it. Sorry to be harsh, but you have no one to blame but yourself... I hope you get the tire fixed soon.... RFTs suck. I swapped my out for different tires shortly after I bought the car

[Envuks]

Originally Posted by ihsanshaik

Not sure if serious. You bought a car. He changed out the tires for better ones. You get mad because you get a flat. What did I miss...Oh the part where you didn't check if you had non rfts....

Lesson learned every American will point fingers at their own mistakes.

Couldn't agree more. This post is comical

[kfriceman]

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