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Hello all, just bought an '06 2,5 si roadster..has anyone had any issues with insurance when they've ditched the run-flats and put on "normal" tyres?
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No, not personally. Shouldn't be a issue.
Welcome along by the way
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Ok ta.. I've emailed the ins. co. anyway,rather do that than find out out the policy is no good if I ever need to use it...I'll see what they come back with....this looks a fairly friendly forum ..hopefully I'll learn a few things here
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RE the forum, Leave now before it gets a grip on you and you end up spending every weekend modifying and tweaking you perfectly ok car. lol
Its a BAD bad influence
Its a BAD bad influence
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It's like the other car forums then..you read all the issues people have had and then sit waiting for your motor to drop to pieces underneath you..
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Never heard off it being an issue on an BMW or Mini, even for those that have been unfortunate enough to have to make a claim.
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Welcome to the forum. Don't worry. Zed don't fall to bits. Takes a little effort from the owner.
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Hi, don't worry about the car falling to pieces-that only seems to affect 2litre 4pot zeds
Rob
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Stop it!Smartbear wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2017 4:02 pmHi, don't worry about the car falling to pieces-that only seems to affect 2litre 4pot zeds
Rob
Anyway hasn't yours already grow into a 20i from a 18i. Keep feeding it what ever your feeding it and it will be a 6 pot 35is in no time!!!
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Ha! It has expensive tastes...MACK wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2017 4:09 pmStop it!
Anyway hasn't yours already grow into a 20i from a 18i. Keep feeding it what ever your feeding it and it will be a 6 pot 35is in no time!!!
Here you can see it being tested trying to pull the skin off a rice pudding
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If you bought the car with 'normal' tyres how would you know any different?
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Remember that the ///M came with normal tyres so they must be OK
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Good point most people wouldn't and it must be common as muck on BMW's and Mini's. Not for the reasons of comfort etc folks fit normal tyres to zeds. Simply just because they are much cheaper than the equivalent runflat tyre.Dav the wheel nut wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2017 4:38 pmIf you bought the car with 'normal' tyres how would you know any different?
Just in case anyone is wondering runflats normally have the letters RSC in a circle on the sidewall
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Now don't be coy Mr Bear, now you've had that remapped and considering the weight difference of your 4 pot and manual box over the 6 pot dual clutch you must be scaring the 35is brigade!Smartbear wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2017 4:29 pmHa! It has expensive tastes...
Here you can see it being tested trying to pull the skin off a rice pudding
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What did they manage to get out of it?
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It's got the legs on a normally aspirated 3litre, quick enough for meMACK wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2017 6:33 pmNow don't be coy Mr Bear, now you've had that remapped and considering the weight difference of your 4 pot and manual box over the 6 pot dual clutch you must be scaring the 35is brigade!
What did they manage to get out of it?
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