Rare Tyres

Kelteglow
Kelteglow Forum Participant Posts: 36
edited April 2016 in Towcars & Towing #1

I have just bought a new car and because it is top of the range it has 18 inch wheels .The standard being 17 inch wheels .I recently had a puncture which could not be repaired and the tyre had to be replaced .I only have a tyre repaire kit no spare wheel
.ATS had to order the tyre direct from Mitchelin which took 7 days to arrive.Anyone else had problems like this .Bob

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  • NutsyH
    NutsyH Forum Participant Posts: 534
    edited April 2016 #2

    Bob

    Anyone with runflats, particularly on BMW's, has this problem. 18" wheels are pretty common across the uk, it's the tyre not the size that is usually the problem.

    Paul

  • Whittakerr
    Whittakerr Club Member Posts: 3,472 ✭✭✭✭
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    edited April 2016 #3

    My last car, a BMW, had run flats, the longest i had to wait for a replacement was overnight. 7 days is too long did you try another supplier?

  • Colin51
    Colin51 Forum Participant Posts: 18
    edited April 2016 #4

    Had the same with a Ford S max, it was weight rating that was the problem.

  • Lutz
    Lutz Forum Participant Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭✭
    edited April 2016 #5

    You're lucky. Some years ago I had a Monterey, already a rare car, and needed two tyres of which there were apparently none of the same type in the country and I had to wait until another batch was manufactured. That took three months.

  • EJB986
    EJB986 Forum Participant Posts: 1,153
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    edited April 2016 #6

    I suppose if you buy an odd car you may well get some odd problems!

    The cost of being different....for what ever reason!!Happy

  • Kelteglow
    Kelteglow Forum Participant Posts: 36
    edited April 2016 #7

    Yes I tried another supplier Black Circles although the tyre could be delivered next day I had to wait for an appointmnt to fit it. Bob

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