Re: Lawnmower update: fuel consumption

[Ext User(mf1@project1221.com)]

On May 30, 4:13 pm, Dan--- <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 29 May 2007 22:59:25 -0700, Marco PCM code reading says:
>
>
>
> > (By the way, I've had nails or screws get into my tyres three times in
> > 10 years of driving, so punctures are not a thing of the past in any
> > way).
>
> Agreed the only real reason some cars like BMW and so forth don't carry
> spares is they use run flat tyres. Although as handy as it sounds it seems
> to compromise the ride quality of the car. You would be nuts to have a car
> without a spare tire (if you dont have run flats). But then again a spare
> is useless when someone does not know how change a tyre. Which I think
> anyone getting a licence or has a licence and does not know how to should
> learn. :-)
>
> --
> Regards
> Dan

As per your post Dan, real reason is that the drivers have NFI how to
change a tyre:

Boss of BMW -

"With run-flat tyres, again we were the first one who said, 'This is
how we see it'. We introduced it as a safety feature, so if you have a
blow-out you don't cause an accident. And also because we found out
that 95 per cent of people cannot change a tyre because they have
never done it before.

"We are in the fourth generation (of run-flats) and the comfort issue
is nearly there, where it should be. Nearly. The first generation was
too hard, it was a hard feeling, but we now get less and less
complaints about comfort with the fourth generation."

Love how he kicks Audi in the nuts:

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/29BD68AA9B6E146DCA2572F900097F05

M/P

[Ext User(rebel)]

On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:37:20 -0000, "mf1@project1221.com <
PT-141& P2 Member" <auscars@gmail.com> wrote:

>On May 30, 4:13 pm, Dan--- <nos...@nospam.com> wrote:

>> Agreed the only real reason some cars like BMW and so forth don't carry
>> spares is they use run flat tyres. Although as handy as it sounds it seems
>> to compromise the ride quality of the car. You would be nuts to have a car
>> without a spare tire (if you dont have run flats). But then again a spare
>> is useless when someone does not know how change a tyre. Which I think
>> anyone getting a licence or has a licence and does not know how to should
>> learn. :-)
>
>As per your post Dan, real reason is that the drivers have NFI how to
>change a tyre:
>
>Boss of BMW -
>
>"With run-flat tyres, again we were the first one who said, 'This is
>how we see it'. We introduced it as a safety feature, so if you have a
>blow-out you don't cause an accident. And also because we found out
>that 95 per cent of people cannot change a tyre because they have
>never done it before.

(snip)

not forgetting the fact that probably 80% of them never check that the spare has
any useful pressure, so changing to it would often be worse than a run-flat of
*any* generation.