Replace run-flat tires with regular tires on 2018 Q7
03-17-2018, 04:45 PM
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Can anybody assure me that as I travel Route 64 through West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois that roadside assistance would be able to find me, much less actually assist me, on the same day that I called. For example, Costco denies even having the ability to order a new Pirelli Scorpian tire for me. Sam's Club can order it but it takes at least 3 days to get it. How about Montana and most of the western states, except maybe California? The point I am making is that my Q7 is my travel vehicle and how much assistance exists outside of the major metropolitan areas?
And because of this even though I have plugged a screw hole in the middle of the tread in one of my run flats and fully expect to not have a problem with it, I have ordered a new tire. I won't be travelling outside the metro area until it arrives.
And because of this even though I have plugged a screw hole in the middle of the tread in one of my run flats and fully expect to not have a problem with it, I have ordered a new tire. I won't be travelling outside the metro area until it arrives.
03-18-2018, 06:16 AM
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I've driven for years with plugs in my run flats with no issues. I'm thinking if you're doing that sort of travel, and are that concerned, take the bus.....
03-18-2018, 01:52 PM
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If you haven't ordered yet, or maybe you can change the order, you might add the optional 21"s which will come with performance summer tires if you can't deal with run flats.
03-18-2018, 06:00 PM
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I think they come with the car, so dealer probably won't swap them out. Aren't you getting the air suspension? In any case, you're not going to notice a difference, especially with air suspension, unless, you're going to ask for a swap to summer performance tire.
If you haven't ordered yet, or maybe you can change the order, you might add the optional 21"s which will come with performance summer tires if you can't deal with run flats.
If you haven't ordered yet, or maybe you can change the order, you might add the optional 21"s which will come with performance summer tires if you can't deal with run flats.
03-19-2018, 04:37 AM
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The good thing for him was that although the Q50S had runflats, it came with the spare tire option so the switch was a no brainer. When his lease is up at the end of the year the runflats will be going back on.
So if I had to guess, I would expect the same results if I switched out the runflats on the Q7..
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