That's what I was told. Is this correct? I came real close on purchasing a BMW 535 until I saw a thread that run flats are extremely loud, especially after 10k miles. Some even stated that it's almost unbearable. All BMW's come with run flats these days, so I walked. I am now finding out that the GS460 only comes with them as well. Are you guys experiencing a lot of road noise from them?

Thanks in advance for your input.

 

Run flat is an option on the GS460, but I am sure its a regional option thing. Try to look outside your region or ask the dealer to change out the runfalt as a pre-condition for buying the car.

 

yea request them to change it out as courtesy or incentive to buy the car, make sure to ask for the spare as well

I have no problem with my runflats, people are too into the perfectly quiet car, I need road noise, i need engine roar, exhaust tone

otherwise, what's the point of driving?

 

^ Wait till you get the bill for replacing a RF tire - you might think differently then . . .

 

Now I'm curious. I just bought a used '07 gS350, all stock, with Lexus chrome rims and 18" Yokohama tires. I assumed these were not run flats, as I thought Dunlop made the run flats. In addition, I don't see any run flat designation of any kind on the sidewall. Are these indeed non-run flats? (I still hear the tire road noise while driving).

 

Yoko makes runflat too. You can usually tell runflat by the side wall, they are thicker. What model of Yoko do you have?

 

Advan A10 245/40/R18 93Y

 

I'll pick her up this Saturday...yipeeeeeeeeeeeee!

 

Not the runflats.

 

Thank-you, Mesca and G Man!
The road noise on these tires is bad enough so, if run-flats are even more intrusive, I can understand why people are anti run-flats.