From bitter experience I've learned my lesson not to ask a member of the run-flat haters club for advice on run flats.
However, my advice is to stick with run flats. If I was the only one who drove our MINI I would probably at least try a non runflat, based on the clear positive reviews from many members on here. I've no objections to sticking a can of tyre-weld into my tyre and limping home. I'm just not prepared to ask Lenore to do that. I also don't want her having to sit at the side of the road waiting on "international rescue" coming to fix her tyre for her. So it's run flats all the way for us. And if I'm being completely honest, I love a good hard ride.
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