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Originally Posted by Tfarizona
Hi forum members,
I am the owner of a 2022 X3 2WD X3 that needs new tires. I currently have the original Pirelli P7 run flats that have 21000 miles and are at 2mm tread depth.
I believe that I would prefer non run flat tires with a longer thread life and add a small compressor to the vehicle. Most driving is local and I have BMW roadside assistance if a sidewall is punctured.
Limited research has led me to Michelin Cross climate 2 which alleges a 60,000 mile tread life. Pricing from my local Discount tire shop would be $1634 installed with warranty certificates.
Have any members used these tires? What is your opinion? What alternatives should I consider? What portable compressors should I be looking at?
Thanks for your opinions.
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Just bought this tire inflator:
https://www.astroai.com/handheld-air...ow/ap/10002249
I second what has been suggested about carrying tire sealant. If you buy a compressor to carry in the car you probably should carry tire sealant and a tool to remove the valve stem valve so you can add sealant via the tire stem.
(My Dodge Hellcat came from the factory with a tire repair kit: compressor and sealant; which I had to use once. Worked very well. As per directions I left the engine running when I was using the compressor.)
Added pic.
As for the Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires I have no experience with them. I have run Michelin tires (an all season tire the tire model escapes my memory) on a VW Golf TDi and the tires were rather awesome. I have run Michelin high performance tires quite a bit and they are awesome tires. (My M2 has a set of Michelin high performance tires.)
But I have had several cars -- a 2024 BMW 230ix, a 2024 MINI JCW, a 2022 BMW 230i, and a 2018 MINI JCW -- all with run flats (Pirelli) and the run flat tires on the 1st 3 cars listed above were noticeably better than my first run flat tires (Pirelli) on my 2018 MINI JCW.
With my first JCW while I was not that happy with the run flats I couldn't just throw otherwise good tires away so I drove the car. Then at around 15K miles hit a pothole which next day had the right front tire flat. But being a run flat I drove the car 10 miles to the nearest dealer and had the bad tire replaced. I loved run flats after that. This car was my daily driver -- 60 mile a day work commute -- and I liked the peace of mind the run flat tires gave me in the event of a flat tire I could at least drive to an exit and get off the freeway.
I never drove any car with run flats enough miles to wear the tires out so I don't know what tire life I would have gotten.