Dealers have a habit of telling you what you want to hear.

KwikFit have a habit of giving you the most expensive option first.

On that basis I would ask Continental themselves to clarify

www.continental-tyres.co.uk/car/contact/contact-ge...l

Edited by TedCrilly on 04/06/2017 at 19:41

Run-flats weren't standard on any of the Mini Coopers that SWMBO had, nor on the Mini One. The ride was quite hard enough without run-flats to make it worse.

Avant, agree that run flats were not standard on the Mini One but if they were fitted as an option they should still be fitted unless the insurers say its OK to revert back to standard tyres. It also critclal that standards and run flats are not mixed. If run flats are fittes it is a legal requirement for a working TPMS to be fitted, non compliance with this should be an MOT failure.

Our 2005 Cooper S had run flats as standard as does a mates 2009 Cooper S. The ride on ours was dreadful (185 55 16) and when the mate replaced all 4 tyres last year he checked with his insurer who said it was fine to fit non-runflats. He saved quite a tidy sum and inproved the ride and feel of the car, but his is on stupid 18" wheels.