Doing a reg check to check on the correct tyres I'll be paying between £55 (budget)  to £130 (premium).

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Back from the tyre place. They said it should be ok as the tear only goes through the rim protector on the tyre. No sign of cords etc, just need to keep an eye on it.  They weren't concerned though, and usually I've had the feeling they'll take any excuse to make some money.

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That's good news, as long as you keep an eye on it hopefully it will last until both the pair are due for a change anyway.

good news indeed, if a tyre salesman tells you that you don't need a new tyre, you can probably be fairly confident it's ok

thats good - if there was any concern, I think they are under legal obligation not to allow you drive your car!

What I thought as it was so near rim but I did not dare say it was ok without a close look.

Just be glad it is not on run-flats.

Managed to get some steel rope right through the tyre:



255/30 19z runflats, got a choice of Bridgestone Potenza RE050 or Pirelli P-Zero Rosso both at a wallet-crippling £320 per tyre Killer is had only replaced it at Christmas and still had over 6mm on it.

So....the benefit of run-on-flats, is that you can still drive on them even with a puncture, but I assume only till you can repair/replace them?

For the inconvenience of changing to the spare tyre, I think I'd stick with normal ones!

i think youre allowed 50mph on them. to get you to the nearest tyre shop.

ive got them on my 330d. they're 17s, expensive, they tramline for fun and they lose air/help you crack your alloys.

but im not plannning on changing them, cos there is a plentiful supply of them cheap on ebay, when people sell them on.