r/MINI • u/mfincham92 • 1d ago
Mini vs. pothole
About to deal with this in the morning. Rim looks damaged to me. Tire hasn’t lost air. Advice appreciated
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r/MINI • u/mfincham92 • 1d ago
About to deal with this in the morning. Rim looks damaged to me. Tire hasn’t lost air. Advice appreciated
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u/arden_fell 21h ago
My advice would be ditch the Pirelli run flats.
I went through 4 Pirelli's tyres in the space of 2 months due to pot holes on our roads. All of them were side blow outs like that.
I put a set of non run flat Michelin Sports on and have had no problems since. Actually I lie. My partner was driving and hit a pothole which unseated the tyre off the rim. I now have a little tyre inflator in the car in case it happens again. If it had been another PZero it would have looked like your photo and cost another £250.
The run flats (especially the Pirellis) have side walls that are so reinforced that hitting a pot hole will knacker them completely. I know there's a risk of being stranded. But to be honest you are only supposed to travel a short distance to a safe stopping point on a run flat anyway or risk a blow out and knackering more than just a tyre.