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Is it true cars with x-drive never need a rotation? Cause "the system is so balanced."

[clodhopper]

Well then all 4 would be down to the bead and not just one.

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On this topic...

Is it true cars with x-drive never need a rotation? Cause "the system is so balanced."

Completely not true.

That said, the Euro cars are now coming with different tire sizes front and rear so too bad about rotating. Though I have had cars come in with a "weird noise" in the front end after getting the tires rotated somewhere else.

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Is it true cars with x-drive never need a rotation? Cause "the system is so balanced."

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Completely not true.

That said, the Euro cars are now coming with different tire sizes front and rear so too bad about rotating. Though I have had cars come in with a "weird noise" in the front end after getting the tires rotated somewhere else.

Good to know. The dealerships don't know what they're talking about then...

ETA: Which is what I suspected This does ensure that you need new tires sooner I imagine...

[hollohas]

I know some folks that recently bought a brand new Volvo. When they were getting ready to drive the car home, it dawns on the guy something seemed weird when he looked in the trunk earlier...he didn't see a place for a spare to hide. So he asked the salesman to show him where the spare was hiding before he drove home. The salesman said "right here" and uncovered a can of fix a flat. When he pressed the salesman on the fact that a can of goo wasn't a spare, the salesman said that he didn't need one because they provide free road side assistance. I guess most people can't change a tire anyway so some manufactures don't even bother including spares anymore. So dumb. The guy went out and bought a full sized spare to keep in the trunk.

[tmleadr03]

I know some folks that recently bought a brand new Volvo. When they were getting ready to drive the car home, it dawns on the guy something seemed weird when he looked in the trunk earlier...he didn't see a place for a spare to hide. So he asked the salesman to show him where the spare was hiding before he drove home. The salesman said "right here" and uncovered a can of fix a flat. When he pressed the salesman on the fact that a can of goo wasn't a spare, the salesman said that he didn't need one because they provide free road side assistance. I guess most people can't change a tire anyway so some manufactures don't even bother including spares anymore. So dumb. The guy went out and bought a full sized spare to keep in the trunk.

On the vehicles with run flats you don't get a spare for BMW. But some of my customers have swapped to standard tires because of price and ride comfort. The M cars came with fix a flat for a while too.

[tmleadr03]

Good to know. The dealerships don't know what they're talking about then...

ETA: Which is what I suspected This does ensure that you need new tires sooner I imagine...

On Euro cars I recommend a tire rotation every oil change. On shorter interval oil changes I say every other oil change.

[sniper7]

looks like one of those run flat rims!

[hollohas]

On the vehicles with run flats you don't get a spare for BMW. But some of my customers have swapped to standard tires because of price and ride comfort. The M cars came with fix a flat for a while too.

Got to spend a day behind the wheel of a M5 at the BMW Performance Driving school in SC. Best time of my life. But if you can afford that car my guess is you don't ever change your own tires.