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      06-13-2011, 02:55 AM   #7
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On the 3 series forum (which sees a lot more posting) there are long and varied discussions on this. The upshot is essentially as follows:

1) There is no legal requirement to carry a spare but it must be legal if you do
2) If you bin RFTs then carry a mobility kit (as supplied with the Mini for example and other cars in the BMW range that do not have RFTs or spares)
3) Rumours of the suspension being different is crap - you can get non RFTs as an option on vehicles which are provided with RFTs.
4) Insurance - as long as the tyre you choose has a speed and load rating equivalent or higher than the OEM supplied tyre, the insurance do not care if it's a RFT or not.
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