ChatterBank1 min ago
No Spare Tyre
I've changed my car and now have one that offers no spare tyre; just a bottle of stuff to squirt in the valve if I need it.
I know this is quite common now but having hit a random object on a motorway recently (in my old car) which resulted in a serious puncture, I was really glad of a space-saving spare wheel.
I might buy one for peace of mind or am I just being old fashioned? What do others think about this trend away from spare wheels.
I know this is quite common now but having hit a random object on a motorway recently (in my old car) which resulted in a serious puncture, I was really glad of a space-saving spare wheel.
I might buy one for peace of mind or am I just being old fashioned? What do others think about this trend away from spare wheels.
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13:24 Sun 11th Dec 2022
The point clearly is to get back to normal at the scene of the issue, not have to drive hundreds of miles at some ludicrously slow pace on a motorway to get where you're going. Manufacturers of cars with rubbish spares need shooting. Yet another example of the public being fobbed off with garbage if the seller/provider can get away with it.
Sadly we’re beyond putting our foot down I think and have to accept that at best we get a space saver and at worse we get a can of squirty cream.
I’m really struggling though to know what to buy. Having driven 200 miles on a space saver and hoping the need is minimal, I’ll be happy to have one again.
But even if I put car make and model inti web search I still have to decide between 16, 17, 18 inch wheel. Not sure.
Where would you go to ask a human and get one in person?
I’m really struggling though to know what to buy. Having driven 200 miles on a space saver and hoping the need is minimal, I’ll be happy to have one again.
But even if I put car make and model inti web search I still have to decide between 16, 17, 18 inch wheel. Not sure.
Where would you go to ask a human and get one in person?
A space-saver wheel might not be the same diameter as the normal wheels. This is because the tyre has a different profile ie, is narrower but taller than the others, so ends up with the same overall diameter even though the metal centre is different. My Volvo comes with 3 wheel options, 16, 17 and 18 inch but all use the same 17 inch space-saver.
Incidentally, if you're going to buy a spare from a third party you need to know:
1) how many holes for wheel bolts, usually 4 or 5.
2) the Pitch Circle Diameter, pcd, of the holes for bolts. That's how far from the centre of the wheel the holes are. There is no guarantee that the pcd is the same for two makes of car that have the same size wheels.
3) the diameter of the spare.
4) the width of the spare, usually a number like 5J.
1) how many holes for wheel bolts, usually 4 or 5.
2) the Pitch Circle Diameter, pcd, of the holes for bolts. That's how far from the centre of the wheel the holes are. There is no guarantee that the pcd is the same for two makes of car that have the same size wheels.
3) the diameter of the spare.
4) the width of the spare, usually a number like 5J.