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No spare wheel in your new car?
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bitemebankers wrote: »Clearly there are other much bigger factors in determining car prices. No doubt the removal of spare wheels has mitigated at least a small proportion of the price rises. In a competitive market (and cars are certainly a competitive market) companies don't normally like to make their products any more expensive than they have to be.
They are quite happy to clutter them up with other useless gimmicks, yet cannot provide a full size spare wheel.
They would not get my business, so how is that competitive ?0 -
To be honest I dont really care about a spare wheel. When I used to own an MR2 I actually removed the spare and replaced with with a can of tyre weld to get more boot space.
These days my car has one of those useless space savers - I think I'd rather call the RAC and have them take me to a garage to get a new tyre rather then use the space saver so my spare wheel is basically redundant anyway.0 -
my car has neither!
so i think i should investigate prices for breakdown recovery...0 -
Thanks BillScarab for the explaination of what appears to me to be a bit useless spacesaving,I`d rather have a full size wheel.
I certainly hope that you DON`T get a puncture in the first week because it`ll cost you at least £20 for the repair.(another racket) funny how they all charge about the same price,where`s the competition?
It won't cost me anything, mine's a company car.
Having a company car does tend to change your attitude to these things somewhat. Having said that I've had one puncture in 27 years of driving and that was in 1987 so I don't see it as being a major concern.It's my problem, it's my problem
If I feel the need to hide
And it's my problem if I have no friends
And feel I want to die0 -
thescouselander wrote: »I think I'd rather call the RAC and have them take me to a garage to get a new tyre rather then use the space saver so my spare wheel is basically redundant anyway.
Well, quite. Who wants to change a wheel by the side of the road anyway?"There may be a legal obligation to obey, but there will be no moral obligation to obey. When it comes to history, it will be the people who broke the law for freedom that will be remembered and honoured." --Rt. Hon. Tony Benn0 -
bitemebankers wrote: »Well, quite. Who wants to change a wheel by the side of the road anyway?
think you'll find the rac would fit the spare instead of wasting time faffing about taking you to a garage.:)0 -
bitemebankers wrote: »Well, quite. Who wants to change a wheel by the side of the road anyway?
Me!
I'd rather do it myself and know that it's done right and get on with my journey rather than stand around feeling sorry for myself waiting for the AA/RAC.The man without a signature.0 -
vikingaero wrote: »Me!
I'd rather do it myself and know that it's done right and get on with my journey rather than stand around feeling sorry for myself waiting for the AA/RAC.
Ditto, stuff sitting around waiting for a recovery vehicle.;)0 -
vikingaero wrote: »I'd rather do it myself and know that it's done right
Mmm, because fitting a spare wheel is such a complex task the breakdown mechanic would be likely to !!!! it up?
In any case, in 20+ years of driving, I've never had a problem that could have been solved by changing a wheel. This simply isn't a big enough problem for anyone to be getting steamed up about and throwing around accusations of "rip off"."There may be a legal obligation to obey, but there will be no moral obligation to obey. When it comes to history, it will be the people who broke the law for freedom that will be remembered and honoured." --Rt. Hon. Tony Benn0 -
Those cans are awful. I had a flat tyre, got out the can and pump. Filled the wheel then watched the fluid run out of the hole and down the road. It was my first trip out after a c-section, no mobile phone signal and on crutches, then my 6 week old dd started screaming, closely followed by me. If there was a wheel i could have calmly changed it no problem (mechanics daughter - could do it one handed me!). I had to wait until a car came by, a while unfortunatly as on a country lane, and then asked them nicely to phone my husband when they got signal and tell him where to find me. Than sat and wait hoping they did! Then all he could do was drive for signal to phone RAC. Who then drove it wrecking the alloy on to the flat bed (automatic car), as it was a Sunday, took it to my house. Then on Monday it was collected and taken somewhere to get a new tyre.
Remembering this - why the hell havnt i bought a spare?!!!!!0
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