spare tyre stolen.Cheapest way to replace?

onejontwo

This is a common practice among the "shall we say the less honest members of the community" with regards to vehicles with exterior spare wheels.
So if you have a peugeot, citroen, vauxhall amongst others , be on your guard and have a lock fitted!!

diesel9181

i didnt realise that would happen. so spacesavers are a good idea then! nobody is gonna nick them!

tomstickland

Or just bin the spare and carry a can of tyre weld for puncture repairs.

onejontwo

tomstickland wrote: »

Or just bin the spare and carry a can of tyre weld for puncture repairs.

Not the best idea in case you have a "blow out "and the tyre weld would be useless.
Stick to the spare.:beer:

tomstickland

How many blow outs have you had in the last 10 years?

onejontwo

tomstickland wrote: »

How many blow outs have you had in the last 10 years?

You only need one at 2 30am on the motorway in winter to last you a lifetime!
As they say "you learn by your mistakes".(trust me on this one as I've learned the hard way!) Never again will I travel without a spare if possible.

tomstickland

Depends on your attitude towards probabilities like that. I don't know anyone who's had a blow out. My tyres last 12 months max and are low enough profile that you can drive on them when flat (well 10psi anyway).

onejontwo

Well seeing as the average vehicle (which covers about 90% - 95% of all cars) doesn't have "run flat "tyres , my original argument still stands.

shazziere

diesel9180....what do you mean by a spacesaver?

albertross_2

A spacesaver is an emergency tyre, thinner than you would normally use, they are often used nowadays to save space and money, and are usually limited to 50mph/50miles