Spare wheel

mobileron

Break down insurance,let someone else change it for you.
Cost from £24 a year,lots of other features.

AdrianC

mobileron wrote: »

Break down insurance,let someone else change it for you.

Sorry, but I don't want to spend a couple of hours sat at the side of the road for something that's easily resolvable in ten minutes.

50Twuncle

mobileron wrote: »

Break down insurance,let someone else change it for you.
Cost from £24 a year,lots of other features.

I agree (and have breakdown cover) - but if you are stuck in the middle of nowhere (like I have been in the past) with no mobile phone signal - what do you do ?

AdrianC

"Stuck in the middle of nowhere with no mobile phone signal"?

Oi - I live here, y'know!

Gloomendoom

AdrianC wrote: »

The additional weight is utterly negligible, especially given how ridiculously heavy many modern drivers are anyway..

Fixed it for you.

Iceweasel

50Twuncle wrote: »

https://www.national.co.uk/information/run-flat-tyres
says

"Can Run Flat tyres be repaired? In line with most leading tyre retailers, National Tyres will not repair a run flat tyre following a puncture. Most manufacturers advise against repairing run flat tyres. If the deflated tyre has been driven on, it could have compromised its strength, and it is impossible for a fitter to know if the tyre was driven on for longer/faster than recommended after a puncture. For a brand specific answer you can contact the manufacturers below, but generally it will be hard to find a retailer who will be willing to repair a run flat tyre."

Exactly what I said - very few UK tyre-fitters will touch them,

What a clever money-making scheme to sell more tyres.

Every tyre - no matter what construction needs to be inspected before repair, and there can just as easily be 'hidden' damage that 'compromises' the strength on any/every tyre.

There would be hell to pay if National Tyres were to say that about 'conventional' tyres.

AdrianC

Iceweasel wrote: »

Exactly what I said - very few UK tyre-fitters will touch them,

What a clever money-making scheme to sell more tyres.

Every tyre - no matter what construction needs to be inspected before repair, and there can just as easily be 'hidden' damage that 'compromises' the strength on any/every tyre.

There would be hell to pay if National Tyres were to say that about 'conventional' tyres.

They don't specifically need to - because everybody knows you can't repair a conventional tyre if it's been driven on flat, simply because they fall apart in no time. You shouldn't drive on them flat. End of.

RF tyres are designed to prevent that "fall apart in no time". They're designed to be driven on flat. That doesn't make 'em repairable afterwards, though...

Iceweasel

AdrianC wrote: »

They don't specifically need to - because everybody knows you can't repair a conventional tyre if it's been driven on flat, simply because they fall apart in no time. You shouldn't drive on them flat. End of.

RF tyres are designed to prevent that "fall apart in no time". They're designed to be driven on flat. That doesn't make 'em repairable afterwards, though...

I agree - but if a runflat has not been driven on flat - why not repair it?

Jumblebumble

sheramber wrote: »

The spray might be okay for a nail in the tyre but is not much good when you rip the tyre.

We ripped two at once. The breakdown service guy told us he regularly gets called out for punctured tyres and when he arrives the person is watching the stuff runout of the tyre and flow down the road.

There is no loss of space in the boot as the original space for the spare under the boot floor is still there.

Not necessarly some cars only have room for a space saver unless that is what you want
I personally bought an unused spare kit on ebay for £80.00 from someone who had purchased it and then returned their lease car for
Brand new continental tyre ( Citroen C1)
When i replaced the tyres on it went on saving me £84.00
I would never rely on the aerosol myself full stop and dont like the idea of space savers much either as I want to continue my journey if i get a puncture
Jumblebumble

silverwhistle

My (S/H) car came with a spacesaver, but as I bought a set of winter wheels/tyres for my skiing trips I just put on one from the unused set in the wheel well. Reasonably cheap as I have steel wheels even on the summer set.

I've been in out of the way places (often abroad) where if I'd had a puncture it would have been a right pain and possibly dangerous, but far preferable to the alternatives.

As for the weight issue, I don't tend to fill up unless I need to, so going round with a half tank or less is an immediate gain.