Flat tyre - No spare

MikeJXE

On-the-coast said:

It frustrates me too... I have an EV that has different diameter tyres front and back, so I'd have to take two (at least I'll make sure that the my replacement will have same on all four corners next time - I didn't even think to check. 

HAHA That made me laugh.

No one has mentioned that on the EV thread 

I bought a space saver plus trolly back and spider wheel brace (I'm old) 

Fits easily in by 2016 Jaguar XE boot 

photome

Simplest solution is a space saver spare and jack , even if it takes up boot space..or breakdown service that  will for a temp wheel and follow you home or to a tyre shop

Northern_Wanderer

born_again said:

Other option is breakdown cover. So long as it has that option.

Not always, mine says I must have the goo or a spare. But if the goo won't work on your puncture (ie a rip) and you don't have a spare I'm not sure what the recovery will do....

I've been looking at cars and find it quite annoying that quite a few put the hybrid battery in the boot where the spare should go. I decided I won't be buying a hybrid as I would rather have the spare.

born_again

Northern_Wanderer said:

born_again said:

Other option is breakdown cover. So long as it has that option.

Not always, mine says I must have the goo or a spare. But if the goo won't work on your puncture (ie a rip) and you don't have a spare I'm not sure what the recovery will do....

I've been looking at cars and find it quite annoying that quite a few put the hybrid battery in the boot where the spare should go. I decided I won't be buying a hybrid as I would rather have the spare.

They asked daughter when she had a blow out. Outside of tyre has a massive split in it. She did say she had, but it would do no good. 
They sent a recovery vehicle to take her to a garage for a new tyre...

photome

Northern_Wanderer said:

born_again said:

Other option is breakdown cover. So long as it has that option.

Not always, mine says I must have the goo or a spare. But if the goo won't work on your puncture (ie a rip) and you don't have a spare I'm not sure what the recovery will do....

I've been looking at cars and find it quite annoying that quite a few put the hybrid battery in the boot where the spare should go. I decided I won't be buying a hybrid as I would rather have the spare.

Most recovery vehicles will carry a multi fit wheel to put on to get you to the nearest garage/home , that’s what happened when my son got a puncture 

FlorayG

photome said:

Northern_Wanderer said:

born_again said:

Other option is breakdown cover. So long as it has that option.

Not always, mine says I must have the goo or a spare. But if the goo won't work on your puncture (ie a rip) and you don't have a spare I'm not sure what the recovery will do....

I've been looking at cars and find it quite annoying that quite a few put the hybrid battery in the boot where the spare should go. I decided I won't be buying a hybrid as I would rather have the spare.

Most recovery vehicles will carry a multi fit wheel to put on to get you to the nearest garage/home , that’s what happened when my son got a puncture 

What on earth is a 'multifit wheel'? Surely the same thing won't fit a Mini and a SUV?

WellKnownSid

daveyjp said:

Refuse to buy cars where it isn't an option. I've passed too many cars with flats to believe waiting hours for a rescue for a problem with a simple solution is the way forwards.

I've driven over a million miles and had eight or nine punctures.  Only two required me to change the wheel - but one was avoidable and down to my own stupidity (hitting a pothole and continuing to drive a further 10,000 miles on a damaged alloy) so really just the one unavoidable time.

In my more recent cars I have probably paid over £1,000 for the various spares and parts as options but don't bother now - it's just wasted money.

If the tyre goo cannot fix it then it's an RAC job with a universal spare.

If the wife is driving then it's an RAC job regardless because she won't be able to change a tyre herself.  So chances are one in two million miles that I might benefit from a spare.

Oh, and TMPS fitted to all cars in the last ten years has made it almost impossible to face a puncture that leaves you stranded in the middle of nowhere, although I have seen plenty of people driving on smoking flat tyres in modern cars to know that foolproof does not equate to idiot-proof, noting of course my earlier comment...

SiliconChip

FlorayG said:

photome said:

Northern_Wanderer said:

born_again said:

Other option is breakdown cover. So long as it has that option.

Not always, mine says I must have the goo or a spare. But if the goo won't work on your puncture (ie a rip) and you don't have a spare I'm not sure what the recovery will do....

I've been looking at cars and find it quite annoying that quite a few put the hybrid battery in the boot where the spare should go. I decided I won't be buying a hybrid as I would rather have the spare.

Most recovery vehicles will carry a multi fit wheel to put on to get you to the nearest garage/home , that’s what happened when my son got a puncture 

What on earth is a 'multifit wheel'? Surely the same thing won't fit a Mini and a SUV?

I hadn't heard of it either but that's exactly what it is, the AA article suggests it'll fit 90% of cars.

https://www.theaa.com/about-us/newsroom/innovation-and-technology/aa-multi-fit-wheel 

Two of my last three punctures have been catastrophic failures that have left the car undriveable and for which sealant would be useless, and I've always ensured that I've had a spacesaver, which in my experience comes with a jack and a wheelbrace, although I always carry a spider wheelbrace anyway and I have a trolley jack at home.

photome

FlorayG said:

photome said:

Northern_Wanderer said:

born_again said:

Other option is breakdown cover. So long as it has that option.

Not always, mine says I must have the goo or a spare. But if the goo won't work on your puncture (ie a rip) and you don't have a spare I'm not sure what the recovery will do....

I've been looking at cars and find it quite annoying that quite a few put the hybrid battery in the boot where the spare should go. I decided I won't be buying a hybrid as I would rather have the spare.

Most recovery vehicles will carry a multi fit wheel to put on to get you to the nearest garage/home , that’s what happened when my son got a puncture 

What on earth is a 'multifit wheel'? Surely the same thing won't fit a Mini and a SUV?

Answered by Silicon chip. AA say it will fit 90% of vehicles

Mildly_Miffed

photome said:

FlorayG said:

What on earth is a 'multifit wheel'? Surely the same thing won't fit a Mini and a SUV?

Answered by Silicon chip. AA say it will fit 90% of vehicles

Not quite. It says it fits 90% of cars without a spare as standard...

Most cars without a spare are smaller - simply because modern fashions for big wheels and tyres make it harder to package a suitable-diameter spare in a small car, and because saving that extra manufacturing penny or two is more relevant in a lower-priced car.

Most drivers won't change a flat themselves, if they ever have one. They'll call recovery anyway.