Spare Tyre Poll

[detailer]

Originally Posted by 80sman

Personally I don't see the point in carrying around a spare 18" alloy, it's a huge wheel to lug about for the life of the vehicle.

I've got a tempa space saver in mine, which if push comes to shove I could change. However if my wife was alone in the car out driving and she got a flat, I've told her to call for recovery.

She doesn't know where on the vehicle to jack and I would seriously doubt she'd get the wheel nuts undone.

As long as I'm paying for recovery cover I'd even use recovery over a tin of goop. Touch wood it's been a good 10 years since I've had a blow out, mostly just had nails through the tyre etc.

In the same boat here. Carry a Tempa just in case I get a puncture but told my wife "just phone the breakdown" if she gets a puncture. That tyre goop is a waste of space as my mate found out with his merc getting a blow out in Scotland in the middle of nowhere (in the middle of the night) and having to wait hours to get recovered as the goop wasn't worth a blow on a rag man's bugle. Needless to say he now has a Tempa.

Just a good example of car manufacturers letting the accountants get too involved with the business. Buying a 30 grand motor that doesn't come with a space saver is ridiculous.

[Crockers]

These Tempa spares cost new from a dealer £250 but can be found on ebay for £150 plus shipping. Or it's £150 when bought with a new car. If they supplied every car with one I doubt if the cost would be anywhere near £150

[TimS]

They cost £150, & of course you don't get the can of snot in addition. I guess Volvo would say that the can of snot's therefore worth £100.

[wrinkles]

Space not a problem in a 940 estate

[Blue Ocean Racer]

Originally Posted by Pesky

Got a Tempa spare wheel now, after my experience with the sealant I will always have a spare from now on.

Cost me £282.96 from the dealer - wheel, jack, foam wheel insert thingy.
Car is a lease vehicle, so I will either use it if I have another XC60 or sell it on afterwards

Pesky, can you provide me with part numbers of bits you bought, please? Thanks.

[ra5040]

I drive on very bad roads and having to rely on a Tempa tyre isn't very nice. As for the repair kit ... I was in Germany a couple of weeks ago and hit a curb while parking at 5kph in a rented Jaguar: sliced tyre. I had to take a taxi to the airport (150 Euros) as Hertz could not provide me with a spare tyre or a replacement car. Imagine that happening up a mountain track!!

Anyway, what I do now, which is pretty ridiculous, is to keep a full-sized wheel in the back (on top of the Tempa!).

Of course it isn't a very eco-friendly thing to do, but it's better than having to hike home.

[844PHW]

I often carry a fullsize spare wheel in the back of my XC60 where it simply lies in the luggage area. However, it is unsecured and an obvious safety hazard in the case of a sudden stop. For that reason (and to catch any other loose objects) I have the safety grill installed across the top of the back seats.

[Mikelfixit]

I am delighted to see that there is almost universal agreement that a spare wheel is essential, either as a full size or a skinny wheel.
Happily I don't get many punctures, maybe half a dozen in 50 years, but not one of them has been in the tread. They have all been sidewall breaches which cannot be repaired by any means.
I have just traded in my 2002 V70 for a 2012 V70. The 2002 skinny wheel now sits in the newer V70, and the inflation equipment has gone with the trade-in.
I considered other estates of similar size, and if the V70 had not had space for even a skinny wheel, I would have bought another brand that did.

[Daniel TD5]

I have a temps spare wheel in the xc60
£150.00 a must have

Our audi q3 did not come with a spare wheel
So I got a full size spare alloy kept in the boot which
Is a bit point less

Audi changed the spec on my14 all
Now have space saver due to complaining customers

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[AlainBrighton]

The lovely thing about democracy is that as many members as there are, as many options there are too. Shame that CO2 legislation and cost cutting measures will limit the designers too.
As I have always had cars with full spares, I noticed my XC70 comes with a Tempa and I have decided on getting a Xenia wheel and have a brand new tyre fitted on it and carry it in the boot. Having had punctures always at night or remote places, I fully agree that driving with one feels much safer. One knows they are not dependent on any 3rd party solution when having such a problem. Have gone as far as carry a piece of wood to put the jack on and might sell of the Tempa as I prefer to have one full size spare wheel. Always wondered what would happen if one (due to logistics) could not limit to the maximum range on the Tempa (if there is one at all when keeping the limits in terms of speed in mind) and something would happen ? Am rather convinced the insurance company would have found that a valid reason to classify the claim as void ?