bye bye spare wheel never had a puncture in the 10 years i've been driving so what better way to invoke one


kev

 

Yup, agree - drawing on my own personal, bitter, experience, I sense that something's definately going to happen on your way to work in the morning.

[Edited by Numptie - 11/18/2002 2:06:56 AM]

 

I would of though that by removing the spare would only add weight
- MASSIVE ice install with all that extra space

 

20kg spare wheel? You got lead boots?
No legal obligation to carry one but work out what you will do when Murphy's Law strikes.

[Edited by harvey - 11/18/2002 2:28:59 AM]

 

Can of puncture foam I assume Mr 4?

Jim

 

20kg bang on - used the bathroom scales (it is steel )

i'll be getting some of that green slime you can line your tyres with, been running it on my motorbike for a while with excellent results


kev

 

my mum's Audi A2 came with a cigar lighter pump and a can of puncture foam as an optional extra so i guess not


kev











edited because i can't spell cigar

[Edited by flat4 - 11/18/2002 9:04:08 AM]

 

Or sigarette?

 

just joking, it's spelt ***

I'll get me coat!

 

It's like the spare has to be road legal to pass the MOT (i.e. at least 1.6mm tread) but if it's not in the car, it doesn't come into play.

If it was illegal not to carry a spare, the Lotus Elise would be in trouble!!

Matt

 

And the XJ220.

 

and the E46 M3

 

Avoid the green style foam, I have been told it makes a mess inside. There is a puncture repair kit that I carry in my westy, it has a skew that you push into the tyre and pull out a plug to seal it. Later a perm repair can be made by a garage. Cost around 15-20 quid, comes with co2 to refill the tyre.

Got mine form demon tweaks, but actually cheaper from a BMW garage ive been told

 

http://www.theaa.com/allaboutcars/legal/tyres.html

[Edited by Andy Mid. - 11/18/2002 11:15:44 AM]

 

no punctures yet, although not having driven it might have something to do with it


kev

 

Happened to me a few months ago - car started to oversteer on a dual carriage way in the dry . Left rear was quickly deflating.

I was very late to work...

 

Just checked my steel space saver run at 60 psi job. 135/70x16.
11.9kg or 26lbs.
Over a period of about a year, as well as engine and other mods I have reduced the tare weight of my STi ver 6 Wagon from 1365kg to 1260kg without altering appearance.
Out of interest 215x45x17" WRX alloys M/Y 02 with Potenza REO11's weigh 18 kg each.
Look here Owners cars.

[Edited by harvey - 11/20/2002 12:38:22 AM]

[Edited by harvey - 11/20/2002 6:41:23 PM]

 

i found my car went a lot quicker when i got rid of my fat girlfriend (not sure how much weight but she was a big un)

 

12 stone is about 80 kg or are we talking BIG


kev