Dustydog said:Neighbours new Nissan Qashqai has no spare wheel, jack or wheel brace. Just a bottle of sealer/compressed air. Not for me. But will this happen in the caravan industry?
Thingy said:My daughter has the inflator kit on her Meriva. Recently she managed to shred a tyre (we had words about that one) and I had to go out to her to help with the inflator kit. It was such a ridiculous process I just rang a mobile tyre fitter to come out.
The process stated the tyre had to be removed from the car and laid flat on the road. The rest of it was quite a faff and not something I was prepared to mess around with. Like others, if a car does not have a proper spare, it doesnt get a lookin.
Dustydog said:Thingy said:My daughter has the inflator kit on her Meriva. Recently she managed to shred a tyre (we had words about that one) and I had to go out to her to help with the inflator kit. It was such a ridiculous process I just rang a mobile tyre fitter to come out.
The process stated the tyre had to be removed from the car and laid flat on the road. The rest of it was quite a faff and not something I was prepared to mess around with. Like others, if a car does not have a proper spare, it doesnt get a lookin.
So Thingy your daughter’s car at least had a jack and wheel brace?
The Qashqai nothing.
We do the Scottish Highlands most years. No mobile phone signal is common. Garages few and far between. A proper spare wheel is imo a mandatory essential.
BTW, my neighbour has been quoted £400 for a full sized spare with rubber plus jack and wheel brace![]()
otherclive said:Dustydog said:Thingy said:My daughter has the inflator kit on her Meriva. Recently she managed to shred a tyre (we had words about that one) and I had to go out to her to help with the inflator kit. It was such a ridiculous process I just rang a mobile tyre fitter to come out.
The process stated the tyre had to be removed from the car and laid flat on the road. The rest of it was quite a faff and not something I was prepared to mess around with. Like others, if a car does not have a proper spare, it doesnt get a lookin.
So Thingy your daughter’s car at least had a jack and wheel brace?
The Qashqai nothing.
We do the Scottish Highlands most years. No mobile phone signal is common. Garages few and far between. A proper spare wheel is imo a mandatory essential.
BTW, my neighbour has been quoted £400 for a full sized spare with rubber plus jack and wheel brace![]()
I think your neighbour could reduce that cost by a bit of judicious purchasing DIY. My full size alloy fir the Forester cane from SUBARU UK at £60 as it was a discontinued line. Same tech spec as mine but different spike pattern.
Dustydog said:Clive
My neighbour has asked our local garage to source him a suitable second hand wheel and tyre. The two ton bottle jack comes from eBay for a tenner as does a socket and wrench.
Craig, in my loft is the original Al-ko scissor jack. It couldn’t lift the skin off a rice pudding. Years ago on here I challenged all-ko to demonstrate my jack. No response. I’ve used a two ton bottle jack ever since with great ease.
We do the Scottish Highlands most years. No mobile phone signal is common. Garages few and far between. A proper spare wheel is imo a mandatory essential.
BTW, my neighbour has been quoted £400 for a full sized spare with rubber plus jack and wheel brace
Thingy said:We do the Scottish Highlands most years. No mobile phone signal is common. Garages few and far between. A proper spare wheel is imo a mandatory essential.
BTW, my neighbour has been quoted £400 for a full sized spare with rubber plus jack and wheel brace
This is very much the problem with reapir kits, OK for a slow puncture or a nail, but as you say, if you are in the middle of nowehere and the tyre is badly damaged you are in real strife.
chrisn7 said:The future is likely to be runflats on caravans and tyre pressure monitors fitted as standard