salaar Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 do people buy spare tyres? Thinking of removing mine for weight and also to place a sub in the back and have more room in the boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATT RR Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 if the tyre comes attached to the space saver wheel then you may get £10 to £20 for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Had a puncture in the Merc just the other night, 1am on a dark country road, I was so grateful to have a spare, 20mins and I was on my way again, if the spare still fits your car I would keep it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salaar Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 yeah also, an RAC call out guy was saying if you don't have a spare wheel they won't help, because you haven't taken proper care of your vehicle, although newer cars come without tyres as standard to reduce weight, they have a universal tyre to fit all, I rang up the RAC and they said as long as you have the tyre foam it should be okay and they will help, although when I read the terms and conditions, any costs incurred for NOT having a spare wheel will not be covered by RAC, a little confusing so I'm not sure what to do. I would have thought having breakdown cover should cover you regardless of whether you have a spare or not, they can take you to the nearest garage, but you're right about timings and location, don't wanna be stuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) Never understand the removal of a spare, in my 5 years of ownership of my old supra I used my spare 5 times from memory. Not sure if I just have bad luck or not, but have used spares on all my cars at least once. Seems like a pointless exercise simply to fit a speaker or to reduce weight. If its just for a sub then build a small removable boot enclosure. If its for weight reduction them its pointless replacing it with a speaker. But back to your original post yes people do buy them, but not for allot. £10-£20 seems to be the going rate Edited May 10, 2016 by ripped_fear (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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