Author Topic: Do you guys carry around a spare wheel :-p  (Read 3977 times)

Offline Wayne

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Re: Do you guys carry around a spare wheel :-p
« Reply #10 on: 16 July 2012, 21:28 »
I got stainless bolt on valves and they hold pressure for months. I checked them after 6 months and they only lost 2psi  :laugh:

Even with doing low miles I still check all the levels and tyre pressures every 2 weeks.

Offline Deano2711

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Re: Do you guys carry around a spare wheel :-p
« Reply #11 on: 16 July 2012, 22:24 »
I carry a wooden wedge to drive the car up so that a trolley jack will go under but due to my boot build my spare space saver lives in the shed. As said thats why I pay the RAC and if I am local my missus will bring me the wheel and trolley jack  :grin:

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Re: Do you guys carry around a spare wheel :-p
« Reply #12 on: 16 July 2012, 23:05 »
I carry tyre mousse and an AA membership card, it saves my lugging around weight  :smiley:

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Re: Do you guys carry around a spare wheel :-p
« Reply #13 on: 17 July 2012, 00:07 »
carry a full size spare with a new! tyre. never know could come in handy on long journeys in continental europe.

if you can't change your own tyre..you shouldn't be driving...:)

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Re: Do you guys carry around a spare wheel :-p
« Reply #14 on: 17 July 2012, 06:55 »
Nothing to do with cant change the wheel as I have changed thousands when working for Green Flag and could change a wheel in very quick time. I just dont carry mine because of my boot build and the fact mine is just too low to get the jack under and will not be carrying a trolley jack round all the time.

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Re: Do you guys carry around a spare wheel :-p
« Reply #15 on: 17 July 2012, 10:26 »
i carry a can of that tyre fix stuff

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Re: Do you guys carry around a spare wheel :-p
« Reply #16 on: 17 July 2012, 11:29 »
i have nothing, no jack, no wheel and no tyre fix stuff! :grin:

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Re: Do you guys carry around a spare wheel :-p
« Reply #17 on: 17 July 2012, 12:33 »
i have nothing, no jack, no wheel and no tyre fix stuff! :grin:

oooooh! you rebel you! :kiss:
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Re: Do you guys carry around a spare wheel :-p
« Reply #18 on: 17 July 2012, 21:07 »
Iv got my dad on speed dail cheaper than AA or RAC will come out day or night  :laugh:


Have a small jack but do not like using is as thay are s@it and unsafe plus I hate jacking from the sill only do it of I have to and thats not very often

Offline Gash

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Re: Do you guys carry around a spare wheel :-p
« Reply #19 on: 17 July 2012, 22:09 »
i carry the tyre weld.
but found out when i tried to get a tow back from the channel tunnel to my house ( south wales)
that because i didnt carry the spare wheel they wouldnt take me, even though i said that i can carry the tyre weld and be fine they still wouldnt (i had two blown tyres so!)

iv got a wind up jack and wood in the car, but if i need to get the jack under i just go pffffffffffttt up it goes!