Do you carry a spare tyre?

[Ryan]

Yes I still carry a spare aswell and a jack.

However where tyre sits it has been rotted away because of water leaking into it.

[Jokers Wild]

Originally Posted by Lukey_XF

Yes i carry a spare tire. However no jack or wheel brace! Also i have 17" rims and my spare is a 14"

So what's the deal here ? is it bit like the old joke "Look Ma No Hands" and then you undo the wheel nuts with you teeth quicker than superman, and roll home with a slight wobble similar to a finstones cartoon.

[Dezza]

I carry my matching turboblade. Better to be safe than sorry.

[xbgs351]

I don't even have a stereo.

[nugget378]

Spare wont fit fuel cell takes up all the room in the XA, but I carry 2 on the hilux instead

[351ciofgrunt]

How can you call yourself a car bloke and belong to RACQ...RACQ is for sissys

[turbo00007]

Yes always have carried one

[divine_afg]

im thinking of getting rid of my spare .......... i dont have a stereo install but think it would make my car run 00.001 sec faster............... hehehehe
and besides im too lazy ............. and got a RACV membership i dont pay $160 something dollars for nothing
cheers

[NZ]

Originally Posted by EDManual

i've had about 10 flats over 5 years. Quite a regular occurance.

Even had 2 flats in one trip, and had to drive on the rim for 100km, mainly drove along the dirt edge, and sparked over intersections.

I really need 2 spares :-)

I remeber reading a thread about that. Didnt you drive through geelong on the rim?

[eb91xr6]

most of the time i have 2 and a trolly jack and 2 spanners, just incase i get two punchers at the same time, and you can change the rear tyres realy quick with a few mates in the car one each side and your off with in 2 min's

[Group C]

No offence, but is this a 'trick' thread??

How could anybody spend thousands of $$ on a stereo, or any part of their car, and then not take a spare tyre??
I would have thought that if you (at least I do, but my money doesn't go on stereo's) had spent big bucks on your car, you wouldn't want to leave it alone on the road side for too long, just because of a flat that you can't change.

Seems crazy to me...

[loxxr6]

I do but it hasn't stopped me from being lazy and driving home on a flat tyre.

I once drove about 15minutes home and by that stage the tyre was on fire and smoke was oing everywhere lol. Definately needed a new tyre after that.

[XR8GRL]

Yes, always.

Originally Posted by loxxr6

I do but it hasn't stopped me from being lazy and driving home on a flat tyre.

I once drove about 15minutes home and by that stage the tyre was on fire and smoke was oing everywhere lol. Definately needed a new tyre after that.

LOL! My brother did this in his SSS after hitting a concrete block the size of a microwave at 100ks. We went to the servo to pump up the spare but that had a gash in it, that my brother forgot about.

So we went back to the car, put on the buckled rim then drove home. We could actually hear the tyre shredding as it was going around "tikatee-tikatee-tikatee-tikatee-Tck-Tck-Tck-Tck-Tck-THUD THUD THUD THUD" and a bump-bump as part of the front tyre was ripped off the rim and went under the rear. It was pretty funny at 3am in the morning seeing the lights in houses turn on sequentially as we were driving past at 4000rpm(3rd gear bogged down too much and the car would slow), making a hell of a noise, sparks galore and leaving a trail of rubber and smoke behind us.

[bathurst77]

I do.
Once I had two flats at once tho (ran over somethin) changed the spare for one and used can of that "Finneleak" or whatever (aerosol reseal can).
Pulled into the tyre place and asked em to fix two tyres.
next thing there was a tremendous BANG and the tyre bloke nearly took my block off. He was covered in foam and ropable! Sadi i shoud have told him that i had used it

I tried hard not to laugh.. sorry dude

[stock au]

i always do,I reckon it's better to be safe than sorry

[smciner1]

Yes, full size spare tyre in both cars.

[JD86]

yeh i do, never know when u might need it

[coyote]

Originally Posted by Group C

No offence, but is this a 'trick' thread??

How could anybody spend thousands of $$ on a stereo, or any part of their car, and then not take a spare tyre??
I would have thought that if you (at least I do, but my money doesn't go on stereo's) had spent big bucks on your car, you wouldn't want to leave it alone on the road side for too long, just because of a flat that you can't change.

Seems crazy to me...

Can be logical reasons to not cary a spare
In the case of my Work ute it is weight I am just on the max limit
In the case of my capri it is weight Light car handles better (note does not have roof either, soft or hard)

[thefargo]

spare, jack,wheel brace and lock nut adapter. Tried to help guy a few weeks ago with a flat, but said doesn't carry wheel nut adapter in his car in case it gets stolen? I wasn't much help (too busy laughing)

[Keepleft]

Sometimes only around the waist.

[cupic]

Have orginal alloy and tyre full size in boot

[AMT]

Ahhhhhh.........YES...........

[347Stroker]

I am under the impression, that in QLD it is illegal to NOT carry a spare tyre, as it is part of the crash testing proceedure. The tyre actually forms an impact zone in the rear of the car, betwwen the diff and rear bar, to absorb impact. I know I carry one, because without the spare tyre to absorb the impact, the plastic fuel tank takes over, and that is just down right dangerous....

[070mstg]

no spare, in a mustang there is no wheel well or underneath space for one, so it sits right in the middle of the boot floor,taking up half the room , i throw one in for long trips and otherwise keep it at home, and expect some family member/friend to respond (instantly of course) to my call and go fetch it for me should i need it. one of these days (probably after i get a flat) i'll find a a space saver and keep it in there

[Ultimate]

Originally Posted by Malakai

Nope it is perfectly fine to have no spare tyre, but a bald unroadworthy one is defectable. Take it out of the car all together and your fine.

Sorry mate you dont have a spare wheel your car is defective. You must by law carry a spare tyre. Now my mate has his stereo in his boot. Spare is there just cant get it out. He built his stereo over the top. He said if they pull him up for it he could get it out with a phillps head screw driver in about 3 hours but. But by qld law you must carry a spare

[brenx]

Originally Posted by Ultimate

Sorry mate you dont have a spare wheel your car is defective. You must by law carry a spare tyre. Now my mate has his stereo in his boot. Spare is there just cant get it out. He built his stereo over the top. He said if they pull him up for it he could get it out with a phillps head screw driver in about 3 hours but. But by qld law you must carry a spare

Not in Vic. It legal to have no spare. If you do it had to be roadyworthy. It's also legal for the rear demister not to work. Just a bit of trivia ;)

[AC]

Dont know if its been mentioned or not already...
Havent been bothered to read everything.

But...
You dont need one to pass a Pink Slip at Rego time, But its a fineable offence not to have one.
Or... Vice Versa...

Figure that out.

[crannersEL]

Ive got one, and only just noticed that its flat, which isnt much use to me.

[RG]

Original Sapphie alloy in the boot, found out exactly how handy it is a couple of weeks ago when I copped a flat on Barry way, about halfway between Jindabyne N.S.W and Buchan Vic. No mobile reception and no tyre joint within a coupla hundred kays.