Have to say have thought about doing this on mine a few times, would be useful to hide some of the bits I carry around everyday in the spare wheel well.

If anyone is interested in swapping a spare wheel and jack (think its just a steel one) for a repair kit let me know.

Jon Freelander 2, 2014 Dynamic SD4 Santorini Black

You're thinking about this way too much I'm afraid. You're thinking about 50kg's ish (or whatever the spare weighs) on a 2 ton plus car. It's less than 3%. That doesn't translate into 3% decrease in consumption. Taking a dump before you drive would help too if you're trying this hard!

By the way, you know if you have a flat and fill with sealant, you can't repair the tyre. So suppose you get a repairable puncture on a 2000 mile old £160 tyre, then you've spent what you've saved in fuel plus much more on a new tyre. And stopping a puncture with sealant and not replacing as soon as possible is an even worse idea.

The only time I would agree with you is if the car was loaded to the max and over the maximum gross weight, but that's for legal reasons, not negligible to none existent economy gains. Mine: 2012 Golf GTI Edition 35
Family's: 2009 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Auto, Stornoway

Yorkshire - God's County

jon_a5 wrote:

If anyone is interested in swapping a spare wheel and jack (think its just a steel one) for a repair kit let me know. Jon

I will but based in Hampshire. * GONE. GS TD4 Manual MY2013. Orkney Grey with privacy, cold and clearview packs, armrests (a must!) and a spoiler.
* 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* GONE.2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Rocket ship. 33mpg.
* Range Rover Classic '93 200Tdi Factory fit
* 1949 80" in family since 1975