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hinchy Member Since: 08 Jan 2009 Location: Stockport Posts: 779 |
Never heard anyone doing that but you could ditch the compressor and get a steel spare wheel to fill the space, which would be far better. MY13 HSE LUX Aintree Green
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11th May 2015 7:49 pm |
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ricky64 Member Since: 29 Mar 2015 Location: wolverhampton Posts: 141 |
+1 get a spare, i had to be recovered 70 miles because i had no spare, the leak sealer wont work if the tyre comes off the rim and if you do just have a flat and use it the tyre becomes scrap. recovered by RAC , the driver commented how common a call out the no spare has become |
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11th May 2015 8:28 pm |
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dorsetfreelander Member Since: 20 Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 4353 |
I had a LR Assist guy visit me a couple of months ago and he showed me in his van a set of spare wheels to fit any LR or Jaguar. His view was that if you have a puncture whilst driving then unless you are lucky the gunge rarely works and a lot of tyre places won't do a puncture repair on a gunge filled tyre so that you might as well carry a spare as you will have to get a new tyre anyway. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
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11th May 2015 9:14 pm |
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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1796 |
Yup. Spare was the first thing I bought after the car.
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11th May 2015 9:21 pm |
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Tradewind 35 Member Since: 04 Dec 2012 Location: Cornwall Posts: 441 |
Get a spare!
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11th May 2015 9:28 pm |
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Navigator Member Since: 29 Dec 2010 Location: Within reach of the coffee machine Posts: 492 |
Would a cut-out hatch not be a lot easier to make and also allow you to still have stuff in the outer part of the floor when you used it. Everyone can spread it - Anyone can catch it. Stay home - the life you save can be your own! |
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11th May 2015 10:32 pm |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
Agree, get a spare, 27kg. Worth every kg! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!
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11th May 2015 11:20 pm |
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dpcwright Member Since: 04 Feb 2011 Location: Cambridge Posts: 70 |
How is it that vehicle manufacturers can sell a car without a spare tyre? This is both weight and money saving gone mad.
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12th May 2015 8:28 am |
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LR NUT Member Since: 12 May 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 4350 |
Pop the car in valet mode now that you have a spare MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s |
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12th May 2015 8:45 am |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
I think it's more about getting the car to pass, I believe a 1972 emissions 'real world driving' test, which is still being used as the world standard, but actually has no modern day driving representation, by reducing whatever is possible from the car to save weight. While they are at it you get the privilege of paying for a proper wheel.
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12th May 2015 8:45 am |
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LR NUT Member Since: 12 May 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 4350 |
Not all spares are 27kg MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s |
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12th May 2015 8:46 am |
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LR NUT Member Since: 12 May 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 4350 |
I got mine for free on my new car! I would never drive without a spare it's crazy a bit like having unprotected sex... Well depends who she is God knows what I will do on my next LR, certain variations of models do not even have space for a spare MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s |
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12th May 2015 8:49 am |
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Ayjayh Member Since: 25 Apr 2015 Location: UK Posts: 16 |
Well thanks everyone for commenting, though it seems my original thread has been hijacked. Maybe I can come back to it later.
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12th May 2015 11:37 am |
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Chuckalicious Member Since: 23 May 2014 Location: Midlothian Posts: 1796 |
I changed a mates wheel about 15 years ago at the side of the road as he had no idea how to do it, it was night time and had no recovery.
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12th May 2015 11:50 am |
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