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    Tyre Repair Kits in place of a spare tyre

    WTF!!!!!

    Had a puncture 2 nights ago, managed to get over the original Severn Bridge, then had to pull over, i thought i would be putting on a space saver only to be confronted by one of these contraptions, never worked, £118.0 for a tow down to Magor, £110 for a mobile Tyre man to fix it, jacked in AA when getting Ford assist, only to be told, do not cover punctures.

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    Can't see the point in these. A spare tyre hardly costs a fortune. Why have a poxy repair kit instead?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pearcey3 View Post
    Can't see the point in these. A spare tyre hardly costs a fortune. Why have a poxy repair kit instead?
    what sort of gear do you carry around in order to change a trye on a car??

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    Re: Tyre Repair Kits in place of a spare tyre

    Quote Originally Posted by Pearcey3 View Post
    Can't see the point in these. A spare tyre hardly costs a fortune. Why have a poxy repair kit instead?

    TBH i was more annoyed with myself for falling for the Ford salesman's patter regarding Ford Assist, I never usually buy these products from dealers, but being faced with the return to Yate each day felt i needed good cover if anything went wrong bought into their 3 year service plan as well, Never again!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by kingbillyboy View Post
    what sort of gear do you carry around in order to change a trye on a car??
    Forget a repair.I would want to put the spare on and then drive to SlowFit and get a new tyre fitted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nelsonca61 View Post
    WTF!!!!!

    Had a puncture 2 nights ago, managed to get over the original Severn Bridge, then had to pull over, i thought i would be putting on a space saver only to be confronted by one of these contraptions, never worked, £118.0 for a tow down to Magor, £110 for a mobile Tyre man to fix it, jacked in AA when getting Ford assist, only to be told, do not cover punctures.

    Chris, get down scrappies and get a complete wheel & tyre.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLUETIT View Post
    Chris, get down scrappies and get a complete wheel & tyre.
    There wont be anywhere for it to go . The boot will be flat.

    Its not the cost of the spare wheel its the cost of dragging it around with you fuel wise.

    Is it a case the car should have run flats on it?

    Take out a cheap breakdown cover with the AA or the RAC or give me a ring and I will send someone out

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    I have a friend who had a similar problem to you and I immediately ordered a space-saver wheel for my Honda because I didn’t fancy having the same problem myself! (Like you, his and my car only had the aerosol kit). The new wheel/tyre cost about £50 inc p&p from

    https://www.thewheelshop.co.uk/space-saver-wheels

    The genuine Honda spare space-saver wheel would have cost me £150!

    Give the Wheel Shop guys a try.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gofer Blue View Post
    I have a friend who had a similar problem to you and I immediately ordered a space-saver wheel for my Honda because I didn’t fancy having the same problem myself! (Like you, his and my car only had the aerosol kit). The new wheel/tyre cost about £50 inc p&p from

    https://www.thewheelshop.co.uk/space-saver-wheels

    The genuine Honda spare space-saver wheel would have cost me £150!

    Give the Wheel Shop guys a try.

    Make sure you've got a jack (not an Abertawe Town fan) as well mind.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLUETIT View Post
    Make sure you've got a jack (not an Abertawe Town fan) as well mind.
    And get a decent telescopic wheel wrench, no point having the wheel if you can't get the nuts off. (s******)

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    Quote Originally Posted by BLUETIT View Post
    Make sure you've got a jack (not an Abertawe Town fan) as well mind.
    The irony was that my new Honda had a jack and wheel wrench all the time but I didn't think to check because it had the infamous aerosol kit! The former items were hidden in a recess under the floor of the boot. The double irony was that the Wheel Shop sent me a scissors jack by mistake along with the spare wheel! I rang them back to tell them but they told me to keep it as it would cost too much to send it back. Hence I now have a spare car jack as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gofer Blue View Post
    The irony was that my new Honda had a jack and wheel wrench all the time but I didn't think to check because it had the infamous aerosol kit! The former items were hidden in a recess under the floor of the boot. The double irony was that the Wheel Shop sent me a scissors jack by mistake along with the spare wheel! I rang them back to tell them but they told me to keep it as it would cost too much to send it back. Hence I now have a spare car jack as well.

    Have you got to carry it around in the boot, or can you buy a kit (as with my Zafira), whereby you can put the spare underneath

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    Re: Tyre Repair Kits in place of a spare tyre

    Quote Originally Posted by Gofer Blue View Post
    The irony was that my new Honda had a jack and wheel wrench all the time but I didn't think to check because it had the infamous aerosol kit! The former items were hidden in a recess under the floor of the boot. The double irony was that the Wheel Shop sent me a scissors jack by mistake along with the spare wheel! I rang them back to tell them but they told me to keep it as it would cost too much to send it back. Hence I now have a spare car jack as well.
    I briefly had a Honda, and found that underneath the boot floor was a further storage unit which could take a SpaceSaver spare, but was empty - just extra storage. The car was supplied with the gunk and an inflator.
    I looked at getting a SpaceSaver - it was available under £100 online as I recall.
    I would definitely have got one if I was doing any distance in the car, and if I had had it for longer.

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    Just a little bit of advice Chris, don't bother with those aerosol repair kits unless you want a face full of white stuff.

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    Re: Tyre Repair Kits in place of a spare tyre

    Quote Originally Posted by Steve R View Post
    Just a little bit of advice Chris, don't bother with those aerosol repair kits unless you want a face full of white stuff.
    Grrrrrrrrrrrr :fingers:

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    They are crap.
    First time I used one it took over half an hour. Quicker 2nd time, but a tyre change only takes 10 minutes ( if you keep the locking wheel nut safe and if your drive isn't on a slope so the car slips off the jack :doh: ).

    Anyway I know that if I get a puncture these days it's best just to call Jimmy who will be around with a new car in 5 minutes 😉

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    Don't Ford Focus' come with run flat tyres?

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    CAR tyres painted white and wrapped in green tarpaulin sheets make ideal packets of Polos for short sighted giants.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lawnmower View Post
    They are crap.
    First time I used one it took over half an hour. Quicker 2nd time, but a tyre change only takes 10 minutes ( if you keep the locking wheel nut safe and if your drive isn't on a slope so the car slips off the jack :doh: ).

    Anyway I know that if I get a puncture these days it's best just to call Jimmy who will be around with a new car in 5 minutes ��
    And a bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve R View Post
    And a bottle of Dom Perignon Champagne.
    But of course. A puncture or any mishap with your car should be a pleasurable experience not a chore.

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    Ive used one of these a couple of times
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pride-Quick...ords=tyre+foam

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    Re: Tyre Repair Kits in place of a spare tyre

    Quote Originally Posted by Gofer Blue View Post
    I have a friend who had a similar problem to you and I immediately ordered a space-saver wheel for my Honda because I didn’t fancy having the same problem myself! (Like you, his and my car only had the aerosol kit). The new wheel/tyre cost about £50 inc p&p from

    https://www.thewheelshop.co.uk/space-saver-wheels

    The genuine Honda spare space-saver wheel would have cost me £150!

    Give the Wheel Shop guys a try.
    Ordered space saver from these

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    Re: Tyre Repair Kits in place of a spare tyre

    Quote Originally Posted by Nelsonca61 View Post
    Grrrrrrrrrrrr :fingers:
    I heard you had a face like a plasterers radio.

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    Re: Tyre Repair Kits in place of a spare tyre

    Quote Originally Posted by Mrs Steve R View Post
    I heard you had a face like a plasterers radio.
    I'm hurt

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