Spare Wheel

[Espresso125]

in 57 years of motoring I've only had to change a wheel for a puncture 5 times i remember each of them because i was on particular journeys not run of the mill daily run rounds, so my question is seeing as I've got a holts rescue tyre inflator / sealant you know what i mean i'm going to remove the spare wheel at 15 kgs and rely on the holts product and a cheap electric tyre inflator as seem all new cars is all they have now ….on long journeys (holidays) i suppose i would carry just in case i have a "damaged" wheel
what's your opinion

[davebro]

I think you will be limiting your choice and/or paying extra.

https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/wheels-and-tyres/which-cars-get-a-spare-wheel-as-standard/

[mjwman]

No room in my MX5 for a spare. Some people fit a spacesaver in but then you have no luggage space and oh....the wheel with a puncture wont fit in the boot!

I have the usual slime but as that makes repair difficult if not impossible I have bought some good old plugs and insertion tool. Hopefully that will get me on my way but never needed an emergency repair or call out yet.
I did get a screw in my 1 week old tyre recently but I noticed that at home and got it plugged properly locally.

[youngmafbog]

I'd need two though Barry. Front and back are different!

[theshedman]

I have a C Max and that has a spare. I know garages that do not want to repair tyres that have had the gunk stuff put into them as it takes much longer to do the repair.

[davebro]

//The lack of a proper spare wheel in modern cars and a lack of driver knowledge contributed to 180,000 AA call-outs for flat tyres in 2016//

Rescue services will generally fit your own spare or supply you with a temporary alternative to get you to a garage or fix a puncture at the roadside. Double punctures where back & front wheel on one side hit the same pothole are increasingly common.

[William51]

I have been driving 50 years and my present car only has the tyre foam sealant, but it will save fiddling about with changing the wheel. I have not used it yet and i am not sure if it could be repaired or i would need a new tyre.

[davebro]

I think to use the sealant as directed you need to find the leak (how?) and locate it to the nearest point to the ground which probably means jacking up the car. Then you inject the sealant (presuming its canister is still pressurised!) and re-inflate the tyre with the compressor.

I'm not at all confident it will work!

[William51]

The sealant is used to make the tyre inflated while it is on the ground, and not used to repair or put in the puncture.

[davebro]

I think you're supposed to have the hole at the bottom so that the sealant runs to the point were it's needed.

(why else do they supply a jack with the sealant kits?)