The trend for no spare tyre

Can't help with the gloop kit but how many times have you have need of a spare tyre? .... (says he while touching wood 🙄 )

It's when you are in the middle of nowhere on a dark Sunday night of a bank holiday weekend that you wish you had a functioning spare wheel.

have a full spare on my caravan on one of those cradles strapped underneath the van, only ever had to change the wheel once whilst parked in a lay-by, never again will call the man from the AA nightmare job, have full spare on Sorento  outside car underneath the boot, never had a puncture, touch wood, but i did practice changing the wheel when i first bought the car, relatively pain free

I understand the gloop kits work surprisingly well as long as it’s the right type of puncture. However, it’s temporary relying on a load of latex and fibres bonding together to plug a hole. Additional stress on the temporary repair e.g. towing obviously isn’t good, but it might get you out of trouble? Apparently many tyre fitters aren’t keen on fixing punctures on such tyres afterwards because of the mess created, so budget for a new tyre whatever.

Kia seem to supply full spare tyres so maybe have a look at the Sorrento if extra weight and oomph needed but we manage quite well with a Sportage and feel a bit safer having a spare tyre in the boot..

If the one on the caravan goes then I'm getting my money's worth out of the Road Assistance Company.

Sorry I can't directly answer your question but I personally wouldn't feel comfortable having a "gloop" kit holding up the tyre.

I understand the reason manufacturers don't supply spare wheel is that the weight saving lowers the emissions. I once had a blow out on a motorway, fortunately solo, in my Sorento. It was only when the  breakdown guy appeared that I realise I only have skinny spare, which was fine, not so sure about towing. Even motorhomes come with a gloop kit these days forcing those of us who like a proper spare wheel to shell out even more money.

As far as the OP is concerned, if there is no provision to be able to store a spare wheel and tyre perhaps its not the car for you?

David

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staggered wheels are easily covered with a spare, skinny or otherwise .... but as you say, no room for one. My Smarts have the same problem, though they don't normally go very far from home.

I would not buy a car for towing which could not accommodate a full size spare wheel.

Our Tiguan came without one, but I had measured the wheel well and established that it was possible before purchasing the car.

If you need a spare tyre for a car/caravan while on holiday, then you need it.

The Rexton with the ad blue tank in the spare wheel well is obviously an interim design. 

 

I was in the same situation as the OP with our Touareg.  There is room for a 'space-saver' spare wheel over the Adblue tank - but they're a waste of space. I was also concerned that on reading the small print in the Mayday recovery booklet it states that if you don't have a serviceable spare wheel, they will provide one at the customer's expense.

I was more concerned about Cy's point of where do you get a spare wheel and tyre for a fairly obscure vehicle such as a Treg on a Bank Holiday Sunday afternoon rather than simply being ripped off for the cost of a spare (which has happened to me before with a boat trailer) so I took a fairly expensive - and drastic - but foolproof solution.

I now have a roof rack on the car which carries a full size spare wheel.