Spare wheels for motorhomes

Nigel Hutchings replied on 22/01/2019 13:16

Posted on 22/01/2019 13:16

I'm currently in the process of swopping our caravan for a motorhome (Fiat Ducatto base and on a Swift Lifestyle 664) and have discovered that no spare wheel is supplied. I'm also told that there is no room to fit a wheel carrier underneath the van. How do seasoned motorhomes cope with this? I've come across someone who carries just a spare tyre without a rim, so as not to add too much weight, but to have a replacement available in the more remote  areas in which they travel.

kenexton replied on 06/04/2022 16:08

Posted on 06/04/2022 16:08

Do not buy it and shop for one which does have a spare wheel as standard.Our prevoius MH came with just a goo kit.Obtaining and fitting a spare somewhere on the vehicle turned into a pain in the proverbials.Current AS Warwick came with fitted spare and means of maintaining pressure without removing the spare.Happy days.Would never travel without a spare,If you look at the small print in your Breakdown Cover you may find that a charge can be involved  when recovering a vehicle without a serviceable spare wheel.Recently had a screw in the passenger side front  tyre which meant tyre was u/s -luckily I had a spare with me.

Cheapskate policy by manufacturers which should be outlawed IMHO,The vehicles are not cheap -even the base models!

SeasideBill replied on 06/04/2022 19:07

Posted on 06/04/2022 19:07

I don’t think I’d travel without a spare overseas, but might be less concerned about the implications here. I’ve got a gloop kit in the daily driver but can’t remember when I last had a flat - certainly 20+ years ago, but maybe just lucky?

DavidEClarke replied on 11/04/2022 21:26

Posted on 11/04/2022 21:26

 Thank you for your advice and comments - much appreciated. I did go ahead with the purchase and have also purchased a spare wheel and tyre. For now, it will go in the garage but I might well look at some other means of storage in the future. The weight of the spare is a concern but offset by the concern I would have without one... (As a sailor in a previous life, akin to sailing without a life raft...)

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