I've seen some weird/dangerous things on the road...
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Not sure but it's probably one of those compact spare tires. Had a flat a week ago and found out my car has the same thing. I can tell you they are not safe. (and your not supposed to do more than 80Km/h , 50M/h with them). Had my tires replaced as fast as possible.
Yup, my old Fiat had a spacesaver spare wheel - it was about 2/3rds the width of a regular wheel, and had the same restrictions. It also had a bright red hubcap - presumably to make it easy to spot if someone's driving on one. I certainly notice them all the time on people zooming past me on the motorway
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Compact spare tires[^] have been around for quite a while now.
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Space Savers are only really rated to a max of 60mph and are only to get you home, but you do see numpty's going much faster and seem to have them on there for weeks... TBH it's becoming rare to see a new care with a spare... Manufactures are now just giving you a can of tyre sealant and pump. The problem with this stuff is that it wrecks the tyre.... My old man has an new-ish Volvo S80 and that's all they gave him.
Between 02 and 06 GM went the other way. My mom's Impala has a 50mph/50 mile donut. My lacrosse has a 65mph/3500 mile donut. The only obvious difference between them is that mine's a 65PSI model while hers is lower; IIRC 35.
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Space Savers are only really rated to a max of 60mph and are only to get you home, but you do see numpty's going much faster and seem to have them on there for weeks... TBH it's becoming rare to see a new care with a spare... Manufactures are now just giving you a can of tyre sealant and pump. The problem with this stuff is that it wrecks the tyre.... My old man has an new-ish Volvo S80 and that's all they gave him.
Rhuros wrote:
TBH it's becoming rare to see a new care with a spare... Manufactures are now just giving you a can of tyre sealant and pump. The problem with this stuff is that it wrecks the tyre....
I'd say the bigger problem is that it only works on punctures. IF your tire starts to come apart you're up a creek with just a can of fix a flat.
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I've seen them, but never noticed them being smaller in diameter.
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Dan Neely wrote:
...but never noticed them being smaller in diameter.
That's the case when they are used on the vehicle for which they were designed. Putting one on a 1/2-ton van or truck would be overly obvious.
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Dan Neely wrote:
...but never noticed them being smaller in diameter.
That's the case when they are used on the vehicle for which they were designed. Putting one on a 1/2-ton van or truck would be overly obvious.
"Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw later in life what you have deposited along the way." - Unknown
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons