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[STEMO]

Wifey just had a puncture in Sheffield. Luckily, I dumped the bottle of glue and bought a space saver. RAC man has been and changed the wheel and she is on her way home.
She keeps ringing me....the TPMS light has come on. I tell her not to worry. The ABS light is flashing...don't worry. The braking system light is on, the ESR light is on....don't worry.
Obviously putting the TPMS sensor in the boot is f**king the whole system up, but not good for someone who is trying to drive a mobile Christmas tree. 




Latest call.......a BIG exclamation mark has come on. Give me strength. 

[Doctor Gollum]

Don't suppose that a full size spare will fit in the boot

[2boxerdogs]

Got to be the worst idea ever, doing away with a proper spare wheel.

[Doctor Gollum]

Got to be the worst idea ever, doing away with a proper spare wheel.

Fitting the spare to the back of your Merc would probably cause the ESP to have a fit...

[BazaJT]

But Tilbo didn't you know that doing away with a proper spare wheel-or any spare wheel at all-is saving the planet and stopping us all dying a slow and painful death? Just think of all those nasty emissions that have been reduced by deleting the spare TPMS systems seem to me to be more hassle than they're worth Fords are very sensitive and constantly throwing up messages about low pressures for no reason!

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

The foam won't fix a big hole or blowout.

I suppose I should be grateful that all our cars have something called a 'spare wheel'

[STEMO]

Don't suppose that a full size spare will fit in the boot

No. Well, not in the well anyway. She's home anyway, so she'll have to take 'snotty' tomorrow, that'll teach her. 

[2boxerdogs]

I personally wouldn't run a car for myself that didn't have a full size matching spare wheel, the first thing I did with the mig was get rid of the Spacesaver , replaced it with matching alloy & tyre. The Merc came with matching alloy with unused 15 year old Continental tyre, the tyre was replaced  for a new one within 48 hours , the Panda has a spacesaver that can stay put ! I wouldn't travel more than 20 miles in it, hate it with a vengeance.

[Mr Gav]

I personally wouldn't run a car for myself that didn't have a full size matching spare wheel, the first thing I did with the mig was get rid of the Spacesaver , replaced it with matching alloy & tyre. The Merc came with matching alloy with unused 15 year old Continental tyre, the tyre was replaced  for a new one within 48 hours , the Panda has a spacesaver that can stay put ! I wouldn't travel more than 20 miles in it, hate it with a vengeance.

My Datsun has a can of foam as there is a very nice Bose sub in the spare wheel, early cars had a spacesaver but I don`t think a full size spare would fit anyway plus fronts and rears are different sizes.

Ahh Panda`s, lovely aren`t they 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Don't suppose that a full size spare will fit in the boot

No. Well, not in the well anyway. She's home anyway, so she'll have to take 'snotty' tomorrow, that'll teach her. 

If memory serves the old Rover 2000/2200/3500 used to carry the spare on the boot lid.

Probably get nicked these days.

[Mr Gav]

Don't suppose that a full size spare will fit in the boot

No. Well, not in the well anyway. She's home anyway, so she'll have to take 'snotty' tomorrow, that'll teach her. 

If memory serves the old Rover 2000/2200/3500 used to carry the spare on the boot lid.

Probably get nicked these days.

That used to happen to Peugeot 205`s with the spare being underneath 

[STEMO]

Don't suppose that a full size spare will fit in the boot

No. Well, not in the well anyway. She's home anyway, so she'll have to take 'snotty' tomorrow, that'll teach her. 

If memory serves the old Rover 2000/2200/3500 used to carry the spare on the boot lid.

Probably get nicked these days.

That used to happen to Peugeot 205`s with the spare being underneath 

And zafiras, believe it or not.

[Andy B]

Don't suppose that a full size spare will fit in the boot

No. Well, not in the well anyway. She's home anyway, so she'll have to take 'snotty' tomorrow, that'll teach her. 

If memory serves the old Rover 2000/2200/3500 used to carry the spare on the boot lid.

Probably get nicked these days.

That was the P6 ..... by default it lived IN the boot,  but having ON the boot was a go faster option 

[Andy B]

I don't know why people get so upset over space savers & cans of good, & no idea why you'd ditch the Omega's spare, I never tried my 235mm road wheel in the spare wheel well ..... never had need to in 10 yrs of Omega ownership .... but I can't  see there'd  be much room for it.
My Merc's spare is like  this ...... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fj5mTCUWJO8

Mrs Stemo's car would have been upset what ever sized spare was fitted onto the car if the car had a direct TPMS fitted and the pressure/temp sensor was now in the boot

[Mr Gav]

I don't know why people get so upset over space savers & cans of good, & no idea why you'd ditch the Omega's spare, I never tried my 235mm road wheel in the spare wheel well ..... never had need to in 10 yrs of Omega ownership .... but I can't  see there'd  be much room for it.
My Merc's spare is like  this ...... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fj5mTCUWJO8

Mrs Stemo's car would have been upset what ever sized spare was fitted onto the car if the car had a direct TPMS fitted and the pressure/temp sensor was now in the boot

Those were my thoughts too, sensors were only doing their job 

I`m not too worried about not having a spare, as someone who listens to music while I drive the Bose gear in the spare wheel well get used an awful lot more than a spare