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Space saver spare wheel
« on: 07 September 2011, 21:47:25 »
Had to put the spare on tonight and it is smaller, ie 205 and only 15 inches as opposed to 225 and 16 inches....I know that size does not matter but thought I had better check :D
Now I guess this is fine as it is the spare that came with the car, never been used, any speed / handling issues??

It will only be a couple of days, till I get my puncture sorted, and I do not fly about.... ::) ::)
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Re: Space saver spare wheel
« Reply #1 on: 07 September 2011, 21:48:29 »
Speed is no faster than 50mph :y
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Re: Space saver spare wheel
« Reply #2 on: 07 September 2011, 21:48:56 »
Is yours a prefacelift then :o
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Re: Space saver spare wheel
« Reply #3 on: 07 September 2011, 21:58:34 »
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Is yours a prefacelift then :o

No, facelift....
Our pre facelift estate has a full size spare... ::) ::)
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Re: Space saver spare wheel
« Reply #4 on: 07 September 2011, 22:00:59 »
I thought all facelifts came with 15" 195s, which invariably have the 80kph sticker on?

Prefacelifts tend to come with 205s, no speed sticker. Although its wise, due to narrower tyre, to keep to the 80kph limit.  Also, from memory, the spares are T rated?
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Re: Space saver spare wheel
« Reply #5 on: 07 September 2011, 22:01:35 »
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Had to put the spare on tonight and it is smaller, ie 205 and only 15 inches as opposed to 225 and 16 inches....I know that size does not matter but thought I had better check :D
Now I guess this is fine as it is the spare that came with the car, never been used, any speed / handling issues??

It will only be a couple of days, till I get my puncture sorted, and I do not fly about.... ::) ::)

C'mon Mike! Keep up, they all have a smaller spare in the boot, just try getting your 'full size' tyre in the spare wheel well.  ;)

(applicable to saloons)
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Re: Space saver spare wheel
« Reply #6 on: 07 September 2011, 22:07:20 »
On the odd occasion i've had to use the "space saver 15" jobbie", never found any handling issues under normal driving conditions and have to admit didn't stick to 50mph recommendation (seem to remember cruising at around 80mph) without any obvious adverse effects.
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Re: Space saver spare wheel
« Reply #7 on: 07 September 2011, 22:13:20 »
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Had to put the spare on tonight and it is smaller, ie 205 and only 15 inches as opposed to 225 and 16 inches....I know that size does not matter but thought I had better check :D
Now I guess this is fine as it is the spare that came with the car, never been used, any speed / handling issues??

It will only be a couple of days, till I get my puncture sorted, and I do not fly about.... ::) ::)

C'mon Mike! Keep up, they all have a smaller spare in the boot, just try getting your 'full size' tyre in the spare wheel well.  ;)

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Keep up you say, I made Master Vamps empty the boot to get at the spare, before I remembered it is at the side, to used to estates :D :D :D

I may be wrong on the size, it does have yellow and red stickers on, which I have not read.... ::) ::)

I was so relieved to get it changed, we had a problem with on of the wheel nuts.... >:(
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Re: Space saver spare wheel
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Had to put the spare on tonight and it is smaller, ie 205 and only 15 inches as opposed to 225 and 16 inches....I know that size does not matter but thought I had better check :D
Now I guess this is fine as it is the spare that came with the car, never been used, any speed / handling issues??

It will only be a couple of days, till I get my puncture sorted, and I do not fly about.... ::) ::)

C'mon Mike! Keep up, they all have a smaller spare in the boot, just try getting your 'full size' tyre in the spare wheel well.  ;)

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Keep up you say, I made Master Vamps empty the boot to get at the spare, before I remembered it is at the side, to used to estates :D :D :D

I may be wrong on the size, it does have yellow and red stickers on, which I have not read.... ::) ::)

I was so relieved to get it changed, we had a problem with on of the wheel nuts.... >:(

Not sure now if the Senator's spare was the same size as the road wheels ...... too long ago since I owned one, just remember it was a steel & not an alloy.
I think I've read somewhere that the Omega's floor pan was based on that of the previous Carlton's hence the narrow stowage space - but that might be bull$hit  :-/ :-/ :-/
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Re: Space saver spare wheel
« Reply #9 on: 07 September 2011, 22:23:04 »
Our mig proudly sports 195s on all its steel 15"  roadwheels and spare.   :y ;D
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« Reply #10 on: 07 September 2011, 22:32:03 »
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Our mig proudly sports 195s on all its steel 15"  roadwheels and spare.   :y ;D

I hope they're not all out of the boots of scrapped/broken cars.  :-/ Pretty sure my spare was new when the car was way back in 1999  :-?
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« Reply #11 on: 07 September 2011, 22:34:07 »
AFAIK factory fit wheels.  We are talking the lowest spec of Omega that exists here. 

My profile lies slightly, it's actually MY 1995 if that make a difference.

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Re: Space saver spare wheel
« Reply #12 on: 07 September 2011, 22:34:40 »
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Our mig proudly sports 195s on all its steel 15"  roadwheels and spare.   :y ;D

I hope they're not all out of the boots of scrapped/broken cars.  :-/ Pretty sure my spare was new when the car was way back in 1999  :-?

I think mine is,unused as well,rubber is probably like flint by now :D
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« Reply #13 on: 07 September 2011, 22:39:49 »
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I think mine is,unused as well,rubber is probably like flint by now :D

I just go off the fact it's been sheltered from the sun the vast majority of its life ........... it still  looks OK  :y
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Re: Space saver spare wheel
« Reply #14 on: 07 September 2011, 22:47:15 »
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AFAIK factory fit wheels.  We are talking the lowest spec of Omega that exists here.

My profile lies slightly, it's actually MY 1995 if that make a difference.


Don't knock it, out first, most reliable and longest lasting Omega was a 1995 2.0L Select Estate, lovely car, though I knew no better in 2000 when I bought it... :y
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