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22/7/2012 at 12:12pm
Location: Kennington OXFORD
Outfit: 2005 Eccles Sterling Topaz 2 berth
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Quote: Originally posted by Big Al on 22/7/2012
pete why would you put the temp spare on the front ? surely the safest option is to have it on the back even when towing
Well, I am of the opinion that if the temp wheel went on the rear, it would be able to affect the stability of the outfit more than if it were on the front. I always considered that the stability of a car/caravan depended upon the firmness with which the rear is planted on the road surface, and certainly our Saab is excellent in this respect, compared with the other cars I have towed with. So the thought of having one of those rear wheels considerably skinnier than the other is of concern. Obviously if it were to be on the front, one would have to drive much more carefully - lesser of evils in my opinion. The only alternative, other than to purchase yet another full-size for a spare (for which, happily, there is ample room), would be to carry one of my full size winter wheels, but then I would fall foul of the C & U regs due to slight size differences. Bummer, eh?
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22/7/2012 at 10:14pm
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Quote: Originally posted by katycymru on 22/7/2012
Front brake discs bigger on the front on quite a few cars (my Espace for example). Heard that skinny spare has to go on the back on a few cars.
Blimey = that smacks of 'not fit for purpose' to me. IF I was in the enviable position of having a lot of pennies to spend, and the car of my choice had a handbook which excluded towing with a temp spare, I would be ensuring that the car would have a spare wheel well capable of accommodating a full-sized spare, also if the salesman wanted the deal included would be said full-sized spare, or I would walk away. Surprising what the buyer can obtain - when we bought our Saab, the deal hinged on the dealer warranty, which was 'free' for up to 15k miles for the year, but we would have to stump up £500, yes £500, to increase it to the next stage, ie 30k miles PA. As my mileage at the time was 22k PA, I merely said that we would not be able to complete. The sales exec disappeared to speak to his manager, and came back with the warranty free. Now if a sales exec can do that, I take it they could cover the cost of a full-sized spare! My research before we bought the Saab showed that towing is acceptable with the temp spare on, that it does not specify whether it has to be used front or rear, also that the well can accommodate a full size wheel by merely lifting the position of the wheel cover and sacrificing the small storage area above.
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