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Quote: Originally posted by retiredjohn on 13/11/2020
lots to choose from you might want to consider if you new car has or has room for a full size spare ,just a thought
Good point John. As illustrated by our experience in the summer.
We had been lucky enough to be able to take our planned holiday in Cornwall, and had spent the evening with some friends (obviously paying due regard to social distancing) watching the sun set on the beach in Falmouth. On the way back to our caravan, in fading light and with no real idea of where the sat nav was taking us, I hit a traffic calming kerb and burst the front tyre. A local resident came out and said "That happens ALL the time. The council insist that the warning signs are good enough but they really aren't".
Changing the wheel, in what was by now dark, when the alloy wheel had somehow fused itself to the steel hub and was refusing to budge, wasn't much fun. But at least, with a full-size spare in the car, it was possible.
The following morning, I discovered that I had managed to damage the side wall of the left rear tyre as well, which had started to bulge. The nearest depot that had a tyre in stock that would fit was in Penzance, which was about an hour's drive away. Having to nurse a damaged tyre over that distance was nerve-wracking. But in comparison to have had to make the journey on a recovery truck? I'll take it every time, thank you.
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