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Quote: Originally posted by jonbob71 on 17/6/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by Surfer01 on 17/6/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by jonbob71 on 17/6/2009

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Im pretty sure I read somewhere that you coud tow with a spacesaver if stuck between a rock and a hard place. However the tyres should be swapperd round so that the space saver is on the front. It might have been on one of those Q&A things in the CC mag or practical caravan

Jon

 

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I certainly would not have it on the front if the front are the drive wheels.

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So you would put it on the back which takes all the weight then?

 

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You certainly can't put the spacesaver on the rear wheel with all the weight, but if your car is front wheel drive you shouldn't use it on there either.

Maybe on the front of a rear wheel drive car, but really they are neither use nor ornament.

Jim

This topic has confirmed one thing for me.  That I was right to change my 7-seater with the "squirty stuff" for the same model, but 5-seater with a full sized and properly stowed spare wheel.  I used to carry a full sized spare in the boot of the 7-seater, but it was always in the way; didn't look much on the car, but used up a heck of a lot of space in the boot.

By the way, for those who continue using the squirty stuff, the tin of gunge for my vehicle had a shelf life of 4 years, and would have cost around £40 to renew.  About the same price of a standard steel wheel, actually.

Bertie.