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Stevieb

15/5/2009 at 11:05pm
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I hope we have some caravan manufacturers and distributers looking, so...how come every car that you can buy comes with a full wheel change kit, wheel brace, jack and sometimes even a chock. I think this may be a legal requirement in the UK so why don't caravans have the same kit as standard?

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Slimjm

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Our caravan bought new 12 months ago came with spare wheel & jack, our friends have just bought a new 09 plate ford fiesta titanium & it came without a spare wheels (optional extra). Our company has a 58 plate BMW 320d pool car & again supplied without a spare.

A spare wheel is an advisory & not a legal requirement.

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Stevieb

16/5/2009 at 10:02am
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Blimey! Ive bought hundreds of cars and they all came with a jack, wheel brace and spare tyre, Ive also bought 5 caravans and none of them came with any of that.

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simon23

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are you sure the bmw has not got one next time look in the boot lift up the plastic piece and it is under there or does it have run on flat tyres if so it doent need a spare hence run on flat tyres and there is no legal obligation to have a spare but i would not like to think i was stuck at the side of the road with out one even kwik rip closes at 6pm

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vauxhalls come with a tube of gunk instead of a spare tyre , we had a puncture , used the gunk as per the instructions and ended up putting about 20psi over the true pressure and hot footing it to quick fit . guess what after using it you cant have a punture mended , you have to have a new tyre. £55 tyre and £25 to replace the gunk cartridge rip off or what......now driving a KIa carens with a spare ....atb Bill

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My Renault Megane CC has no spare, just 2 cans of gunk! Has jack,wheelbrace etc!
Towcar ( Sorento) has full size alloy as spare.

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Hmmm, well I guess Im a bit out of date, I would feel cheated if I bought a brand new car without a spare and a changing kit, in fact I would insist that the dealer provides one or I'd walk away from the deal.

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Viggo

18/5/2009 at 11:04am
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The latest model of Nissan X-Trail - one of the most popular tow cars - comes with a "spacesaver" spare which is not to be used while towing! Useless.

Cans of "gunk" won't repair a blow out.

No wonder specialist mobile tyre replacement rescue services are springing up.

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james.semark

21/5/2009 at 10:28pm
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If a BMW has not got a spare in the boot it means it has run flat tyres. You can drive upto 50mph and upto 50 miles with the tyre fully flat - enough to get you off the motorway to get it fixed!

I've got a BMW and had a flat and they do really work - the only way you know you have a flat is a light on the dash!

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The new Citroen Berlingo comes with a full size spare.

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22/5/2009 at 10:12am
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Quote: Originally posted by Stevieb on 15/5/2009
<DIV>I hope we have some caravan manufacturers and distributers looking, so...how come every car that you can buy comes with a full wheel change kit, wheel brace, jack and sometimes even a chock. I think this may be a legal requirement in the UK so why don't caravans have the same kit as standard?

I guess it's because a car is a motor vehicle and a caravan a trailer!
Different legislation.

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caradad

22/5/2009 at 10:45am
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It seems to be the way of everything these days....cut corners, cut costs, reduce prices beyond the point that is sensible to give you everything that you need, then it is up to you if you want to pay the "extra" or not.

On the other hand, some people already have the kit they need, and don't want to pay for more, some people might not be physically capable of changing a wheel or may choose not to, and simply pay someone to come and fix it for them.

I can see both sides of this one, but I think that it is unfair for a manufacturer to exclude this kit simply to boost profit, then again would we want a price increase to keep it in if we don't want it??

Tricky one!!

timtheenchanter

22/5/2009 at 11:01am
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alot of vehicles come with a spacesaver, some are usable, my multipla had a full diameter wheel, just thinner so was "OK", some have a different width and diameter, so pretty useless for towing.

some of the focuses could have a full size as an option, but sacrificed boot space.

alot of the 7 seaters only have a can `o` gunk, as the 3rd row of seats use the space for foot wells.

one of the selling points when i bought my 406 was the full size spare.

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I think attitudes are different these days, while older folk might see changing a wheel beside the road as a routine job, clearly nowadays wheelchanging is not looked at as diy by many & coupled with the fact that modern tyres do not puncture as easily as tyres did 20 odd yrs ago. Manufacturers don't see the need to fit one.

THe AA/RAC must have changed their rules as well, yrs ago their small print stated that if you were'nt carrying a serviceable spare they would charge you for a wheel change.

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Quote: Originally posted by Kabbes on 22/5/2009

THe AA/RAC must have changed their rules as well, yrs ago their small print stated that if you were'nt carrying a serviceable spare they would charge you for a wheel change.

I remember that, (showing age now), I wonder if thats still the case with any of the rescue companies? Anyone know?

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