Spare Wheel

[10tenmen]

Additionally, under the van it'll pick up all the crud and road salt which will eventually degrade the rim, alloy or steel.
Case in point, our eldest has this monster Jeep thing, whilst cleaning the chassis he took the spare alloy wheel off, and it was just about fubbared with the alloy turning to a white corrosion.
We have a complete spare 15" metal, same tyre as the rest. It lives in the garage area in a purpose made handbag, it can be a pain sometimes, but like insurance it's there if needed , do you feel lucky?
Mike.

Yes I use a purpose made cover cost £7.00

 

[EuroTrotters]

I think there was an amendment along the lines of 'or an alternative system'. Inflator and gunk counts. Pretty much no cars carry a spare now.

Last three hire cars I have used had the spare or the gunk removed

 

[VXman]

Additionally, under the van it'll pick up all the crud and road salt which will eventually degrade the rim, alloy or steel.
Case in point, our eldest has this monster Jeep thing, whilst cleaning the chassis he took the spare alloy wheel off, and it was just about fubbared with the alloy turning to a white corrosion.
We have a complete spare 15" metal, same tyre as the rest. It lives in the garage area in a purpose made handbag, it can be a pain sometimes, but like insurance it's there if needed , do you feel lucky?
Mike.

I guess it will over time but I was surprised how shiny and clean mine was after a year and 10,000 miles. To be honest it's not going to get any dirtier than the other 4 and it's not difficult to get a hose, pressure washer or even crawl under with a bucket and sponge.

 

[Bailey58]

All these answers and nobody has come up with the obvious solution, strap it to the passenger seat and leave the wife at home.

 

[Coolcats]

Yes you can have the gunk instead but it's pretty useless if you have a blow out. I would never use a Motorhome without a spare well worth making room for one.

Most of the younger generation do not know how to open a bonnet of a vehicle and if they do marvel at what lays beneath. Many have no idea how to use a screw driver, hammer or drill. Do you really expect the younger generation to be able to safely and note the word safely Jack up. 3500+ van and change a wheel….probably not. Your dealing with the Just eat don’t cook deliveroo generation.

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[BouncyBoatFolk]

All these answers and nobody has come up with the obvious solution, strap it to the passenger seat and leave the wife at home.

Now that's a lonely furrow
Mike.

 

[Landy Andy]

Most of the younger generation do not know how to open a bonnet of a vehicle and if they do marvel at what lays beneath. Many have no idea how to use a screw driver, hammer or drill. Do you really expect the younger generation to be able to safely and note the word safely Jack up. 3500+ van and change a wheel….probably not. Your dealing with the Just eat don’t cook deliveroo generation.

And most of the people who know how, can’t because they are too old, and incapable.

 

[Nanniemate]

Most of the younger generation do not know how to open a bonnet of a vehicle and if they do marvel at what lays beneath. Many have no idea how to use a screw driver, hammer or drill. Do you really expect the younger generation to be able to safely and note the word safely Jack up. 3500+ van and change a wheel….probably not. Your dealing with the Just eat don’t cook deliveroo generation.

And most of the people who know how, can’t because they are too old, and incapable.

I'm lucky to fall between the 2 , my first driving lesson was change a wheel, a fan belt and know the basics until I could prove I could do that I was not using the car, a lovely big (to todays standards for a learner) ford Cortina similar to the one on the advert showing for a car sales company at the moment but with 4 doors and grey.

When i was younger I would take anything apart try to fix it put it back together again but now many things are either sealed or too techy to fix.

Mt first flatpack was put together with a shoe as a hammer and a knife for a screwdriver, 30 years later the wardrobe was still in use and sturdy

The next generation have been encouraged to learn how to cope with minor issues her partner is absolutely useless

 

[Guigsy]

I'm lucky to fall between the 2 , my first driving lesson was change a wheel, a fan belt and know the basics until I could prove I could do that I was not using the car, a lovely big (to todays standards for a learner) ford Cortina similar to the one on the advert showing for a car sales company at the moment but with 4 doors and grey.

When i was younger I would take anything apart try to fix it put it back together again but now many things are either sealed or too techy to fix.

Mt first flatpack was put together with a shoe as a hammer and a knife for a screwdriver, 30 years later the wardrobe was still in use and sturdy

The next generation have been encouraged to learn how to cope with minor issues her partner is absolutely useless

To be fair, everything was so unreliable it would need fixing all the time. A BL car would be scrap after three years. A modern car can go three years without any maintenance. Modern stuff might be complex and need specialist knowledge to fix, but it's definitely less hassle.

 

[Lenny HB]

My mum didn't appreciate when she came home from work her 15 year old had a motorbike gearbox stripped down on the kitchen table.
Used to take my Morris Minor engine out in the road and rebuild it in the back garden, nomal life in those days.

Your dealing with the Just eat don’t cook deliveroo generation.

Daughter in Bangkok, if its the maids day off they get a takeaway, to be fair she is quite a good cook when she can be bothered.

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[Lenny HB]

To be fair, everything was so unreliable it would need fixing all the time. A BL car would be scrap after three years. A modern car can go three years without any maintenance. Modern stuff might be complex and need specialist knowledge to fix, but it's definitely less hassle.

Not had a clutch changed on a vehicle for over 25 years in the 60's a Morris Minor clutch didn't use to last much more than 10 -15000 miles if the car was getting on a bit..

 

[Guigsy]

Not had a clutch changed on a vehicle for over 25 years in the 60's a Morris Minor clutch didn't use to last much more than 10 -15000 miles if the car was getting on a bit..

My dad has a small wooden box in his garage for the bore decoking kit from his original Fiat 500 he drove in his 20s. Had to regularly take the head off to unclog it. As a kid I can remember braking down pretty frequently in his new Allegro.

 

[Nanniemate]

My dad has a small wooden box in his garage for the bore decoking kit from his original Fiat 500 he drove in his 20s. Had to regularly take the head off to unclog it. As a kid I can remember braking down pretty frequently in his new Allegro.

No not the Allegro my axel collapsed on one of the busiest roundabouts in Cardiff it was 3 years old when I bought it and it cost £325 my dad put it on his HP for me and I paid it back £5.00 a week well , as long mother had the £20 at the end of the month father was happy
drove it until it fell apart, then bought a Polo the little hurse type and it was absolute rubbish on the forth call to the RAC in a week at silly o'clock at night the call handler as soon as he had the registration asked where are you this time they are on their way.
Went in part exchange for a new one when the cost of repairs were getting silly

 

[carolyn]

We had a blowout on the motorway in France on the way home in our first van. Fortunately had a spare wheel. One of those ones you’re only supposed to go a max of 50mph on. It got us home,seemed a very long way up through half of France over a long BH weekend so nothing open. Had to get to the ferry as we were still working.

Don’t think many of you would be very impressed to have your doctors appt cancelled due to a flat tire in France! We’d not have a van without a proper spare, or a car for that matter that we were taking abroad.

 

[Coolcats]

Not had a clutch changed on a vehicle for over 25 years in the 60's a Morris Minor clutch didn't use to last much more than 10 -15000 miles if the car was getting on a bit..

And how many can drive a car where the clutch can’t disengage by matching the revs and synchros in the gear box

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[InvictaMoto]

My Elddis has one under the back somewhere almost inaccessible. I had a look to check if it has any tread on it but it's a bugger to get at. When I bought the van the dealer said not to attempt it but to call breakdown as it was a "bastard" to get at and jack up the van!

 

[Lenny HB]

And how many can drive a car where the clutch can’t disengage by matching the revs and synchros in the gear box

Synchros! you do like the modern stuff.

 

[InvictaMoto]

All these answers and nobody has come up with the obvious solution, strap it to the passenger seat and leave the wife at home.

Now that's an idea! But need her to reach out of the passenger side to bip my credit card on tolls and the card at Camping-Car park aires...

It's amazing how angry the French drivers behind get then you have to get out (at peages) of the drivers side of the car and walk round to bip the card and run back to drive off before the barrier comes down again!

 

[Abgs]

We’d not have a van without a proper spare, or a car for that matter that we were taking abroad.

Agreed ! We had a blowout in the car near Barcelona, I changed the wheel to the spare (space-saver 50mph max) and drove back the the UK on it. Tried to get a replacement tyre in all the main towns on the way up through France but they were a special order, 2 - 3 days minimum to get into stock tyre.

 

[mackeellan]

In the seventies my mates were in France in one of the anti tank platoons landrovers, when the clutch gave up. Crashed the box for hundreds of miles back to camp in Germany. I was in stitches when they told me they stalled it at traffic lights and it had to be push started! Sometimes they couldn't all get back on and had to run and jump on. Failing that the landrover had to somehow come up behind and they had to jump on. Legs were completely dead!

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[Coolcats]

Synchros! you do like the modern stuff.

I do indeed just like JCB if it works why change it

 

[Augusta08]

I wouldn't drive mine without a "Prince Harry". I've had 2 tyres fail in 23 years neither of which would be fixable with a can of gue and an inflator.

 

[HugoBNB]

Be careful in Europe, they won’t let you mix tyres on the same axle, they have to be identical so carrying a spare tyre of a different type won’t help you

How does that work with space-saver spares? They do not match the main tread or rim size normally. Granted, more on cars than vans, but it is the same principle.

 

[Lenny HB]

How does that work with space-saver spares? They do not match the main tread or rim size normally. Granted, more on cars than vans, but it is the same principle.

They have a very soft sticky compound to give a similar grip to the standard tyre. They have a speed limit of 50 mph and a distance of 50 miles, do more than that and you will soon be down to the canvas. Not much use if you are over 100 miles from home outside working hours.
Also none are available for vans excluding car based vans.

 

[DDJC]

And most of the people who know how, can’t because they are too old, and incapable.

Oh god, I agree.
I used to work on a four point principle to solving stuff.

1 Have I done it before? (experience)
2 If no, do I know how to do it? (knowledge)
3 If no, can I work out how to do it? (nous)
4 If no, pay some who has 1 & 2 above (cash)

Have to add a new line in now.

1 Have I done it before? (experience)
2 If no, do I know how to do it? (knowledge)
3 If no, can I work out how to do it? (nous)
4. If yes to 1, 2 or 3, is my decrepit bod up to it? (feebleness)
5 If no, pay some who has 1 & 2 above (cash)

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[Landy Andy]

Be careful in Europe, they won’t let you mix tyres on the same axle, they have to be identical so carrying a spare tyre of a different type won’t help you

I have read this info on forums, but my father at Christmas ruined a tyre and multiple places in France and Germany were happy to sell, and fit single different tyre to his car.

 

[scotzsue]

All these answers and nobody has come up with the obvious solution, strap it to the passenger seat and leave the wife at home.

So sexist, would be John staying at home in our case
fortunately the spare fits in the garage ok.