New Land Rover Discovery space saver wheel
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I appreciate your obvious concerns, but IMHO the general feeling towards a lack of 'proper spare' is unfounded. In 38 yrs of driving I think I can count the number of occasions on one hand when I've had need of a spare ..... and certainly one of those times was my fault when I set off on the motorway knowing there was a screw/nail in a tyre, but thought I'd get away with it ...... I didn't
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I appreciate your obvious concerns, but IMHO the general feeling towards a lack of 'proper spare' is unfounded.
I do not consider it unfounded with regards to my X-Trail. If within a reasonable distance form home and not on an extended journey then as long as it is good for 50 miles no problem.
Our 17 year old Yaris has a space saver but as it is never used for journeys of more than 50 miles round trip I am content with a space saver. Also I am able to avoid busy motorways where in my view a 50mph car in the slow lane can be a liability.
Personally, and particularly with a caravan on the back. I do not want the hassle of finding a mobile fitter who can supply my required tyre and attend. 50% of my mileage with the X-Trail is with a caravan on the back. I have had one puncture on the car in about 24k miles ago. I will leave you to guess whether solo or towing - a clue being sod's law.
No problem as I have a full sized alloy spare. I did not continue on the journey as I was less than a mile from home and I rescheduled the appointment rather than drive 80 mile without a spare - I did mention the law of sod.
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In regard to the OP then I would assume that as a new vehicle you would receive roadside assistance so why worry about it?
The key, for me, is the age and breakdown potential so with a new car it may breakdown or suffer a puncture but it won't be me struggling to change a wheel or obtain a replacement tyre.
In all our vanning we have had one puncture-touch wood- and that was a blowout in France where the problem, after changing the wheel, was to get a suitable replacement tyre. One had to flown out from the UK so I am confident that a puncture here should not be too great an issue to deal with.
There may be many things not to my taste but I try not to worry about things that I cannot change-no pun on spare wheels intended-and as my latest car comes with the goo and compressor provision that will do.
As MM suggests where does this stop? Whilst I have to travel over 70 miles to get to a motorway I cannot see myself avoiding them due to my spare wheel provision.
A couple of months ago on a dark rainy night I felt I had driven over something a couple of miles from home so stopped to check and could hear hissing but, being on a single track road with no lighting, decided to press on home.
The next day revealed two near side punctures and the AA did a temp repair on one and the space saver was used on the other. I called my tyre supplier and the required was in by that afternoon and I live in a remote rural area so feel reasonably confident that a reputable breakdown service will be able to deal with a similar circumstance.
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In regard to the OP then I would assume that as a new vehicle you would receive roadside assistance so why worry about it?
With the OP's dream of a D5 with its 20" rims that might be comforting in the populated areas of the UK but in a remote rural area of many countries finding a dealer with a suitable new tyre could be quite a challenge; don't I know how difficult and delayed getting a rather special tyre can be, even just in France!
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In regard to the OP then I would assume that as a new vehicle you would receive roadside assistance so why worry about it?
I would not worry about it either as I have breakdown cover as most caravanners do. However I have neither the desire to continue a lengthy motorway journey at 50 mph, to detour off motorways nor to wait for a suitable replacement tyre. If I was the OP then personally I would attempt, if possible, to be able to accommodate a proper tyre.
I called my tyre supplier and the required was in by that afternoon
I usually have to wait a couple of hours for the correct tyre. Sounds very inconvenient having that situation on holiday with 100+ miles to travel. I have noticed on a few tow cars that the owners have raised the false floor in their boot which is presumably to accommodate a full sized tyre.
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Kia are now fitting "skinny" spares,when i mentioned to the salesman, i would not now be changing our car,he advised it has been taken up with Kia and a full size can be fitted in the same place,at no cost and will be the same for several new models in the future,,it is all part of "saving weight"
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Goodwin1414, if the Land Rover dealership cannot help have you thought about contacting Land Rover Customer Relations Centre. I have found them generally very quick to respond, also you will have their response in writing.
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Which is what I did with Volvo but some people will not settle for a Spacesaver so it depends whether the OP is happy with using it if LR say it is OK. I have said what my position is but others would rather not buy the car if it only comes with a Spacesaver so each to their own.
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A space saver wheel is a space saver wheel whatever it is fitted to. I had one on my Discovery 3 and it hid behind the rabbit hutch until the day I traded in for a new(er) Discovery which was specified with a real spare.
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Yes! Dont need to bother about the spage - or the weight. But like changing the logo the marketing people think it will attract new customers so it is done!
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Hi Easy, I have no desire to do any of those things either but nor am as prepared to carry a full size 20inch wheel on the chance that I will have a puncture,and as I was saying you could have two punctures as I did so still be faced with a problem.
The point about the tyre supplier was that I live Ian a remote-ish area so would expect my supply time to be greater than most.
I would prefer it if I did have a full size spare but, as I don't and there is nowhere to store one, even if I was prepared pay the cost to get one, I am happy to go with what the makers have provided.
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I quoted your response because what you were saying was a statement I was agreeing with, in that contacting the manufacturer as I did was the way to go with regard to the suitability of towing with the Spacesaver and having this in writing from the horses mouth so to speak.
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