Who carrys a spare tyre?

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Who carrys a spare tyre?

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My T25 doesnt have a spare tyre, so I carry a couple of aerosol inflater's.
Do most of you carry spare wheels?

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Yeah, but I keep meaning to join a gym.

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I think it would a school boy error not to carry a spare - you have checked under front of the van for yours have you :?:
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Errr...Yes :? there's a place for one so why wouldn't you carry one .You try and fix a tyre with sidewall damage with a can of foam.. :lol:

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NO I havnt checked under the front, haha, I know a sidewall tear would mean a call to the rac or a trip to a garage, but its one of those things I keep meaning to do and dont get round too! Right, shall get and look under the front!

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:lol:

NO I havnt checked under the front
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Shem wrote:NO I havnt checked under the front, haha, I know a sidewall tear would mean a call to the rac or a trip to a garage, but its one of those things I keep meaning to do and dont get round too! Right, shall get and look under the front!

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Shem wrote:I know a sidewall tear would mean a call to the rac

IIRC, most (if not all) of the breakdown services say that you must carry a servicable spare, unless the manufacturer didn't provide one. If you don't, then they reserve the right to point and laugh if you ring 'em with a flat.
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oooooooo :rofl

I was going to go and look, but Im busy building n ark at the moment! Right now, Wales is a wet place!

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Shem wrote:oooooooo :rofl

I was going to go and look, but Im busy building n ark at the moment! Right now, Wales is a wet place!
Feeble excuse....get down in that rain and look :wink: :lol:

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Shem wrote:NO I havnt checked under the front, haha, I know a sidewall tear would mean a call to the rac or a trip to a garage, but its one of those things I keep meaning to do and dont get round too! Right, shall get and look under the front!

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you know what?..I bet they moved the engine to fit that spare there.
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have you found the filler for the windscreen washer? That's gotta be the trickiest...
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Not the washer bottle...... the Brake fluid reservoir..... :?: has got to be the hardest to find.
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make sure your spare bulb kit includes the bulb for the quarter light!

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That's funny. Was there one there?
Do you know where the dip-stick is? :lol:

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