Who carrys a spare tyre?
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Who carrys a spare tyre?
My T25 doesnt have a spare tyre, so I carry a couple of aerosol inflater's.
Do most of you carry spare wheels?
Do most of you carry spare wheels?
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Yeah, but I keep meaning to join a gym.
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Re: Who carrys a spare tyre?
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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Re: Who carrys a spare tyre?
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..
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Re: Who carrys a spare tyre?
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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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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I was going to go and look, but Im busy building n ark at the moment! Right now, Wales is a wet place!

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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Feeble excuse....get down in that rain and lookShem wrote:oooooooo![]()
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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Re: Who carrys a spare tyre?
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.
jeez....

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Re: Who carrys a spare tyre?
have you found the filler for the windscreen washer? That's gotta be the trickiest...
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Re: Who carrys a spare tyre?
Not the washer bottle...... the Brake fluid reservoir.....
has got to be the hardest to find.

Re: Who carrys a spare tyre?
make sure your spare bulb kit includes the bulb for the quarter light!
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Re: Who carrys a spare tyre?
That's funny. Was there one there?
Do you know where the dip-stick is?
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Do you know where the dip-stick is?

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