04-16-2016, 01:46 PM | #1 |
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Spare tire (when you have non run flat tires)
I have (with pleasure) non runflat tires 19" Dunlop Sport Maxx.
Very comfortable and quiet (65DB). I have order my car with the spare tire (with car jack), these have been placed under the floor. Unfortunately, it takes 60% of the space under your floor, but saves you a lot of trouble when you're with a flat tire. The spare tire is from "Maxxis" 135/90R17 and is fixed to the bottom. In the wheel a Styrofoam block that I have incorporated some tools , including my bottle of oil is inside. covered with a plate. Also the car jack was in a large styrofoam block , but I did get out, space savings, and clamp down the car jack behind the spare wheel. I still quite a few loose belongings next to and above the spare wheel. |
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04-18-2016, 03:56 AM | #5 |
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I didn't opt for a spare tyre as I needed the space for tools/spares. The increase in usable boot space over the old X1 is one of the main reasons I avoided having to move up to the X3.
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04-18-2016, 09:45 AM | #6 |
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Is it standard that you can remove the floor over the under-floor storage easy? Or is it something that comes with the option spare tire, can not remember it was so on the demo cars I test driven.
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08-10-2016, 03:33 PM | #7 |
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I've been doing a bit of organising under the boot floor, as I also opted for the non-runflat tyres so I've got a space-saver and jack in case of a flat...
The jack and wrench handle are packed in a unnecessarily large polystyrene block, so I've replaced this with a couple of boot bags from Amazon. There's room in there for the jack, handle, jump leads, compressor, a few tools, spare oil bottle and quite a bit more. I also bought a wheel bag in case the worst should happen and I have to carry a full size (flat) wheel in the boot, as this certainly wouldn't fit under the floor. It remains to be seen (but hopefully not!) how the dog would feel about sharing his space with a big red bag |
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08-10-2016, 03:59 PM | #8 |
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The 18" run flats (Pirelli Cinturato) are not bad (to me). I'm digging the extra space below the cargo floor also. You guys need to get the all-weather cargo mat!
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08-11-2016, 02:18 AM | #11 |
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Hey Clive L ... I could be looking in my own wheel well ..I've got exactly the same 2 Sakura (?) soft bags as you (one large one smaller) and spare wheel arrangement - bit of a coincidence !
What I haven't got is the red wheel bag.. which looks useful, did that come from amazon also ? |
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As I said above, the main reason for getting it was if I ever have to put a punctured full-size wheel in the boot, at least it might keep some of the mess away from the interior |
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08-11-2016, 12:34 PM | #14 |
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You mean this one??
I ordered it a couple of weeks before collecting the car, and it came from Germany very quickly into my local dealer's Parts department. It's a great fit, as you'd expect from an original part. The seats are all the way back so snug against the back of the mat. The dog bed lives on top of this mat so normally you can't see it anyway. But it's nice to know that it's protecting the floor from too much mess. The part number is 51472407173 for anyone interested, and it's for the adjustable rear seats. |
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08-12-2016, 11:10 AM | #17 |
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Hi,
Are the Sakura boot bags longer enough for the jack ? Thanks |
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08-14-2016, 12:16 AM | #20 |
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Keep in mind that a spare tyre is useful even if you have runflat tyres. There will be those times that when you get a flat with a runflat that it may pay to be able to stop and change over to the spare. As long as you have not driven on your runflat in a dead flat condition for any distance (generally more than 5-10km), you can repair the runflat subject to the same rules that apply to a puncture in a conventional tyre. Could save you the cost of replacing a runflat when you have a puncture.
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08-14-2016, 12:52 AM | #21 |
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if you have to carry the spare, then there is really no point of RF tires.
The chance to get a puncture in RF is much higher than regular tire, they are heavier, far less comfortable and with that approach "let's swap the wheel, because we can repair the tire" it is always a russian roullete - you can destroy the tire beyond repair after mere 100 meters. So at that point I would rather drive to the nearest garage and at least "enjoy" the only benefit of RF tire, and then - instead of buying 2 new RF tires, get rid of all of them and buy 4 good regular tires - it won't be much more expensive than the 2 RFs. |
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That said, I have invested in a spare wheel kit simply because in Australia and with the driving I do, there's a higher risk I may be somewhere remote when I have a puncture. Or have to rely on driving maybe 100 km or more on the punctured RFT.
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