If they do not offer the option of a spare wheel buyers should walk away. I have a friend who bought an i30 thinking she could just fit her own spare wheel and then found it did not fit. I think if there was a poll which said who prefers a spare wheel or a little extra space it would be 98% in favour of the full size spare wheel. I would not go out without a full size spare wheel and have actively steered friends and family away from cars which have these stupid kits. Only the other day a friend had a puncture which has probably brought me here and because the puncture was on the inner wall the can would not fix and had to wait ages for Green RAC or whomever they are with these days. This could have been avoided with a full size spare wheel. Vote with your feet and choose a car which either comes with a full size spare wheel or at least you can fit a full size spare wheel and the carpet still fits flush. This is a stupid practice and should be stopped immediately.

Or just get a spare from a junk/breaker yard...

agreed, any car ive bought lately my first port of call is a jack and spare wheel, better safe that sorry.

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yes of course you can!

The pro side is extra boot space from not carrying a spare wheel. However, Which? has been campaigning for quite some time to keep spare wheels in cars as we think this is the better option.

Had such a situation a month ago - had a flat coming out of a tunnel and the emergency lane was about 2 feet wide - so had to limp along till I could find a safe site to park. This is Malaysia BTW and many have died changing a tyre. Sealant would not work of course as the tyre was wrecked. This however is not gonna happen every day. As with your buckled alloy. I'm actually happy to have a Puncture repair kit........I'd have one even if I had a spare tyre. My Volvo does'nt.

Peter Wright I believe you can get replacement cans of slime - they are quite popular with us cyclists because they area quick get you home.

Depends. If you drive within 3 miles then no point luggina a heavy wheel. Saves ya big bucks.

@@LoveLife-xy9ir Yeah get bus home and taxi back with spare wheel in daytime, or taxi home and back at night, there are independent 24hr emergency tyre fitters and you've obviously got a better chance if its a common size tyre as well of them having one in stock.

Many options are available like knocking on someone's door that has same size spare for their car, people are only human you'll be surprised don't ask don't get, many emergency tyre fitters exist as well as emergency breakdown some do both. Should be less chance of blow outs with decent tyres though.

Keen Smile Yes, but I suppose it means you don't have to remove the wheel from the tyre. I agree that swapping out a spare would be quicker.

as soon as I got my car, which was equipped with one of these sealant systems, I ran, not walked, to the nearest tire dealer and bought a mini spare. I know from bitter experience that these systems are hard to use even on a good day but when it's cold, rainy and/or dark, they good for nothing but filling a small waste basket. If you are determined to use this method, you had better spend time practicing and getting good at it before you have an emergency. Otherwise, you will very likely be in for a bad 15 minutes and a long walk.

@@jesuisravi I thought this was addition to having a spare tire,not a replacement

Some car do not have room for spare tire, especially hybrids and electric cars, for them this is only option.

The idea isn't to save money. It's space and weight it saves. Also, imo, this is easier than jacking a car up

haha.. i was thinking the same..:)

@@Lc_Sebastian I just went in the comments to see if that is normal around the world. It certainly isn't where I'm from.

To be fair in the context of a of tutorial video with any brand of sealant and a puncture that could be on the sidewall that’s best advice. If the puncture is the tread and you have plugs definitely not.

@@ps3customgamer These sealants dont work on the sidewall - only on the rread or shoulder.

@@denisryan8965 I never said it did watch the video and read the comments before commenting yourself

It is

Need to go to Specsavers 😂

Because runflats have a terrible impact on fuel economy

And they are really expensive to replace.

They ride like crap....

I agree..I have a new car but I've just bought a space saver to keep in the boot!!

arturo Do these tyre repair kits work on bigger holes (other nail nails) ie broken glass ?

Large hole in the tyre, inner wall or blow out and forget it the can is useless and I have that on good authority from a garage as I was going to buy a Vauxhall Corsa as virtually giving them away at the mo but when I found out it only came with a can of gunk and I told them they could keep it as no space for a spare either. I would rather drive my 10 year old car because at least it has a spare wheel. Also anyone who has driven for a while will tell you blow outs happen, I have had one, and more than a few punctures and one was in the middle of nowhere and it was a large nail and the can would not have resolved that one but my spare wheel did.

I dislike those too but not as much as the can of gunk. I had a Cupra sport GTi and I had a few times, as I was there a long time, when I had a puncture and fit the space saver and then a few days later I was having to call up and say I was going to be late in as I was at the garage having a tyre fitted. It is just a pain I did not need whereas with a full size spare wheel it is on and good as new and no faffing around at the garage the next day or the day after. Also the Cupra sport GTi came with low profile tyres and they are more prone to punctures. I definitely had more with that car than any car before or since so that seemed to fit the theory.

The presenter stated that if there's a nail in the tyre, leave it in.

That is what I thought. Nail puncture will be repairable at the tyre garage for 10 Euro. I live rural and think it is best to still have a spare. Guy here takes 250 for towing, that’s not worth the risk.

The logic is called "probability" I guess. It is also about saving some fuel by simply having less mass to move around, ... There are other small arguments. But in general I believe those just sum up enough and make this kind of repair a pretty viable solution.