No Spare Tire

sleaguepunter · Nov 15, 2014

Few days went ubi to cc66 at car showrooms. Enter a PI showroom and look around. then I notice there no spare tire compartment in the boot. So ask salesman why, run flat tires? He said now most new car no longer give spare wheel and no more jacking tool to change tire too. Now give a small bag containing tire repair kit, consisting of a small electric pump, glue and rubber strips to mend tire.

Anyone brought new car recently, that salesman got smoke me or not?

wendychan · Nov 15, 2014

sleaguepunter said:
Few days went ubi to cc66 at car showrooms. Enter a PI showroom and look around. then I notice there no spare tire compartment in the boot. So ask salesman why, run flat tires? He said now most new car no longer give spare wheel and no more jacking tool to change tire too. Now give a small bag containing tire repair kit, consisting of a small electric pump, glue and rubber strips to mend tire.

Anyone brought new car recently, that salesman got smoke me or not?

sounds like what i use to patch BICYCLE tire LOL

Leongsam · Nov 15, 2014

Many modern cars aren't equipped with spare tyres nowadays as they are pretty much redundant. The last time I had a flat while driving was more than 30 years ago. Tubeless tyres seldom go flat immediately.

Dispensing of the spare allows car manufacturers to quote a better fuel mileage.

sleaguepunter · Nov 15, 2014

Leongsam said:
Many modern cars aren't equipped with spare tyres nowadays as they are pretty much redundant. The last time I had a flat while driving was more than 30 years ago. Tubeless tyres seldom go flat immediately.

Dispensing of the spare allows car manufacturers to quote a better fuel mileage.

I had 4 punctures in the last 10 years in three different cars. An Ingis, Jazz and Polo. The polo twice last 3 years. First three times were caused by nails and the last one the bloody tire burst and cannot repair and lan lan change 2 new tires despite that burst tire had only 11k km on it. Less than a yr since I brought it.

All three cars had spare wheel and I utilised them before I go workshop for tire repair or replace with new tires.

Leongsam · Nov 15, 2014

sleaguepunter said:
I had 4 punctures in the last 10 years in three different cars. An Ingis, Jazz and Polo. The polo twice last 3 years. First three times were caused by nails and the last one the bloody tire burst and cannot repair and lan lan change 2 new tires despite that burst tire had only 11k km on it. Less than a yr since I brought it.

All three cars had spare wheel and I utilised them before I go workshop for tire repair or replace with new tires.

With that sort of luck, I suggest you stick to cars that come with spare tyres. In fact, you should carry two.

sleaguepunter · Nov 15, 2014

Yalor.... Sibeh sway..

Anyway, ah Leong u brought new car? No spare tire?

Leongsam · Nov 15, 2014

sleaguepunter said:
Yalor.... Sibeh sway..

Anyway, ah Leong u brought new car? No spare tire?

My SUV and truck have full sized spare tyres. The Toyota 86 comes with a repair kit.

sochi2014 · Nov 15, 2014

I change to new tyres every year.

To prevent cars from spinning around highway and bashing onto the barriers during a tyre burst.

There are too many FODs on the road which would cause a tyre burst easily.

The 2nd laws of thermodynamics would validate my observation.

JOKERCHEW · Nov 15, 2014

Like that, tyre manufacturer no biz?

Froggy · Nov 15, 2014

One brand I know comes with not just a spare tyre but the sports rim as well

JOKERCHEW · Nov 15, 2014

Like that, tyre manufacturers no biz?

Black Swan · Nov 15, 2014

sleaguepunter said:
Few days went ubi to cc66 at car showrooms. Enter a PI showroom and look around. then I notice there no spare tire compartment in the boot. So ask salesman why, run flat tires? He said now most new car no longer give spare wheel and no more jacking tool to change tire too. Now give a small bag containing tire repair kit, consisting of a small electric pump, glue and rubber strips to mend tire.

Anyone brought new car recently, that salesman got smoke me or not?

I know new Honda don't have spare tire. But the car is equipped with a pump with a special gel that will supposedly seal up any puncture.But I think the salesman is trying to be funny. If he gave me this kind of explanation, I will tell him to demonstrate how to do it.

Satyr · Nov 15, 2014

sleaguepunter said:
Few days went ubi to cc66 at car showrooms. Enter a PI showroom and look around. then I notice there no spare tire compartment in the boot. So ask salesman why, run flat tires? He said now most new car no longer give spare wheel and no more jacking tool to change tire too. Now give a small bag containing tire repair kit, consisting of a small electric pump, glue and rubber strips to mend tire.

Anyone brought new car recently, that salesman got smoke me or not?

Some cars have run flat tyres. You can still drive a distance when flat but not too fast, say under 60 km/hr. You will see an alert on your instrument panel when it happens.

looneytan · Nov 15, 2014

my merce spare tire very thin thin one no air inside cause they made spare compartment very small, if you got flat you have to pump air in first by air pump plug in cig lighter

damn jia laat one:oIo:

eatshitndie · Nov 15, 2014

looneytan said:
my merce spare tire very thin thin one no air inside cause they made spare compartment very small, if you got flat you have to pump air in first by air pump plug in cig lighter

damn jia laat one:oIo:

my spare is otherwise known as a "donut" wheel. it is small, has air, just enough to allow me to drive to the nearest tire shop for repair or a change. if i'm stranded and hungry, can eat it too. :o

Cerebral · Nov 16, 2014

Satyr said:
Some cars have run flat tyres. You can still drive a distance when flat but not too fast, say under 60 km/hr. You will see an alert on your instrument panel when it happens.

When tyre is flat, driving at 60 and below will still kill the side wall and structurally degrade the tyre

Leongsam · Nov 16, 2014

Cerebral said:
When tyre is flat, driving at 60 and below will still kill the side wall and structurally degrade the tyre

That doesn't happen with run flat tyres you twit. That's why they're called run flat tyres.

sleaguepunter · Nov 16, 2014

Black Swan said:
I know new Honda don't have spare tire. But the car is equipped with a pump with a special gel that will supposedly seal up any puncture.But I think the salesman is trying to be funny. If he gave me this kind of explanation, I will tell him to demonstrate how to do it.

The PI showroom hold both Toyota and Honda. Both no spare tyre.

Anyone brought new cars from Borneo motors or Kah motors recently?

sirus · Nov 16, 2014

No problem for this car, tires never puncture but you never be punctual.

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sleaguepunter · Nov 16, 2014

sirus said:
No problem for this car, tires never puncture but you never be punctual.

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This car my legs break first.

Anyway went kah motor this afternoon. Got spare tyre in the boot for civic and city. Because just 6c6c, didn't check other model.

Heard from salesman no type r until 2016. Kah motor going green.

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