Found a big nail through a completely flat front tyre this morning.

White stuff and compressor worked a treat but tyre dealer says the white stuff has ruined the tyre and I need a new one.

Must try the compressor first the next time. Although it had done over 15,000 miles, the tyre had a fair amount of life in it.

Should I replace it with the original Goodyear or a cheaper alternative?

I would match the tyres on the car personally. Buy what you already have unless you are changing them all.

As a sidenote, this is why I don't like the white stuff.

It gets you home (most of the time) but works out a lot more expensive than £10 for a puncture repair.

Personally I would match it to your existing tyres - hate cars with multiple makes of tyres on them, the tyres are the ONLY thing that keeps you in contact with the road surface, so why would you want to compromise this by having (up to) 4 different compounds and tread patterns which will all behave differently?

I've just sold my Audi A2 this past weekend with the original tyre repair gunk unused (and expired with a 2004 date) for this very reason. It ruins a tyre that could perhaps have been easily repaired.

As to tyre: Match them as tyres all have different characteristics and thus will have (slightly) different adhesion limits. So you will be able to corner faster going around a right corner than a left perhaps... and you think that is safe? No. So get the same tyre and match.

Personally I would match it to your existing tyres - hate cars with multiple makes of tyres on them, the tyres are the ONLY thing that keeps you in contact with the road surface, so why would you want to compromise this by having (up to) 4 different compounds and tread patterns which will all behave differently?

Agreed. Only reason I am asking is that dealer could only get a higher speed rating today.

Hi finebone,

to get the best out of the Haldex you need to keep the same brand and pattern on all 4. With the previous GEN2 system you also were advised to keep the same tread depth on the same axle. However I believe the GEN4 can compensate for different tread depths.

Regards,

TP

Hi finebone,

to get the best out of the Haldex you need to keep the same brand and pattern on all 4. With the previous GEN2 system you also were advised to keep the same tread depth on the same axle. However I believe the GEN4 can compensate for different tread depths.

Regards,

TP

As you know Plumber, I got on great with the original tyres (and off-road button) in snowy roads last winter. So I told dealer to get the original, even though he suggested several cheaper alternatives. Just wanted to check on forum that I had done the right thing! Thanks to all who have replied so quickly!

Found a big nail through a completely flat front tyre this morning.

White stuff and compressor worked a treat but tyre dealer says the white stuff has ruined the tyre and I need a new one.

Must try the compressor first the next time. Although it had done over 15,000 miles, the tyre had a fair amount of life in it.

Should I replace it with the original Goodyear or a cheaper alternative?

Had a small bolt stuck in my rear tyre , done apx 2500 mls , fortunately did not deflate, repairable at a cost of £12 . I ordered a spare the same day, pump is good though for checking car and caravan tyre pressure though. , am i correct the gung is £35 to replace ? plus the cost of a new tyre, no brainer get a spare wheel . I Have not bothered with the raised floor takes up to much space. You have had sound advice with regard to your tyre choice .

Edited 22 November, 201015 yr by mellyboy

All sound advice. Personally I would have replaced the 2 on the same axel,and kept the remaining 15,000 mile tyre as a spare. I'm sure, as mentioned ,that the Haldex 4 can cope with slightly different wheel sizes.But the thought of all that complex gubbins rotating at slightly different speeds would cause me a little discomfort.

All sound advice. Personally I would have replaced the 2 on the same axel,and kept the remaining 15,000 mile tyre as a spare.

That is what I usually do, but since the OP had/has the 'gunk in a can' he obviously does not have a spare wheel, jack etc...

That is what I usually do, but since the OP had/has the 'gunk in a can' he obviously does not have a spare wheel, jack etc...

Correct. Thought carefully about it originally and decided not to get the spare cos it was not a proper one but nevertheless messed up the boot floor.

It would have turned out cheaper though....

Tyre dealer told me not to buy the VW gunk. Non-branded much cheaper. Will not use again unless absolutely necessary!

That is what I usually do, but since the OP had/has the 'gunk in a can' he obviously does not have a spare wheel, jack etc...

Quite , but if he,s unlucky enough to pick up another nail/screw (happens to me frequently!) he's got his own spare cover to put on his own wheel. :yes:

Quite , but if he,s unlucky enough to pick up another nail/screw (happens to me frequently!) he's got his own spare cover to put on his own wheel. :yes:

The dealer said the tyre could not be reused anyway. Will think about getting a spare wheel when the other three tyres get replaced but there is still the problem of where to put it!

The spare wheel and tyre on the heavy back door on my old RAV 4 starting to make a lot more sense now (but the Yeti is so much better in so many other ways)!

On my previous car a Volvo V50 Estate with very expensive tyres and no spare I found a nail through the tread so re inflated and drove carefully to the nearby Kwik Fit who repaired it in no time and without charge, using the gunk could have cost me £250!!!

On my previous car a Volvo V50 Estate with very expensive tyres and no spare I found a nail through the tread so re inflated and drove carefully to the nearby Kwik Fit who repaired it in no time and without charge, using the gunk could have cost me £250!!!

Ah yes but the secret there is that you have to always drive with a compressor in the car. Which my A2 came with as standard. Been used tons of times I have to say. So will definitely get one for the Yeti as well.

I' ve just been quoted £250 for a spacesaver spare and tool kit.

Is this a fair price? Seems expensive to me.

I opted not to have the spare wheel as it robbed room from the load-bay and as the car wont be used off road felt brave enough to take a chance. So there is a compressor neatly fitted under the load-bay floor along with said gunk. However the tyres fitted are Dunlop SP Sports 01 and when you look at he Dunlop web site these have "Run on Flat" technology - which in short says that the strengthened walls will support the car with no air in at all (if you believe all the advertising hype) so in the event of a nail etc should get you to a safe place at least. Full shredded blow out, and I've only had one in 40 years of motoring is another case entirely.

Today we ordered a new Fabia for SWMBO and did opt for a space saver spare, but then it was only £38 and does not affect the boot in any way.

I' ve just been quoted £250 for a spacesaver spare and tool kit.

Is this a fair price? Seems expensive to me.

That is correct - if you are getting the full new floor and all the storage gubbins as well. It is circa £55 at order time and £250 as a retro-fit. No brainer at order time I have to say.

That is correct - if you are getting the full new floor and all the storage gubbins as well. It is circa £55 at order time and £250 as a retro-fit. No brainer at order time I have to say.

I have ordered the spare, but as I want to use my internal bike carrier, I am also ordering the polystyrene filler and the boot floor from the "no spare" yeti. these bits will cost about £80ish. I will have the spare wheel lying around in the boot when transporting my bike.

Mike

Edited 22 November, 201015 yr by rockhopper

I opted not to have the spare wheel as it robbed room from the load-bay and as the car wont be used off road felt brave enough to take a chance. So there is a compressor neatly fitted under the load-bay floor along with said gunk. However the tyres fitted are Dunlop SP Sports 01 and when you look at he Dunlop web site these have "Run on Flat" technology - which in short says that the strengthened walls will support the car with no air in at all (if you believe all the advertising hype) so in the event of a nail etc should get you to a safe place at least. Full shredded blow out, and I've only had one in 40 years of motoring is another case entirely.

Today we ordered a new Fabia for SWMBO and did opt for a space saver spare, but then it was only £38 and does not affect the boot in any way.

As I said before, the tyre already had over 15,000 miles on it. However, I would have been very annoyed if this had happened to a new tyre.

The funniest part of the story this morning is that I stopped to fix the tyre literally yards from an AA van. Just before I put the gunk in, the AA man came over to look because he said he had never seen it done before. He seemed impressed when it worked so well. If it did not work he said he would take the wheel on a member's car to a tyre repairer. Unfortunately, he did not mention that, or the fact that the tyre would be unusable, before I put in the gunk. In any event, our warranty breakdown cover is with the RAC.....................................

So lessons learned:

1) Try using the compressor on its own first to see if the tyre will hold enough pressure to get you to a repairer.

2) If not, and you are in a real hurry and/or the tyre is due for replacement soon anyway then use the gunk and compressor.

3) If you are not in a hurry and/or the tyre is fairly new, phone the RAC and ask them to take the tyre to a nearby repairer.

This could be a problem evenings and weekends, so you may have to use the gunk and compressor after all.

4) If the gunk and compressor do not work, you will need the RAC anyway.

5) If you are off-road, who knows?

6) If you have still to order your Yeti, get the space-saving spare option and live with the higher boot floor!

Edited 22 November, 201015 yr by finebone

Incidentally, this is only the second "problem" I have had with the Yeti, and it's hardly Skoda's fault.

The first problem was a few days ago when one of the rear number plate light bulbs failed!

Not bad for 15,450 miles and one year.

I opted not to have the spare wheel as it robbed room from the load-bay and as the car wont be used off road felt brave enough to take a chance. So there is a compressor neatly fitted under the load-bay floor along with said gunk. However the tyres fitted are Dunlop SP Sports 01 and when you look at he Dunlop web site these have "Run on Flat" technology - which in short says that the strengthened walls will support the car with no air in at all (if you believe all the advertising hype) so in the event of a nail etc should get you to a safe place at least. Full shredded blow out, and I've only had one in 40 years of motoring is another case entirely.

Are they really runflat tyres? I don't think so. There are normal and runflat versions of the Dunlop SP Sports 01 tyre. If they are runflat the tyre itself should be marked RFLAT. I would check the tyres themselves very carefully to see if they specifically say they are runflat. My Dunlop SP Sports 01 fitted at the factory are not runflat. You risk shredding the tyre or having an accident if you to try to drive on a normal tyre thinking its a runflat.

Stewart

Hi

I currently run a Renault Grand Scenic - waiting for my SM which should be with me around March / April next year :'(

This is the second Grand Scenic I have had and both have come with the "gunk" as standard but you can order a full-sized spare wheel and fitting for around £100. I ordered one with the first car and then transferrred it to the second one when I got it - putting the "gunk" from the second car in to the first when I part exchanged it

The spare wheel on the Grand Scenic is kept underneath the car, to the right of the exhaust system. It is held in place by a "holder" which is bolted on to the underside and a wire cable which is released and lowered to the ground by means of a "screw bolt". This is operated from the inside of the boot compartment, by using the wheel-brace.

As there is no Skoda dealer on the Island I have not seen the underside of the Yeti. Is there any room for a fitting similar to the Grand Scenic? If so is this something Skoda could consider introducing?

Edited 22 November, 201015 yr by manxman

Riocca

The Dunlops fitted are not "run flat", and no where in the publicity issued by Skoda does it state so, plus if they were the car would have to be equipped with a pressure warning system.

Manxman

No there is no way of mounting a wheel beneath the boot floor. To do so the floor would have to be raised to maintain the ground clearance and departure angle.

No I understand that the Dunlops are not Run Flats as such but in the specification they have what Dunlop call "Run on Flat" this just means that they have a strengthened side wall to give limited ability to run on when flat.