In the process of completing my order for the above but cannot make a decision whether to order a spare wheel of not.

Never having not had one the prospect seems a bit daunting but the truth is I've only had one flat in 11 years (just like the shipping accident figures I've drawn the line under the Titanic which was a monumental blow out on the M1 12 years ago!).

It's obviously a personal decision but nevertheless I'd be interested in getting an idea what proportion of Greenline drivers carry a spare if enough care to respond.

Thanks,

Jim

Hi Jim,

There is no facility to factory order a spare wheel for a new Superb Greenline, however, Skoda dealers sell a package which includes a steel wheel fitted with a 205/55/16 tyre, jack, brace, polystyrene boot infill and securing strap. I bought this for my Superb GL and the cost was around £135. This equates roughly to the cost of buying the items individually, but is more convenient as the dealer needs only two part numbers, rather than six!

Searching online, Dennis Horton & Sons advertise the spare wheel kit and spare wheel as below:-

Spare wheel kit (inc estate)- part no. 3T0071108 (£34.00 inc VAT)

Spare wheel and tyre (inc estate)- part no. 3T0601012BP (£90.90 inc VAT)

It appears the tyre is collection only from Dennis Horton & Sons. I'd suggest you try your local Skoda dealer to see if they can price match.

As a high mileage driver, a full sized spare was a must. Foam is all well and good, however, it's not much use if you suffer a sidewall failure/split.

Edited 5 May, 201214 yr by veloplus

Or for £125 posted from Caffyns Skoda.

My Greenline is arriving in a week or so and I've ordered the spare. But then I've had three punctures in two years and do around 35k each year.

Worth buying on the principle of: anything that can go wrong will go wrong and at the worst possible time.

Put another way, if I was buying a car that came with a spare wheel then would I remove it to save fuel? I've never done that in the past nor would I in the future.

I ordered a spare with mine because my previous car had two sidewall failures (roads around here aren't great). There are some places that I sometimes have to be so I like the assurance of a spare wheel. If I was really worried about weight saving I could start by dropping a couple of pounds myself

I had a side wall failure after hitting a pot hole (got the council to pay for the alloy and 1/2 tyre, just over £300) therefore only a spare would do. Certainy a spray can would have been useless.

Even a run flat would have been in trouble so only ever a spare for me.

Edited 5 May, 201214 yr by Danny 57

Thanks for the replies guys - I suppose it was a bit of a no brainer, the blow out I had on the M1 left little of the tyre after I'd cagily steered across 3 lanes bleeding off the speed (4 on board), I would have looked like a real aerosol if I'd tried to reinflate the thing with it.

Yesterday I proclaimed that Monday would be the start of serious weght loss program so as mentioned a good target would be to match the weight of the spare and jack etc!

I guess I was just needing a nudge in the direction of the right decision - thanks again.

Jim

Edited 6 May, 201214 yr by Claymore

...target would be to match the weight of the spare and jack etc!

That would be serious weight loss...wish I could do the same! Alas, no will-power, so ordered a car with more horsepower!

Maybe just the jack then.

Jim

or the tyre valve cap.

or the tyre valve cap.

:-)

Liebel

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Or the air in the tyre.

Spare wheel kit (inc estate)- part no. 3T0071108 (£34.00 inc VAT)

Spare wheel and tyre (inc estate)- part no. 3T0601012BP (£90.90 inc VAT)

My solution was even cheaper: Use a winter tyre as spare wheel in the summer, and a summer tyre as spare in winter. Now you only need to buy the 34 pound (50 euro) spare wheel kit.

andrehj - Good idea re the two sets of tyres, more of here in the UK should consider that.

Danny57 - you ruined my plan, I was going to cheat by taking the air out of the tyre before weighing it!

Jim

It only takes one bad puncture late at night ( bank holiday !) to put this matter into perspective . Even if it's possible for your break down service ( if you have one !) to tow / recover you to a garage, you'll probably be paying top price for your new tyre . The difference between a O.E. full tyre price and a competitive "shop around" price would most likely pay most of the cost of the spare wheel.

That would be serious weight loss...wish I could do the same! Alas, no will-power, so ordered a car with more horsepower!

You could inflate the tyres with hydrogen which would make the car lighter and help the mpg.

£20 low enough for you?

The tyre in the picture was made in week 34, 2002. Beware, it's 10 years old!!!