Hello Llanigraham.... I have been yet again out to the garage to take note of all the details on the wheel.  As follows: Continental.  T.125/70 Radius:18  ...99m ( ?)  cst 17 (?)  3-ply: 1 of polyester, 2 of steel.      Regards Yani.

Thank you and that confirms what I thought was a "worst case scenario".

That wheel and tyre combination is not Type Approved for the Yeti and therefore is illegal to use, and would invalidate your insurance if you fitted it and used it on the road, even for a very short distance. Potentially it is also unsafe as the tyre loading is not suitable for a Yeti. Worst case is that it could result in your car being seized and you prosecuted.

As has been stated elsewhere the correct size is a 165 aspect tyre and I would suggest that you obtain the correct fitment as soon as possible.

Hello again Llanigraham.... Well, I shall just have to make a bid for the one that I was given a 'link' to.  I can't negotiate my way back to name him, but I would imagine that you read his reply.. It is a complete 'unit' that contains a full-sized wheel, for my model... I value my Yeti too much to jeapardise ( ? sp ) it !!  It is in A1 condition for 6 yrs. and I have only clocked up a very low mileage for her age.   I will tell you this,...or ask myself this: why the h...l did I not know that the vehicle didn't have a 'proper' spare etc;  Ridiculous .  I have NEVER had a car without a 'spare'. My previous Skodas  New Fabia. New Octavia , both had spares, it's nothing less than a money-saving ploy just to save profits for the company. !!!  Thanks again,  David,  ( Yani ).

It isn't just a money saving ploy, David. All manufacturers have to abide by regulations that link the vehicle weight to it's emissions, and the amount of the VED is based on those figures, so sticking a spare in can easily put the vehicle into the next VED band. 

 

And ask yourself when did you last have a puncture? I haven't had one since I moved here, in 2003, and that includes the many miles I drive each year on forestry tracks and off-road for my hobbies. Will admit I do have a spare, but that is only because the car came with one. 

It makes the boot very small, just waiting for my third Yeti without a spare.

Two punctures in 110k miles.

One in a place where it would have been too dangerous to change a wheel

Kenfowler3966.... Hello !   I am not really concerned about loosing space in the boot, as I only use the area for my 2 Alsations !  The back seats are in my garage, that was to give them ample room ( they live a luxurious life ).  I note your point about possibly being in a 'dangerous place' to have to change a wheel, but as you may have read in an earlier post, I am chasing a complete deep floor unit, complete with a FULL tyre.    Thanks for taking the time to reply too.   Now THIS might open a 'can of worms', but more than one person has told me that some tyre dealers refuse to attempt a pretty straightforward puncture repair if they fing the tyre full of the 'GUNGY' sealant that we. without a spare, have to use to get to the nearest garage !!... Sounds a bit odd, but it's rumoured that they remove your 'repaired' tyre, and find the inner of the tyre filled with the 'gunge', and that hampers the location of the nail, or whatever has 'holed' the tyre. I don't know if it is perhaps, a ploy by some tyre garages to get you to purchase a spanking brand new tyre !     Nothing surprises me.... David.

It is a ploy. The VAG foam washes out with warm water but it takes a few minutes, and time is profit!

 

(I know it washes off as I kept the bottle and tyre pump when I sold the last Yeti to use in the Lomax, and the top came off and it all leaked out! Filled the box it was contained in with warm water and a bit of washing up liquid and it all came out with a bit of scrubbing with a washing up brush. Think of solidified Copydex)

Remember once fitted it more of less lines up with the back of the rear seats when folded. With the seats out there is a significant step down from the higher boot floor over the spare into the new well created by taking out the rear seats.

 

I initially specified a spare for my next Yeti, due shortly but then changed my mind, and it will be my third Yeti without a spare, so I am going into it with full knowledge of any risks I am taking

 

Things to think about:

 

step in floor with seats out afecting capacity and where your dogs are moving around. Narrow lip to rear edge they won't want to fall or lie on

 

boot floor too high to hang shopping bags on hooks

 

Danger of changing wheel yourself at side of busy road

 

How many punctures to expect; I believe on average it is about every 60k miles, and even then most are slow punctures you can keep inflating to drive to a tyre fitter on.

 

I have bought a tyre repair plug kit for around £10 which I keep in the car and should be able to repair most minor screw and nail holes without taking off the wheel with a semi-permanent repair, which can go much nearer the tyre edge than the repairs used by tyre service depots. (I called out the AA to my second puncture in 110k miles, flat on the drive. They used one of these kits to get me mobile in a few minutes so I could go and get a proper repair. (Wont fix a tear or hole in side wall though) You need a pump to inflate the tyre but get quite a good one if you op to go without a spare. If the plug kit will not repair the leak then the can of sealant would also fail.

 

My wifes fabia has had two punctures over several years and has full size spare in the boot. On the first occasion the wheel was effectively welded to the hub and would not come off. The AA had to use a huge mallet to presuade the joint to split so I needed there help anyway. Following this I persuaded all the wheels to come off at home and used a debonding grease in the hub to wheel joint. At next puncture again could not get the wheel off, so AA needed again. Hence even if you lug around a spare, chances are you will still need help to get it on. It is a real problem sometimes to separate an alloy wheel from the steel hub, not like in the old days of steel hubs, which I never had a problem with.

""boot floor too high to hang shopping bags on hooks""

 

Lots of people say that but I find I am able to by having the 2 hooks far apart and fitting one handle on each hook. Holds the bag up perfectly.

 

Sometimes you have to think outside the box!

1 hour ago, kenfowler3966 said:

On the first occasion the wheel was effectively welded to the hub and would not come off. The AA had to use a huge mallet to presuade the joint to split so I needed there help anyway.

I've had this happen twice with previous Mondeos I had when they were both quite new. Both times it was a simple fix by putting the wheel nuts back on (but loosely), then letting the car down off the jack and then rocking the car from side to side.

 

Jim

Yes, I tried that. No success

Well, what excellent response I have obtained from a fairly straightforward posting !...and I once again thank you all.   I will try to fil in a few raised 'concerns' that have been posted for me.  Firstly, I cannot change a wheel myself ( I have early Osteoarthritis in my joints ) the last puncture I had was on a Fabia, a few years ago, before buying my Yeti. I had to wait just 15 minutes for the Green Flag van to arrive ( I had 'limped' into a local park )  The Engineer was extremely willing to come out just to change a wheel, as I had given my 'handicap' to the operator who took my call for help. He too had some difficulty getting the wheel off, and a few sharp thumps with a mallet loosened the wheel, he suggested that when I take the tyre to my local tyre dealer, that I ask them to remove ALL wheels, one by one, and smearing some de-bonding substance ( as mentioned above ) to each hub..needless to say, they wouldn't do this ( TIME ) ! ...I understand that the rear platform will be raised if I manage to get the higher well-unit. I doubt that my Alsations wouldn't even notice any change, trully ! ..Now the side sliding hooks for shopping bags : I removed these almost  immediately. I found them to be useless for MY lifestyle, not only did one catch hold of one of the dogs collars, I live alone, and my shopping bag goes behind the front passenger seat.

   I wasn't aware that one could purchase a temporary puncture repair kit for around £10..I have an excellent well stocked 'spares' shop near my home, I will nip in later.  I actually HAVE a very good air pump, was supplied with the vehicle from new, it's a very powerful thing, with V.W. name on it, and of course, a can of the 'Gunge' !   Maybe I have become too worried about getting a puncture, yet it is 3 yrs. since I had the one mentioned above, and I only had one in 4 yrs. with the previous Fabia !!  I once again thank all you chaps who have contributed towards helping me..I have taken a lot on board. 10 out of 10 to you all.   Regards for now. David  (Yani)

Look on the internet for the repair kit. I doubt you will get the same choice in a motor factors, if they even stock it

Will do, Mr. kenfowler... thank you....