i knew about the absence of a spare wheel before i bought my Fabia.

but, since driving, it would leave me with an increased sense of security to have a spare wheel just incase (especially as we use it to cart the kids around).

so, i gots to thinking, are there any other wheels that are compatible from other less popular cars that might turn up a cheaper spare wheel on ebay or the likes?

also, in terms of jacks, would a bottle jack be a sensible choice? or the classic scissor jack?

what has anyone done to help solve this issue other than pay the wedge required for a skinny wheel kit?

Can't the Fabia 2 fit a full size spare? Especially for the 1.2. It will be easier to buy the full kit with the tools as you will get everything you need and I don't think its that expensive.

I personally wouldn't leave the dealer without a spare wheel and kit and have got a matching alloy off ebay for mine so I don't have to suffer with some bicycle wheel.

I would use the type of jack that comes with a Fabia, as there is not a great choice of places to get your Bottle Jack on for a safe lift.

There was a Spare New wheel posted on a thread here the other day.

There are enough Skoda Spares turn up.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/279190-new-spare-wheel-on-ebay-collect-only-tonbridge

I would maybe go for a Spare that matches your other 4 wheels and tyres, and be able to continue your journey without reducing speed.

?What tyres are on your car?

george

there are often spare wheels advertised on the parts section.... (think george might have said that! lol..)

Doh, i never look in the Parts for sale section here unless i spot a new post.

must remember from now on.

george

i did check that spare wheel out, but its in tonbridge - too far for me to collect.

i would rather a proper wheel. i have the basic kit (tyre sealant) but i think thats crap. so would rather get the Skoda jack and a proper wheel and tyre.

i think i have the

195/55R15 tyres

I guess a spare wheel, jack & tools can be simply purchased as an 'aftermarket accessory' if you didn't spec one from new?

Yes, spare wheel and tool kit can be purchased from a dealer; think my lad paid £110 last year after a bit of dealer discount for the proper 195/55 R15 rim/tyre and tool kit inc. jack and spanner.

TP

I bought a full size spare for my Fabia from DM Keith a couple of months ago. It cost around £130 and came with a decent Continental tyre, which are around the £90 mark. So next time I need new tyres, I'll swap the new Conti with a used but still legal one.

Better value than the can of goo which can ruin an otherwise fixable tyre.

Better value than the can of goo which can ruin an otherwise fixable tyre.

Or give you something to throw in rage when you see the tire has split and you ain't getting home except on a flatbed.

Seconded (or thirded?) - bought a full size spare ("we only sell full size spares sir, no chance of a space saver") a couple of weeks back - about £130 for the wheel (15" steelie), tyre (continental as above) and change kit with jack.

It all fits in the well fine.

I did spend a couple of months trawling the t'interweb and fleabay, but nothing much came up that I was willing to pay what they were asking - most seemed to be scrap dealers dealing on fleabay, wanting £70 (plus postage for most) for a used steel or alloy at the right size - I thought I'd buy new for not much more (and the kit would be needed).

Fourthed!? I will always choose a full size spare wheel (or even a space saver) over the foam and compressor which seems virtually standard these days. My wife was informed by Honda that her 3 year old can of foam was past it's use by date and that they could sell her a new one for just shy of £60!!! Didn't know it had such a short shelf life. Consequently when she and I ordered new cars we made sure that a spare wheel was part of our respective deals. Cars with different sized front wheels to those on the back are a different case of course and foam is the only option; Porsche, Smart etc.

Mine came with a spare, and Dad has just ordered an A1, options +1 on the spare wheel

One of my biggest gripes - spare wheels OUGHT to be standard or at least offered when ordering car!

Accompanied my nephew when buying his Fabia2 and used dealer readily supplied spare, tools & jack.

It would seem that it's not much dearer to buy aftermarket spare than to replace foam too - no brainer.

The Spare Wheel is not a standard fitment where the Manufacturer is chasing a low emission figure on the car on behalf of the buyers wanting low or zero Road Tax.

All about weight and meeting outdated EU tests.

(the car that was submitted for testing had no options on it, ie no spare wheel.)

Same reason as some pretty rubbish ECO tyres are fitted that compromise safety of cars in the wet, or wear out quicker so cost more in the long run.

george

Full size (steel 15") spare come as standard here. That's not to say other brands/models don't come with cans of goo. My wife's Fiesta did, for example.

A vRS here gets a spare wheel as standard, but then the Road Tax is £140 a year.

(which i think is cheap, so not complaining about that.)

Those that save on their very low road tax each year can spend the money buying a Spare maybe, they only need to do it once.

george

Is your road tax based on weight? It seems a bit silly to encourage people not to carry a spare wheel.

Its based on CO2 output exclusively and takes no options into account.

Ozfab,

to test the car originally and give the figures that your road tax is based on,

they take the most basic of that model from the production and type approval.

So no options on, it could be run on the test with 15" wheels/narrower tyres,(if 16's are an option) no spare wheel, no 3rd headrest, no mud flaps, no mats, etc,

even no roof rails on some estates if those are an option.

So the car is at its lightest and possibly shows the least CO2 while being run through the test,

then that model of car can keep the Road Tax band for years, even after the model gets updated..

But then that has nothing to do with how cars are actually driven on roads and real emissions, fuel used etc.

Good for the customers pocket for Road Tax if it gets the lower 'tax band', but then it means maybe having to pay to have Options on that car to have it as you wish.

george

i have a spare now, from my mk4 golf,, and it just fits in the well! golf tool kit is the same too!

Cars with different sized front wheels to those on the back are a different case of course and foam is the only option; Porsche, Smart etc.

Do they have different size wheels front/rear? - plenty with different sized tyres front/rear though.

In this case the front and rear have the same circumference (or "rolling radius"), so a spare wheel can be used either end.

A lot of cars with chocolate button space savers which are a different size again to the wheels/tyres on the rest of the car.

Indeed, just look close to home, with the vRS "full size" spare - that actually isn't. It is a 15" wheel and tyre set-up - with a tyre that isn't even the same MAKE as those on the rest of the car!

The BMW 5 series (E60/61) - the first one to have runflat tyres, but still had a spare wheel well. It came with any number of wheel size options from 16" to 19", but there was only one spare wheel for the whole range - a 17" chocolate button one.

Call me old fashioned if you like, but a spare wheel is a must for me.

Mike