Full size spare - thanks Forum

In 2017 within a week of owning my 63 plate Octy Elegance 1.4TSi DSG with 17" alloys, I scuffed an alloy badly (only cosmetic but still ugly). I bought a new one and needless to say scuffed a spoke on the new one on a steel petrol station island surround (serves me right for using both sides to fill up - misjudged the distance). Anyhoo the old scuffed 17" alloy sat in the garage unloved. The car came with a spare wheel and jack but it was a 16" black and yellow steel wheel and limited to 50MPH. On a recent service I was informed that one of my front tyres  was marginal, not wishing to take chances with winter approaching and there being a deal on Michelins at Costco I replaced both front tyres and the better of the two (which had plenty of tread left) was put on the bare wheel. I now have a pukka full size spare (I thoroughly cleaned it before I had a tyre put on it) and it fits fine under the boot floor in the recess that 16" spare sat in. I'm well pleased and I'm very grateful for the advice of the forum, some users of which suggested the idea to me. It only cost me a valve and balance, which was less than a tenner. So far I've been unlucky and in the 3+years of ownership I've managed to have 3 punctures requiring me to use the spare. If it happens again I know that I can put the spare on and carry on as normal. Once I had a puncture before a 200 mile return journey so I had to abort and get the tyre done which meant I missed an appointment. Thanks forum for your excellent advice and ideas.