Hi, we’re in the throes of buying a 150 Sportline DSG petrol; originally drove a 2litre diesel and then a 1.5 SE Drive but not the actual car we’re buying, that’s presently en route from one dealership to another. So hopefully we’ll be on the road after Easter 😊

I’m aware the car comes with a tyre repair kit and obviously buying a space saver might be an option but wondered if it’s possible to fit a full-size wheel in the boot? I did take a quick look in the boot of both cars but didn’t really clock the size of the ‘well’. Wondered what other owners do in this regard?
I’ve never previously owned or even driven a car with just a tyre repair kit and the thought of not having any sort of wheel makes me uneasy.

Thank you

 

I share your unease and when I bought my Karoq 4x4 just after Christmas, one of the first things I did was to buy a space saver.

 

There are a couple of fairly comprehensive threads about this on this forum already so it's worth searching for them first.

 

Just be aware that the spare wheel well on a 4x4 is shallower than on a 4x2 so you will have more choice than I did. If memory serves correct, you will be able to fit a space saver easily as is but I believe  it is also possible to have a full size spare with the boot floor slighly raised in  4x2.

Thanks for such a prompt response. Perhaps it might be easier to take possession of the car first, see what space/depth there is in the well and make a decision then. In the meantime I’ll see what other threads there have been on the subject.

I drove a Yeti for 11 years (142k miles) with a tyre repair kit in the boot 'well'. These kits are said to need replacing after three years ( ? solution degradation ? ).

 

I never suffered a puncture so never used the kit which (the original) was still in the car when a friend bought it last October when I took delivery of my new Karoq.

 

I did receive a reminder on every service invoice over the last eight years that the tyre kit had expired & needed replacing!

2 hours ago, BTandSid said:

Thanks for such a prompt response. Perhaps it might be easier to take possession of the car first, see what space/depth there is in the well and make a decision then. In the meantime I’ll see what other threads there have been on the subject.

 

In one of the other threads, someone tried fitting a 215/55R17 tyre fitted to a 7J rim into a Karoq 2WD spare wheel well.

 

It was too wide, so he used polystyrene strips to support the floor.

 

However, as you can see from the below chart, using a 215/60R16 tyre fitted to a standard 6J rim is 11mm narrower than a 215/55R17 tyre fitted to a 7J rim. So that might fit flush in the spare wheel well. If it doesn't, there are narrower tyre and rim options.

 

If the 11mm narrower tyre doesn't free up enough space, then see the other options in the chart below. For example, a 195/65R16 tyre fitted to a 6J rim is a massive 25mm narrower than a 215/55R17 tyre fitted to a 7J rim.

 

Note that the inflated width of a tyre is always dependent on the rim width to which it is fitted. For example, the "215" in 215/55R17 is the nominal width and not the actual width. When fitted to a 7J rim, a 215/55R17 tyre is actually a rather wide 226mm.

 

The actual width of an inflated tyre is measured from one sidewall to the other sidewall at the widest point.

 

Width of inflated tyre

195/65R16 fitted to 6J rim (actual width 201mm)

205/65R16 fitted to 6J rim (actual width 209mm)

215/60R16 fitted to 6J rim (actual width 215mm)

215/55R17 fitted to 7J rim (actual width 226mm)

 

The Superb MK3 can take a spare wheel in the spare wheel well with an actual inflated width of 215mm, so the Karoq 2WD might be the same.

 

Edited 5 April, 20233 yr by Carlston

I have the later model Karoq, and ordered the space-saver wheel by mistake - my previous Karoq had the full size spare.

 

But thinking about it, I have very rarely if ever had a puncture away from home, in my 48 years of driving. So its a gamble, the full size would be better, but im not too upset as there is an unintended benefit. My boot is now deeper, giving quite a bit more useful space. So for me its a trade off - space that can be used daily, as opposed to the small risk of a puncture.

See if the dealer will have a deal and supply the spare wheel FOC

Our Karoq came with a full size spare, boot is so huge it really isn't an issue and we find the compartments in the raised floor very useful.

I intentionally ordered the space saver spare for my manual 1.5 TSi SE L, as I was keen to maximise boot space, but still benefit from a useable spare.

 

Will hopefully never need it, but reassuring to know it's there 

 

The desire to have a spare came from suffering a sidewall puncture in the middle of nowhere in a Yeti many years ago.

I got the space saver too (as part of the deal when we ordered the car) but hopefully I’ll never need it 🤞🏼

 

 

You can fit a space saver to a 2 wheel drive under existing boot floor.

youcan fit a full size spare which is slightly different to other cars wheels so still has 50 stickers, but need the floor raising kit and new boot floor cover.

if you have a 4 wheel drive you can only fit a space saver and have to use the floor raising kit.

Officially the floor raising kit does not fit cars with varioflex seats, but it can easily be altered to fit by cutting slots in the foam riser to allow access to the seat release catches.

Finally getting to inspect the actual car we’re buying later today, 1.5 Tsi DSG Sportline. We were after a 1.5 petrol auto, booked a test drive but when we got there the dealer couldn’t find the car 😄. Took out a 2.0 diesel. Subsequently went to a second dealership who did have 1.5 petrol which we took out. Unfortunately he didn’t have a Sportline so it’s having to be moved from elsewhere and it arrived over the weekend. 
Will give it a look over today and if all ok, pay and then collect tomorrow, when hopefully it’ll have been properly valeted .Will see if there’s anything I can squeeze out of them, full tank, spare wheel (may already have one 🤞) mats and so on.
Can sense I’m going to be asking dealer a few questions about how stuff works and then spending time sitting at home with the handbook acquainting myself 😏

If recent versions of the handbook are anything to go by, don.t hold your breath.

This forum (& others) are likely to be a major source of information, and if dealer staff in your part of the world are (in the area of product knowledge & problem solving) anything like they are in mine......Good Luck!

@BTandSidAsk the sales executive what the tyre pressures get set at at the PDI for hand over to a customer.

If they do not know they can go get a tyre pressure gauge and check all 4 tyres.  (take your own tyre pressure gauge, if they are too high, miss-matched they can get the master tech to do another PDI.)

When the tyre pressures are adjusted to your requirements reset the TPMS.

Lift the bonnet and dip the oil cold, remember where it is, when you get the car home or up to normal operating temp and parked on the flat see where the oil is after stopped for a few minutes.

Check where the coolant is between MIN & MAX at hand over.

 

Enjoy the car and remember to Run in / Drive in the new tyres and brakes and the car in general.