My 2017 Skoda Fabia Mk3 has a wheel well but no spare tyre. Will a full-size wheel and tyre fit in this space?

(I recently got caught out by a nasty puncture and found the whole gloop-and-pump solution disappointing and had to call AA to get the car home. I have vowed that won't happen again and carrying a full spare plus jack, like in the old days, is my preferred solution.)

Thanks for answering, and for all the great info I find here on Briskoda.

Stephen

Yes it will fit. The Skoda Spare steel wheel is 195/60 r 15. Full size as far as any car with they size. What size is your 15" tyres. Even a 17" wheel and tyre can fit. If in doubt take off a wheel which you do anyway to get it fixed and then try it in the spare tyre well.

Very helpful thanks. I was going to do what you suggest - take off a wheel and try it. But I don't have a jack at the moment (the car didn't come with one). Will now buy a spare and a jack :-)

So rare to get a nasty puncture, I didn't carry a spare wheel or jack in various cars for over 20 years instead just a manual foot pump. Many that carry a spare wheel don't have it inflated correctly or ever check it. A couple of times I've had to use the manual foot pump from my boot to inflate flat and not far off spare tyres in the boots of mate's cars before they could be fitted to the car.

If you get a slightly undersized tyre as that's all the tyrewell will take bear in mind if even a fully deflated wheel off the car will also fit in there, if not it can be a bit of juggling luggage if the car is full. a wheel from the car will be dirty and possible wet so possibly best not put on top of the bosses possessions.

I would only ever want to use a scissor jack in an emergency for a tyres change and not then really especially on the road or roadside.

I assume even for a 2017 VW you could buy a VWŠkoda spare tyre kit to fit in the tyrewell new or perhaps s/h unused (crashes, unwanted).

I got a tire repair kit with those latex strips. I once patched a screw hole for a friend, so I have the original narrow wheel in my car, that repair kit, and a compressor that plugs into the 12V socket in the cabin. Should I get rid of the spare tire? It's small so it doesn't take up much space.

No you should keep the spare tyre, it's not adding much weight as VWs are lardy anyway.

The electric pumps you get with the car are to me very annoying, weak and very noisy clatter. If you want a compressor type inflator, especially if you have the large wheels and tyres fitted to modern cars and they are flat, this has been recommended, VIAIR 84p Portable Air Compressor Kit.

thanks, this did good job 3 times, inflate to 2 bar and than drive few miles to gas station and top it up to 2.5bar or similar.

i hope i would not need it much, wish it wont be never.

look at this mie, its same chinese product, even stand is same..

first is mine, second is newer version. i mean for 15€ its good..

mine have aluminium cilinded and piston

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Ultimate Speed I think is something we might see in Aldi or Lidl, their battery chargers have been fine. I would definitely check the pressure gauge against a known good gauge.

Stuff I've seen from China for decades has some that is excellent, much is fine and a lot can be just a waste of time money and materials which sometimes you can tell immediately from removing the packaging, or after first or second use but if the item just about does the job and it's very occasional use then at the low price it can be worth the gamble and good value.

The mechanical manual footpumps I've bought haven't lasted anywhere as long as they should be those inexpensive or higher priced, they're not long lasting like the stuff built 30,40, 50+ years ago, that's progress. 🙃

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This type of cordless rechargeable inflator is very handy to have in a car or camping gear. It holds a charge for a long time or charged from a usb quick enough.