Plug In Prius

[Jan&tone]

Legislative thinking seems to be going in the direction of a mandatory requirement to fit "runflats"; the logic being that they are safer. The next "logical" step is that with runflats fitted you do not need a spare?

The essential consequence of a puncture in a runflat is the highly probable need to buy a new tyre. We may be hopeful that when everyone has runflats, their cost may come down, but I see little chance that we are going anywhere but into a future where handling is poorer and overall tyre costs are significantly higher.

Completely off topic here! but do 'run flats' last any longer than the 30k or so I get from tyres at the moment?

[Seamaster73]

The last car I bought new had a full size spare as a £50 extra. That's less than the price of a fill-up.