Space Saver versus Inflator Kit

[Roy124]

Just a note comparing the flat tyre solution. 

Hopefully you will not need either a spare wheel or an inflation kit.  However at some point in the future you will probably have a flat tyre. 

If you have a space saver,  worst case,  you have to wait for road side assistance before continuing your journey and getting the tyre repaired/replaced at your convenience. 

If you only have an inflation kit,  best case,  if in a safe place you can get it inflated and on your way.   Worse case the inflation kit cannot reinflate the tyre and recovery to a tyre depot is needed. 

In both cases,  spare or inflator,  you are limited to max 50 mph and 100 miles before that repair or replacement. 

My new spare will be £400.  If I replace the car for a compatible model I can swap it over.  

If I have to use the inflation kit it may cost around £20 (tyre weld at Halfords). 

At a cost of £400 you are insuring against being stuck somewhere inconvenient trying to find a tyre depot that is open with the correct tyre and whatever price they charge. 

Case in point,  a Sunday morning,  flat tyre.   Fitted space saver and found a Kwikfit 30 miles away.   An inflator would have worked but the tyre was not worth repairing. 

Other time,  night,  evening ferry,  large hole.   Only a spare got us to the ferry in time. 

 

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10 minutes ago, Roy124 said:

Worse case the inflation kit cannot reinflate the tyre and recovery to a tyre depot is needed. 

If a breakdown service is used, they may have a multi fit spare, so recovery may not be needed.

[Roy124]

Thank you.   What is a multifit spare?   Or is it a service like a home refit service? 

Either way you would get what you are given. 

[Cyker]

Because punctures are their bread and butter and more and more cars have no spare, the AA (Not sure about RAC and Greenflag) developed a 'universal' spare that can fit on any wheel hub and can adjust for 3, 4, 5 or 6 studs at different diameters with different adaptor plates, which they'd fit so you can drive to a garage.

Another downside of the tyre goop is most tyre places will not touch it if they know there's goop in it, even if it'd otherwise repairable.

[Roy124]

Ah,  that explains it.   Basically they provide the 'space saver'. 

I presume they recover it later?