Spacesaver wheel

[rushscored4]

Have I told you that I recently bought a C32 AMG estate?! (Only about 5 times, now get on with it) Where the spare wheel should go there is nothing, nil, zilch, nowt! Very useful for hiding away a briefcase but shouldn't there be a spacesaver spare on these cars?

And does anybody know what the standard tyres should be? I think I read once that the original models wore Michelin Pilot Sports. At the moment it's got three Falkens and a Pirelli on the offside rear.

 

[fuzzer]

Have I told you that I recently bought a C32 AMG estate?! (Only about 5 times, now get on with it) Where the spare wheel should go there is nothing, nil, zilch, nowt! Very useful for hiding away a briefcase but shouldn't there be a spacesaver spare on these cars?

And does anybody know what the standard tyres should be? I think I read once that the original models wore Michelin Pilot Sports. At the moment it's got three Falkens and a Pirelli on the offside rear.

Ive got the feeling that the C32 doesnt come with a spare for some reason.

 

[sym]

Ive got the feeling that the C32 doesnt come with a spare for some reason.

Yeah - weight reduction, probably !

Is there a can of "gunk" stuck somewhere conveniently behind one of the panels in the boot ?

S.

 

[esox]

Ive got the feeling that the C32 doesnt come with a spare for some reason.

Run-flat tyres OEM??

 

[GrahamC230K]

Have I told you that I recently bought a C32 AMG estate?! (Only about 5 times, now get on with it) Where the spare wheel should go there is nothing, nil, zilch, nowt! Very useful for hiding away a briefcase but shouldn't there be a spacesaver spare on these cars?

A lot of performance cars come without spares these days - MG's, Vauxhall VX220's etc etc

A can of foam seems to be the order of the day.

Have I told you that I recently bought a C32 AMG estate?! (Only about 5 times, now get on with it) And does anybody know what the standard tyres should be? I think I read once that the original models wore Michelin Pilot Sports. At the moment it's got three Falkens and a Pirelli on the offside rear.

Falkens on a C32? Oh dear! I hope it was a last minute cost saving exercise immediatly prior to selling - budget budget tyres like that have no place on such a performance car - hope it's not a sign of it's previous care.

 

[fuzzer]

seemingly its not illegal to not have a spare wheel

Its just illegal to have a defective one ..... go figure

 

[rushscored4]

Falkens on a C32? Oh dear! I hope it was a last minute cost saving exercise immediatly prior to selling - budget budget tyres like that have no place on such a performance car - hope it's not a sign of it's previous care.

I thought that; in fact I'd never heard of them but when I did a search on t'internet they cost about £120 a corner, hardly what I'd call "budget budget" but they are 25% cheaper than Michelin Pilot Sports! They look pretty new so I would think that they've been added just before sale.

That's one of the reasons I asked as I am thinking of changing them to Michelins, Pirellis (the easiest/cheapest option as there's one already) or the new Dunlops. I've seen other threads debating which are the best so I won't add any more.

Regarding the spacesaver wheel, yep there's a plastic bottle of something (in German) and a little air compressor tucked away in the spare wheel well so I guess that answers that one! I was gonna moan at the dealer for losing it...

However, should there be a little plastic basket or box that goes in the empty space where the spare wheel normally goes?

 

[fuzzer]

why not get runflats if youre going to change allt he tyres?

 

[RichardM]

Don't runflats normally give a terrible ride?

 

[fuzzer]

well , thats what i thought.

But , was watching 5th gear and tiff nedell did the thing where they burst the tyres on a 5 series with them and he was driving at 100mph with the flat tyres.

He said he didnt notice much diference with the runflats.

Maybe go for a testrun in a 5 series with them before splashing the cash

 

[mercmanuk]

no spare

ive a w203 and that dont have a spare wheel ,instead it has a cannister with a puncture fix solution.just fill the tyre with the solution then inflate and away you go.a lot of models are starting to come through like this

 

[sym]

I've heard that Tyre outfits don't like repairing tyres which have been filled with the solution . . . it leaves a rather nasty sticky residue inside, funnily enough, and you are probably looking at a new tyre rather than a potential repair if you ever have to use the cannister.

S.

 

[mercmanuk]

cannister

ive actually bought a spare wheel,i dont fancy driving around relying on the cannister,what happens if the tyre shreds ,knackered

 

[Shude]

please read the spare wheel/tyre retrofit details on this page:
http://www.c32life.com/faq.htm