A Question For Those

[Fidgits]

I was wondering what you guys have done about the spare wheel??

Do you just have the standard 17" in there? would the car be fine running with 3 18's and one 17?

[rhaines]

If you get the right sized tyre your not changing the overall diameter of the wheel so you will be fine running 3x 18 and one other size as long as you stick to the correct size tyres.....

[Fargo]

Well i dont think it matters, after all its only a spare...until you get the flat repaired.

[Zee007]

I carry a stock 17 AND a can of tyre fill just in case...

[Bazza-old]

I carry a stock 17 AND a can of tyre fill just in case...

i carry mine in the boot !! :D :D

[Maz]

bazza Posted on Jun 23 2003, 03:21 PM

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QUOTE (Zee007 @ Jun 23 2003, 03:15 PM)

I carry a stock 17 AND a can of tyre fill just in case... 

i carry mine in the boot !!   

HAHAHAHA.....ROFLMAO..... :D :D :D :D

[Monster-Mat]

just use your 17 as a spare, or as zee says carry a can of Tyre weld

[TRD328]

i have mine stil i n the boot, but thinking of taking it out and have tyre weld can thingy instead.

Need to lose some weight on the car :)

[neil is200]

or you could do what i did and get five.

[Fidgits]

So the 18" fits in the boot space then??

[Zee007]

So the 18" fits in the boot space then??

i think you have to buy another toolkit holder or something from Lexus......

Chris.......?

[andyhart21]

You are correct Zee, on IS's that came with 18" rims, the tool holder is different to accomodate an 18" wheel, but it does fit in the spare wheel recess in the boot floor.

[Unregistered_User1]

Surely the best idea would be to NOT carry your spare and carry a can of tyre weld... less overall vehicle weight means faster accelleration surely?

[Zee007]

Surely the best idea would be to NOT carry your spare and carry a can of tyre weld... less overall vehicle weight means faster accelleration surely?

True - but tyre weld will knacker your tyre completly (beyond repair) and is only a 50 odd mile solution.... so it's nice to have a choice....

[Unregistered_User1]

True - but tyre weld will knacker your tyre completely (beyond repair) and is only a 50 odd mile solution.... so it's nice to have a choice....

Well I don't do anywhere near 50 miles per day so I'll personally be OK with that... my choice is definately tyre weld.

I've been driving for 8 years now and only ever had to change one tyre myself, and that was just because it was a pain to keep pumping it up because of a slow puncture.

If you don't drive on the hard shoulder or in a field then the chances of actually needing to use your spare tyre / tyre weld are so minimal that the choice is easy for myself.

p.s. Does anyone know if a Lexus IS200 SE will out-perform a BMW 318 uphill..? My mates p*ssed off that I'm getting a Lexus big-style, and is always going on about how good his 318 performs up a specific local 1-mile uphill road.

[Fidgits]

Well, IMHO, the IS200 should out-perform a 318 up a hill, due to the straight-six offering higher torque than the BMW 4-pot unit...

But, I could be wrong, I'm sure an expert will be able to give you an exact answer..

[Zee007]

True - but tyre weld will knacker your tyre completely (beyond repair) and is only a 50 odd mile solution.... so it's nice to have a choice....

Well I don't do anywhere near 50 miles per day so I'll personally be OK with that... my choice is definately tyre weld.

I've been driving for 8 years now and only ever had to change one tyre myself, and that was just because it was a pain to keep pumping it up because of a slow puncture.

If you don't drive on the hard shoulder or in a field then the chances of actually needing to use your spare tyre / tyre weld are so minimal that the choice is easy for myself.

p.s. Does anyone know if a Lexus IS200 SE will out-perform a BMW 318 uphill..? My mates p*ssed off that I'm getting a Lexus big-style, and is always going on about how good his 318 performs up a specific local 1-mile uphill road.

Well - if you are comfortable with that then great. Personally, I have had 4 "blow outs" in the last 6 years, and would rather have the ability to decide if I want to spend £200 on a new tyre by using tyre weld or swap it for a 17 and get my punctured tyre repaired.

That brings me onto another point - if you rip your tyre, the tyre weld isn't really going to be much use is it?

I do 60 miles a day minimum, and to be honest, if I was that overly concerned about weight, I would be stripping out my6 rear seats (as they are hardly ever used), changing my wheels fro 13" steels and Stripping the engine bare of any non-neccesities...

Each to their own........

[Monster-Mat]

Keep it in the VVT-I baby and yo will kick his bavarian ***** :D

[Micelis]

I do 60 miles a day minimum, and to be honest, if I was that overly concerned about weight, I would be stripping out my6 rear seats (as they are hardly ever used), changing my wheels fro 13" steels and Stripping the engine bare of any non-neccesities...

if i were so concerned about weight i'd go on a diet... :P :winky: :D :D