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I can see why they would be better on the front but.............. Space savers are thin, but not mormally a different diameter from the standard wheel are they? I can't say I've ever notices a car on a space saver looking dipped down in one corner as surely this would be a really big safety issue, more so than having a thinner go slow spare tyre. How would a diff ratio get "kncoked out"? A diff is designed to spin a different speeds on either side all of the time, and it is happening 99.9% of the time (as very few roads are dead straight) so are we all driving around on diffs with knocked out ratios?? It is only the width that is different on my car. The skinny can be fitted to any corner, but there is a clear recommendation to run it for as short a distance as possible and with a maximum speed of not more than 50 m.p.h. The confusion about fitting it only on the front arises because that is what Lexus recommend when there is snow or ice; but they also recommend fitting snow chains to the rear in these circumstances. Personally, if I got a puncture with significant snow on the ground, I would be calling the RAC . . . . . :P

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You can easily make one with a two pint plastics milk bottle and some selotape.

I ran into a similar problem this morning. I stood in a longish queue for petrol at the 101 Garage at Flitwick. While waiting, I saw a lady in a current year Hyundai Coupe who was unable to unlock her car with her fob. In the end she put the mechanical key in the door and got in that way. When I returned from paying for my petrol I got into my unlocked car, but then could not get it to start. On several attempts it just put up a "key not recognised" message on the display. Eventually I put the fob right by the start button and saw the green light come on, after which it started. It's a bit embarrassing if you are blocking a pump at a busy garage. Seeing the problem with the Hyundai and my Lexus made me wonder if something at the garage was generating a blanking signal, but you would think that would have given problems to lots of people and brought attention. I tried the car again once I was on my own drive and there was no problem. I will have a look through the handbook and see if there is a troubleshooting item that addresses the problem. The car is 15 months old - how long does the key battery last I wonder.

Have a look here - http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=e...mp;z=9&om=0