Mitsubishi Grandis MPV (2004 - ) - Changing a wheel

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Sat 24 Nov 2007 17:44
Changing a wheel - mare
I thought I'd post a positive experience.

Had a puncture on the big seven seater, raining, really don't want to do it etc etc.

Had a pleasant surprise to find that Mitsubishi must have really thought about the changing a wheel business, because it was a doodle. The jack and bits are under the seat base of one of the rear seats, rather than at the bottom of the boot and on the passenger side. The spare wheel is lowered down by turning a bolt in the boot shut with the wheel brace, which is positioned in just the right place so you get 360 degrees rotation, rather than skinning your knuckles. The jack has a sticker with positions of the jacking points on it. Even the manual has its own compartment in the glovebox, and because the spare is a spacesaver, there's even a plastic sheet with the jack to wrap up the flat tyre so the boot doesn't get muddy.

You would have to be a complete muppet to get it wrong on this car. It's a shame that the spare's a space saver, but then that'll remind me to get it sorted.

Maybe it's like this on most cars now, but changing a wheel on the Citroen C3 we had was an ordeal, and it's nice to be able to say something good about your car. The Grandis, trim aside is a pretty good car. To me, the fact that the little details such as someone thinking "what do you do with the dirty flat tyre" makes me feel a bit better about the car as a whole.
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