GM,
I woudn't want to travel with just a can of goo and no spare, but a spacesaver will do the job, won't it?
Put the £300 in cash in the well of the spacesaver and you'll be well covered for any tyre-related problems.
Plus, the chances are you will come back with both untouched.
Another point, where is this shiny new alloy going to go?
Spacesavers are called that for a reason so it's unlikely a full-size wheel and tyre will fit where the spacesaver is now.
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Get one from a breaker.
If you get non-OE wheels you need to tell your insurer; they may not care, but then again they might.
The spacesaver is probably limited to 80 KPH which could be bad news if you're running for the ferry (or is it only me that happens to ?)
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.......... it's unlikely a full-size wheel and tyre will fit where the spacesaver is now.
I googled for "Avensis full size spare" and a goodly percentage of the used Avensis ads that came up stated "full size spare".
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What about a proper sized steel wheel and a new tyre ?
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What about a proper sized steel wheel and a new tyre ?
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and ensure the correct bolts / nuts are with it.
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L'escargot - no, I'd want a "proper" tyre, at least (I think of alloy wheels as expensive irrelevant junk, so I assume it's all the same junk).
IIH - I thought that, but it seems there's room for a full-size one.
SteVee - hadn't thought of the insurance angle. Thanks.
PU - Mr Toyota says a steel wheel would be the same price - maybe he's sized me up correctly as a complete idiot!
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I bet I could find a cheaper steel one - would it be OK mixing one steel to three alloy wheels?
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Must be, assuming the spacesaver is steel.
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full size steel wheel will be fine at speed, question is will a full size wheel fit the hole for the spare?
last model corolla with alloys has full size steel spare, same size tyre etc, at least then you can continue your journey at full speed if that is the objection to the space saver
often a good alloy wheel refurb place will be able to source wheels from scrapped cars, and refurb them for you, or just source direct from scrap places, some alloy wheel refurb places listed in HJ faq
i wouldnt pay full toyota price for new alloy wheels
if i couldnt source a good alloy spare from a breaker then id be tempted to buy new steel wheels x 5 and put decent tyres on them and stick the old wheels on ebay
try the toyota avensis forum
www.toyotaownersclub.com/
they will have some ideas
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Item 250183128107 ? Steel buy now @ £29 plus cost of tyre. Says full price is £56.48
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This is why HJ's is better than all other motoring websites put together.
Thanks all. Henry, I'll look on ebay (I think I need a 17" rim).
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Alloy wheel sellers take steels and OE alloys in part ex all the time, a specialist breaker would also have 3 wheels from a car thats lost a corner.
Before some scaremonger says a secondhand wheel / tyre combo would be more dangerous than a handgrenade with the pin out, every second hand car sold has 4 secondhand tyres fitted with unknown history. If in doubt take the wheel tyre to your prefered tyre fitted and get him to check it over, taking the tyre of if needs be
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Google shows
toyota.partsgateway.co.uk/toyota-avensis-alloy-whe...l
The sales pitch says
"1000?s of quality new & used Toyota AVENSIS Alloy Wheels for all models ? 1980?s to present day"
Worth a try?
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When I bought my avensis it came with a spacesaver. I bought from the supplying dealer a full size steel rim (cost £45) and the cheapest decent tyre (recognised brand) I could find to fit it. The total cost was around £110.
The dealer said he had sold me the rim at cost, and the tyre was internet price.
The Avensis spare wheel well is big enough to accomodate a full size spare. In some export markets a full size spare is fitted as standard. (so why not here.....?)
I don't think you need an alloy spare. Just make sure all 5 tyres are the same size. I agree that alloy wheels are needless on a car.
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Avensonian wrote: 'In some export markets a full size spare is fitted as standard. (so why not here.....?)'
I think we may have to rename the spacesaver as the costsaver or weightsaver.
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Avensonian wrote: 'In some export markets a full size spare is fitted as standard. (so why not here.....?)' I think we may have to rename the spacesaver as the costsaver or weightsaver.
I think that's a good idea. The one thing a spacesaver doesn't do is save space.
When you have a puncture and fit your spacesaver spare you then need enough space to put the full sized tyre & wheel you've just taken off the car in. I once heard of someone with a loaded up Porsche having to hide their nice alloy behind a hedge 'cos it wouldn't fit in the car because the boot was full of luggage.
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Avensonian wrote: 'I once heard of someone with a loaded up Porsche having to hide their nice alloy behind a hedge 'cos it wouldn't fit in the car because the boot was full of luggage.'
I think the roadwheels of some Ferraris and Lamborghinis won't even fit in the cabin - always assuming you've no front seat passenger, in which case you've definitely had it.
Saw a Seat Leon about to be recovered the other day after the owner had tried, and failed, to fix a puncture with his can of goo.
So even for the mundane sort of stuff we drive, punctures often need the assistance of the breakdown services.
{As Avensonian wrote it, how about replying to his post and not CBG's? - now moved}
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 29/06/2008 at 20:40
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