Most vehicles are sold today with tire repairing kits to save weight and cut the costs a bit, but others come with the classic spare tire, which can be located in the trunk, underneath it or even on ...

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More and more drivers call a breakdown service after suffering a puncture, with modern cars ill-equipped for this most basic of scenarios... James Foxall has worked as a motoring journalist for more ...

I have a 2024 Fiat Ducato campervan. Can I fit a spare wheel carrier in the space, at the rear, it looks like the bolt holes are provided We have a Cupra Formentor V2. We had an incident on a Sunday ...

Yep, the classic, the OG, the standard way for Jeeps, Land Cruisers and Discoverys the world over to lug a spare tyre around. Just bolt it straight to the tailgate. Extra points for making sure said ...

You get a flat, and under the carpet in the trunk is one of those “donut” (or “temporary”) spare tires – skinnier than the tires on your car, with a prominent warning about maximum speed on the side.

When we bought my wife's Honda Jazz it came with a tyre repair kit but we could buy a spare, and this came in handy when she hit a kerbstone and ruptured a tyre. I'm about to get a Lexus UX. I could ...

A well-chosen tire cover for your spare offers functionality and can add character and style to your automobile. If you're looking for a way to customize the look of your Jeep Liberty beyond the ...

In most passenger cars, there is a recessed storage space in the trunk for a spare wheel-mounted tire, a jack and a lug wrench. Traditionally produced in stamped steel, and more recently in aluminum, ...

A host of Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 pickup trucks are being recalled as they left the factory with an incorrect spare tire. A recall notice issued by the National Highway Traffic ...

Latest figures from the RAC point to a huge rise in the number of callouts to cars with no spare wheel that are left stranded by punctures. It says a “dramatic decline” in the number of cars fitted ...

The spare wheel, be it a full-size non-matching spare tire or a compact spare, is typically a smaller diameter than your four normal use tires. It may be a slight half-inch up to a couple inches in ...