Having only ever changed a tyre once (I had to show my Dad I could change it so he would allow me to buy a car!) and never having had a puncture in the 21 years since, I have thrown caution to the wind and not bought a spare tyre. Whilst I count down the months (years?) to my order finally arriving, I've been wondering what would happen if the event of a little hole I could fix with the gloop or, worst case scenario, a tyre shredding. The latter situation obviously I would phone Skoda Assistance (RAC). Don't suppose they'd come along with a spare tyre would they?! :no: Is it worth having a cheapy spare in my garage to be driven over to me in emergencies? Going back to glooping, I've been given various answers as to whether you need a jack or not (which I believe is not supplied). After glooping, would I have to get to the nearest garage immediately? The manual posted on here says to see the instructions that come with the gloop so none the wiser.

I think this modern way of not providing a spare wheel is pointless. I always make sure I have a spare.

As far as the Skoda assist coming to you with a tyre, I doubt they will. Most probably tow you to a garage, or home.

Having only ever changed a tyre once (I had to show my Dad I could change it so he would allow me to buy a car!) and never having had a puncture in the 21 years since, I have thrown caution to the wind and not bought a spare tyre. Whilst I count down the months (years?) to my order finally arriving, I've been wondering what would happen if the event of a little hole I could fix with the gloop or, worst case scenario, a tyre shredding. The latter situation obviously I would phone Skoda Assistance (RAC). Don't suppose they'd come along with a spare tyre would they?! :no: Is it worth having a cheapy spare in my garage to be driven over to me in emergencies? Going back to glooping, I've been given various answers as to whether you need a jack or not (which I believe is not supplied). After glooping, would I have to get to the nearest garage immediately? The manual posted on here says to see the instructions that come with the gloop so none the wiser.

The "Gloop" instructions have been posted before, but here they are again:

tom

The "Gloop" instructions have been posted before, but here they are again:

tom

Thanks for this-I've just found them in another post! Doesn't inspire me with confidence but hey ho - I'll have a useful sized boot.

Just picked up my Yeti last week, and only today realised the spare tyre situation. Been driving for about 33 years, I've only had a few really nasty punctures in that time, maybe 2, one recently which completely wrote off the alloy wheel, so maybe that was my once in a lifetime disaster. I'm hoping that I'll never have a problem like that again, please don't leave bits of 4 x 6 timber on a motorway at night!. But now I'm worried. Had a look in the boot and there's not much in there (yet), a bottle of the mysterious gloop and a few odd looking tools, so maybe a spare is a good idea, at least at home in the shed. It really depends when and where you get a flat, in London no real drama - on Dartmoor at 3am then you will have to look for a B&B as well or a tow all the way to your destination, not so good. Can't find the jack, but why do you need one if you don't have spare? Cech logic. There is a wheel wrench which spoils that idea. I suppose with a spare you loose the class winning boot capacity.

Most of the time, if you find you require a new tyre it's after a trip to the fitting shop when you have a slight flat or a worn bit or it's noticed during an MOT failure. Actually the compressor is more useful than most tools in a real world, slow puncture situation. It may get you to a garage without the need for gloop.

Regarding the manual, no there's not much in there new there re wheel changing? Only the warning that it's not a permanent thing, get to a garage quick. You probably pump up the tyre with compressor then squirt the liquid in - fast.

I've got the spare - which gives you a huge amount of covered storage underneath the false floor.

I carry an aftermarket tin of the aerosol repair as well - belt and braces.

Had gloop in the last car - 2 x punctures - one was a sidewall puncture, the other a motorway blowout - new tyres needed both times.

The "gloop" will write off an otherwise repairable tyre, and places you in the hands of a local to the puncture tyre place, who need to have an appropriately sized tyre in stock to make you fully mobile again in anything under 2 days. Does not having a proper spare still seem like a good idea?

The "gloop" will write off an otherwise repairable tyre

Is this absolutely 100% proven ?

I understand local fitters may be reluctant to repair such a tyre, due to the extra time needed to clean, however is it impossible ?

It's another of those "run flats arent repairable" when they are.

After driving for donkeys years and not getting a single puncture, I got one just before christmas. I had a blowout that destroyed the tyre. I was thankful for the spare wheel, and would not drive a car without one. No can of gloop would have saved the day. The tyre blew out on the motorway, and had I not had the spare, I would have had to wait on the hard shoulder for as long as it took for a recovery truck to arrive. I changed the wheel and was on my way again in less than 10 mins. Skoda assistance will just take your car to a skoda dealer to get sorted, and not fix it at the roadside. As a result my dad got a spare for his fabia greenline, and I made sure my superb had a spare as well.

Couple more questions:

- Do breakdown companies actually cover you for punctures or not?

- Does the "gloop" actually work on smallish punctures in the main tread of the tyre or is it a bit hit and miss?

Is this absolutely 100% proven ?

I understand local fitters may be reluctant to repair such a tyre, due to the extra time needed to clean, however is it impossible ?

It's another of those "run flats arent repairable" when they are.

I'm told that it is "virtually impossible" to clean the area around the puncture well enough to guarantee the bonding and sealing of the plug.

There are increasing numbers of blow outs these days as a consequence of speed humps. The majority of people drive over the speed hump so as to straddle it, however, this causes the inner edge of the tyre to grind away against the edge of the hump. I was in a car last year that suffered a blow out, the tyre looked fine on the outer edge and in the centre but the inner edge was through to the canvas. If you straddle speed humps rather than drive over with one wheel, then check your inner edges; especially if you don't carry a spare tyre.

I hate only having gloop in the boot, especially when travelling abroad.

There are increasing numbers of blow outs these days as a consequence of speed humps. The majority of people drive over the speed hump so as to straddle it, however, this causes the inner edge of the tyre to grind away against the edge of the hump. I was in a car last year that suffered a blow out, the tyre looked fine on the outer edge and in the centre but the inner edge was through to the canvas. If you straddle speed humps rather than drive over with one wheel, then check your inner edges; especially if you don't carry a spare tyre.

I do that :S

Simply for the reason that it seems to be an awful lot of force to put through one side of the suspension if you don't.

I do that :S

Simply for the reason that it seems to be an awful lot of force to put through one side of the suspension if you don't.

I agree and thats how I'll keep taking them. I work in a school in a built up area and probably go over 20-25 of them a day and Ive never suffered any inner tire wear issues on any of my cars.

It does depend on the width of the cushions compared to the track of your car. The problem is when the cushions have been down a while the edges start tp crumble and that's when they really start to damage the treads. I prefer sleepeing policeman to sthe cushions as it least you put the same forces through each side and there's less risk of tyre damage.

I'm told that it is "virtually impossible" to clean the area around the puncture well enough to guarantee the bonding and sealing of the plug.

Told by a guy who can sell you a new tyre ?

The Holts stuff is "endorsed" by the national tyre distributors association.

I've used tyreweld and had the tyre repaired afterwards, the only comment was a "BUGGER!!!" (from the mechanic who forgot I'd told him it was full of tyreweld) as it spurted out all over the floor and tyre removing machine.

Tyreweld is no substitute for a proper spare; and I DO mean proper, not a space saver. Imagine having a sidewall puncture 100 miles from Calais in the middle of the night, Tyreweld will get you nowhere and a space saver might get you to Calais, but only an hour after the ferry has left.

My current car was supplied with a space saver, and the first thing I did was throw it away and by a full sized spare.

. Imagine having a sidewall puncture 100 miles from Calais in the middle of the night, Tyreweld will get you nowhere and a space saver might get you to Calais, but only an hour after the ferry has left.

Try half way down the col de Turini, given that it happened to APD007 in '08 I was very uneasy the year after considering some of the roads we travelled on, however we had no choice in the Mazda, boot space was at a premium.

Of course there are times when nothing will help.

I was coming back from a GF's farm house when I ran over some barbed wire; result, two punctured front tyres; pitch black, middle of nowhere.

Tyrewelded one side, spare on the other and off I go.

Get halfway through town and blow the spare on a broken bottle!!

This was at 3am on a Sunday morning.

Hi

Can anybody tell me:

If I buy an ex demo or used Yeti that isn't fitted with a spare wheel, and I want one, can the dealer fit the securing mechanism and raised boot floor?

Its listed as a factory option.

I wouldn't want a wheel loose in the back.

Thanks

I think I will add the option "full size spare wheel" to my 1.2 TSI order, I hope that this not slow down the engine........? :-)

I have never had a puncture but it would feel more safe to know that there is a spare in the car.......but I know...less boot space and more weight...hm...

This is a great forum!

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Hi

Can anybody tell me:

If I buy an ex demo or used Yeti that isn't fitted with a spare wheel, and I want one, can the dealer fit the securing mechanism and raised boot floor?

Its listed as a factory option.

I wouldn't want a wheel loose in the back.

Thanks

Someone here has already bought the bits after buying the car (at a price).

Check out The Plumber's photos on Flickr. They show what it all looks like.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/skodayeti/

tom

Someone here has already bought the bits after buying the car (at a price).

Check out The Plumber's photos on Flickr. They show what it all looks like.

http://www.flickr.com/groups/skodayeti/

tom

I'm in the same boat as Fred. Does anyone know actually what bits are needed, part numbers and prices? My dealer seems to be making a meal out of procuring a spare wheel.

As posted elsewhere I'm collecting my ex-demo Yeti next week. Seems the dealer has had a Yeti in with a spare wheel which they tried to put in "my" car but said it wouldn't fit.

I'm presuming that as well as the spare wheel, you also need a different boot floor plus jack and wheelbrace.

It was suggested to me last week, if I have this right, that Skoda were about to list a spare wheel "kit" but that it wasn't yet on the parts list.

John