Those little temporary donut spare tires for your car.

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Those little temporary donut spare tires for your car.

Post by pete » Wed Nov 08, 2023 5:44 pm

They are the automotive equivalent of a dunce cap
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Re: Those little temporary donut spare tires for your car.

Post by Shred » Fri Nov 10, 2023 1:08 pm

They're designed for storing in the boots of very small cars.

My car has a full sized spare tyre on the rear door.
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Re: Those little temporary donut spare tires for your car.

Post by pete » Fri Nov 10, 2023 1:13 pm

Shred wrote:
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They're designed for storing in the boots of very small cars.

My car has a full sized spare tyre on the rear door.
Thank goodness both of my cars have full size spare tires.

What kind of car are you driving if you don't
Mind me asking?
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Re: Those little temporary donut spare tires for your car.

Post by Shred » Fri Nov 10, 2023 2:34 pm

My car is a Mk1 Toyota Rav4 I bought it for towing the glider.
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Re: Those little temporary donut spare tires for your car.

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Shred wrote:
Fri Nov 10, 2023 2:34 pm
My car is a Mk1 Toyota Rav4 I bought it for towing the glider.

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Excellent choice. I almost bought one of those but I found my Ford Ranger 4 wheel drive at the last minute.
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Re: Those little temporary donut spare tires for your car.

Post by Shred » Fri Nov 10, 2023 7:44 pm

New shocks, springs, catalytic converter, new front wings fitted and painted, new clutch, a couple of welds, it's had a bit of work done on it, but it is 24 years old.

It tows well. Reasonably fast when not towing, it's a 4x4 so it's alright off road. It has a diff lock, a sunroof.

I could gas it up and get the air conditioning working again but that would cause it to drink fuel, which as you've probably noticed is £1.49 a litre for E10 and £1.59 a litre for E5, with no option of E0.
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Re: Those little temporary donut spare tires for your car.

Post by pete » Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:14 pm

Shred wrote:
Fri Nov 10, 2023 7:44 pm
New shocks, springs, catalytic converter, new front wings fitted and painted, new clutch, a couple of welds, it's had a bit of work done on it, but it is 24 years old.

It tows well. Reasonably fast when not towing, it's a 4x4 so it's alright off road. It has a diff lock, a sunroof.

I could gas it up and get the air conditioning working again but that would cause it to drink fuel, which as you've probably noticed is £1.49 a litre for E10 and £1.59 a litre for E5, with no option of E0.
Great vehicle. Aircon in ATL GA USA is mandatory though. Sweltering hot in summer.
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