Hi,
Background: My last car didn't have a spare wheel and didn't have anywhere to store one so I bought a space saver spare which I strapped down in the boot.
I planned on doing the same with the PHEV. Although they do a space saver for the diesel version, which has the same wheel sizes, I'm told it can't be used. The manual does make a big point about all the wheels/tyres being the same and even goes as far as to say you should replace all tyres if you need to replace just one (yeah right, can't see many people doing that).
A full size new spare wheel is very expensive (about £800) although I could probably buy one used for about £150 from Ebay. However, I don't think I can give up the amount of boot space this would use since they are quite large wheels!
So, I've bought a TPMS, each dustcap is replaced with a sensor and there is a small unit that plugs into the 12v socket. I have this in the exposed one and it looks great. It cycles through each wheels pressure and if there is a slow leak will give an audible alarm and if there is a fast leak it will alarm more (so could be plugged into the hidden socket). It also alarms on low battery, high pressure, high temperature, or sensor failure. My hope is that a puncture would be notified to me early enough that I can pull off a motorway into a service station and either have it fixed there in comfort and safety or inflate the tyre and finish my journey if it is a slowish leak rather than being stranded on the hard shoulder.
It cost £81 including postage, took 10 minutes to fit, and works exactly as it should. Not the same as carrying a spare wheel but does give me some peace of mind.
Google for "TP-70 DIY Tyre Pressure Monitoring System" if you are interested. No connection other than as a satisfied customer. If you have any questions fire away.
Kind regards,
Mark
Background: My last car didn't have a spare wheel and didn't have anywhere to store one so I bought a space saver spare which I strapped down in the boot.
I planned on doing the same with the PHEV. Although they do a space saver for the diesel version, which has the same wheel sizes, I'm told it can't be used. The manual does make a big point about all the wheels/tyres being the same and even goes as far as to say you should replace all tyres if you need to replace just one (yeah right, can't see many people doing that).
A full size new spare wheel is very expensive (about £800) although I could probably buy one used for about £150 from Ebay. However, I don't think I can give up the amount of boot space this would use since they are quite large wheels!
So, I've bought a TPMS, each dustcap is replaced with a sensor and there is a small unit that plugs into the 12v socket. I have this in the exposed one and it looks great. It cycles through each wheels pressure and if there is a slow leak will give an audible alarm and if there is a fast leak it will alarm more (so could be plugged into the hidden socket). It also alarms on low battery, high pressure, high temperature, or sensor failure. My hope is that a puncture would be notified to me early enough that I can pull off a motorway into a service station and either have it fixed there in comfort and safety or inflate the tyre and finish my journey if it is a slowish leak rather than being stranded on the hard shoulder.
It cost £81 including postage, took 10 minutes to fit, and works exactly as it should. Not the same as carrying a spare wheel but does give me some peace of mind.
Google for "TP-70 DIY Tyre Pressure Monitoring System" if you are interested. No connection other than as a satisfied customer. If you have any questions fire away.
Kind regards,
Mark
Will be rather disappointed if it's not included and also puzzled as to why :?
