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The joy of no spare wheel....

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The joy of no spare wheel....

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#1
13:th-Jul-2015, 00:09:44
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I'll say nothing more at this point other than, scrap the foam get a spare!

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13:th-Jul-2015, 07:04:04
Oh dear
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13:th-Jul-2015, 11:38:27
Is it a big puncture hole?

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13:th-Jul-2015, 13:40:10
Hit a pothole mate and it blew the tyre out! Spoke to the council this morning who will send me a claim for.

This was the bugger!
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13:th-Jul-2015, 14:23:56
How did you not see it? it's big enough
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13:th-Jul-2015, 14:51:42
Hahaha @rusty2009

Were you trying to drift round a roundabout..??


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13:th-Jul-2015, 17:17:06
I genuinely don't know. It was quarter to 11 so that's my excuse.

Haha @tonto don't think the derv is drift material


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13:th-Jul-2015, 17:26:45
Haha nope not really Tongue
I'm lucky I have spare wheel! Didn't know it was optional until after I bought car (was 2nd hand of course).


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13:th-Jul-2015, 17:45:40
I looked on ebay and they're selling an entire kit for £216

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13:th-Jul-2015, 18:16:33
Oh wow that's rather expensive! Well hopefully council compensate you for that nasty pothole! That's shocking!


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13:th-Jul-2015, 18:48:21
@bhalay207 found this one mate
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vie...ID=EBAY-GB


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13:th-Jul-2015, 20:12:08
That's better priced. Honestly, it frustrates me that some big wigs at Vauxhall thought it was a good idea to take the option of a tyre away... Idiots!

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13:th-Jul-2015, 20:13:52
I think it's disgusting, something as standard as a spare wheel! They don't care about the car industry they only care about lining their own pockets.


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13:th-Jul-2015, 20:22:04
It not only done for cost saving it's also done to lose weight.
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14:th-Jul-2015, 10:51:51
Its mad though, something that is so useful they remove for cost and weight saving measures.
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16:th-Jul-2015, 23:52:49
It's also not only VX seems that most manufacturers have followed suit with the ditching of the spare wheel.

It can work out pretty inconvenient at times :(
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17:th-Jul-2015, 10:27:14
Definitely!

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30:th-Sep-2015, 15:42:29
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So after this minor issue near on 12 weeks ago, the council have just agreed to compensate me and are sending me a cheque for the costs incurred.

According to their claims management company, it's the longest time he's ever seen a pothole stay unrepaired for. Apparently the council were notified back in 2013 and they gave a repair time of 28 days.... Well done Staffs County Council!



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30:th-Sep-2015, 18:21:29
well done for claiming not many do hope it covers the cost
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30:th-Sep-2015, 18:26:11
Yeah it covered all of the costs. I was apprehensive as to whether it would even be considered but it just goes to show

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