Rather annoyingly (when is a puncture anything but annoying!?) after only 3,000 miles I have suffered a puncture ... I'm currently running on the spare so here is a good time to make a few comments
spare is a full size wheel/tyre but 15" not 17" - now limited to 50mph (yawn!)
nonetheless, the punctured 17" wheel/tyre has fitted into the wheel well, a good result indeed!
I have had to buy a new tyre, the supplied Bridgestone tyres gat a shocking fuel economy rating, and not exactly the best handling report for wet weather driving either
I purchased the tyre online for fitting at a local high street tyre specialist ... much cheaper than the drive in price - any anyway no-one seems to have these tyres in stock "off the shelf" but at a central depot for next day delivery
In time I am going to investigate replacing the spare with a full size unit, even if just plain steel wheel to avoid the 50mph yawn - possibly using the less worn of the original tyres
great pity SEAT fit such unusual size wheels to these cars, no option for Michelin CrossClimate tyres which is my preferred tyre as it covers summer & winter driving so well
spare is a full size wheel/tyre but 15" not 17" - now limited to 50mph (yawn!)
nonetheless, the punctured 17" wheel/tyre has fitted into the wheel well, a good result indeed!
I have had to buy a new tyre, the supplied Bridgestone tyres gat a shocking fuel economy rating, and not exactly the best handling report for wet weather driving either
I purchased the tyre online for fitting at a local high street tyre specialist ... much cheaper than the drive in price - any anyway no-one seems to have these tyres in stock "off the shelf" but at a central depot for next day delivery
In time I am going to investigate replacing the spare with a full size unit, even if just plain steel wheel to avoid the 50mph yawn - possibly using the less worn of the original tyres
great pity SEAT fit such unusual size wheels to these cars, no option for Michelin CrossClimate tyres which is my preferred tyre as it covers summer & winter driving so well
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