On 30/12/17 14:47, TheChief wrote:
Hi all

We recently changed my Mrs Fiesta for a 2014 model.
This comes with a tyre inflator and some green gunk.

Does anyone have experience of using this type of thing? I'd be
interested to know how they perform with a seriously gashed tyre,
rather than a nail hole.

I was considering going down to the scrap yard to try to get the
jack, wheel etc., But erindoors can't manage those due to back
issues.

Is my lack of confidence in the new alternative justified?

Thanks

Phil

I'd but a spare wheel. There are companies which supply 'space saver'
ones if you don't have space for a 'proper' one.

We've bought several, well a 'proper' one several years back and a
couple of space savers more recently. We used the proper one, once.
Touch wood, as they say, not yet needed the other two.

The idea of being stuck with a type the 'gunk' can't fix or writing off
a tyre because I've used 'gunk' and the tyre place doesn't like it just
doesn't appeal. Plus one of the cars is used in Europe- we tow it one a
trailer behind a motorhome. The idea of being stuck in France/Germany
etc with a duff tyre doesn't appeal.

I've looked at some 'plug' things but I not convinced they are legal or
safe. I know they were around in the earlier days of tubeless tyres but
understood they were banned. I now see they are sold on Ebay and there
are various details on YouTube. I'm not convinced.