Has anyone got a full size spare?

[P R]

I have been offered a cheap set of 18" alloys for the Ghibli (I haven't seen them yet but guessing they are the Alfieri).

Since I already have a set of 20" winters which I just mount on my normal rims I don't think Id get a new set of 18" winter tyres. The other thing I thought was use one as a full size spare, and sell the remaining 3 for the same sort of use.

Has anyone ever put a full size wheel in the well in the boot, and if so does it fit properly??

Ta

 

[MrMickS]

I haven't even thought about doing that. If you put a spare in there, do you have a jack? I know that I don't have one.

I'd keep the wheel for next winter and use it as an excuse to get some good wear out of the 20" winters

 

[P R]

Yes Id need to buy a jack and a wheel brace too. Im not that keen on the 18's if Im honest, I know its more hassle to keep changing tyres on the rims but better that and keep the 20s on all year

 

[CatmanV2]

Yes Id need to buy a jack and a wheel brace too. Im not that keen on the 18's if Im honest, I know its more hassle to keep changing tyres on the rims but better that and keep the 20s on all year

Can you give us a call when you try and jack it up, at the side of the road, with one of those little scissor jack jobs? I'll bring the popcorn

C

 

[Keano]

Did it recently with my wife's ML using the jack supplied and the prop to stop it moving.... All went well until i removed the last nut and took the wheel off

 

[zagatoes30]

If your going to carry a jack for anything heavy you want to pick up a hydraulic bottle jack or a small trolley jack. I have a bottle jack for the RR as the idea of lifting over 2 tonnnes on the thing they supply terrifies me.

 

[CatmanV2]

did it recently with my wife's ml using the jack supplied and the prop to stop it moving.... All went well until i removed the last nut and took the wheel off

lol!

C

 

[P R]

Yes I would invest in a bottle jack (if the wheel fits). I intend to go to Italy in it this year and on such a long journey I like the peace of mind a spare wheel brings. I had priced up buying the collapsible spare and all the gubbins that go with it... but once I had stopped laughing at the price gave up on that one!

One for a £10 here, in a nice case
http://www.screwfix.com/p/hilka-pro-craft-2-tonne-bottle-jack/54957

 

[CatmanV2]

If it's anything like my 2 tone trolley jack, it will *barely* cope.

Could just be me, of course

C

 

[MrMickS]

Yes I would invest in a bottle jack (if the wheel fits). I intend to go to Italy in it this year and on such a long journey I like the peace of mind a spare wheel brings. I had priced up buying the collapsible spare and all the gubbins that go with it... but once I had stopped laughing at the price gave up on that one!

One for a £10 here, in a nice case
http://www.screwfix.com/p/hilka-pro-craft-2-tonne-bottle-jack/54957

I did the trip to Italy last year and reckoned that the gunk would probably do me, and if not then that was what Maserati Assist was for.

I'm intending to go again, Italian GP and two weeks in the lakes afterwards, and still intend on travelling without a spare. Maybe I'm just reckless

 

[MrMickS]

If it's anything like my 2 tone trolley jack, it will *barely* cope.

Could just be me, of course

C

I'd hate to jack the Ghibli and even attempt to do something with a removed rear tyre. Its all very well having a small spare in the boot but what do you do with the full size wheel that you take off when you use it? Stick it on the back seat?

 

[CatmanV2]

I did the trip to Italy last year and reckoned that the gunk would probably do me, and if not then that was what Maserati Assist was for.

I'm intending to go again, Italian GP and two weeks in the lakes afterwards, and still intend on travelling without a spare. Maybe I'm just reckless

Nope, you're just showing a sensible perception of risk. I've not had a flat of any kind in 7 years (almost to the day) I have gunk, but I'm far more likely to wait for the AA and far *far* more likely to not get another flat.

C

 

[CatmanV2]

I'd hate to jack the Ghibli and even attempt to do something with a removed rear tyre. Its all very well having a small spare in the boot but what do you do with the full size wheel that you take off when you use it? Stick it on the back seat?

Preaching to the converted, mate. Especially if the boot is full When we did Italy in 2014 by the time we got back to Coquelles, I don't think we could even have got the spare on the back seat (although granted that was a 4200)

C

 

[MrMickS]

Nope, you're just showing a sensible perception of risk. I've not had a flat of any kind in 7 years (almost to the day) I have gunk, but I'm far more likely to wait for the AA and far *far* more likely to not get another flat.

C

My last puncture was only in 2013, so not that long ago. I found out just how sharp the granite kerbstones are in Cornwall the day I picked up the Giulietta. Explosive decompression of the tyre, made the people on the pavement jump! Since then I've been extra careful around anything that might come in contact with the sidewall.

 

[safrane]

I have successfully completed a dozen trips around Europe in the Coupe without carrying a spare, but I am more nervous about the GS than the 4200 due to the limited availability of tyres particularly in the sticks.

The Gibbers have more of a 'stock' tyre so you will be fine as they will carry similar tyres for Audi, BMW etc.

 

[philw696]

To be honest the Biggest problem for most will be getting the wheel off the car on the roadside due to corrosion of the steel hub rusting and the alloy wheel coroding.
Unless you have had the wheels off yourself and you know they will come off watch out as most Dealer servicing is visual with even the brake fluid changed with wheels on.

 

[StuartW]

Yes, this is the issue with small'ish boots and huge wheels. The 20" GTS rear wheel does not even fit in the boot so tyre gunk and a recovery service are the best options rather than carrying a spare

 

[MrMickS]

To be honest the Biggest problem for most will be getting the wheel off the car on the roadside due to corrosion of the steel hub rusting and the alloy wheel coroding.
Unless you have had the wheels off yourself and you know they will come off watch out as most Dealer servicing is visual with even the brake fluid changed with wheels on.

I just to carry a rubber mallet in the car for precisely this reason. I'd got stuck with the 156 unable to get the wheel off the car and having to all the AA. The chap came along, tapped the wheel, and off it came.

 

[P R]

So in answer to my original question...? No one knows? lol

 

[MrMickS]

So in answer to my original question...? No one knows? lol

Given that the wheels are different widths front and back wouldn't you need one of each for full size?

I reckon you've no chance of fitting a full sized wheel without removing both trays from below the boot floor. At that point you're then looking for somewhere to store the tools and things you take out.

Given the problems with what to do with the wheel you take off I'd find a way to carry the spare in the boot so you know you've got somewhere to put the one you take off.

I really wouldn't bother though. I've only had one car with a spare since 2004. That's the one that I had the puncture in.


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