Spare Wheels

[Bling]

from 1480kg to 1460kg. *rolls eyes*

Surprisingly it's the difference between my car being a lot of fun in the wet, vs. only a little fun.

Excuse me if i'm a bit skeptical that 20KG changes the car so much that it goes from being a lot of fun to a little fun. Placebo much? I guess it is 1.3% weight saving though.

[BZG Wagon]

from 1480kg to 1460kg. *rolls eyes*

Surprisingly it's the difference between my car being a lot of fun in the wet, vs. only a little fun.

Excuse me if i'm a bit skeptical that 20KG changes the car so much that it goes from being a lot of fun to a little fun. Placebo much? I guess it is 1.3% weight saving though.

Could be... I'm all for the psychological advantage.

Think about where that weight is though - you're removing weight from behind the rear wheels; wouldn't there be a slight leveraging effect (taking it to at least 1.4%). Also not removing weight evenly from the car so much as you're removing weight from the rear. An empty tank of gas vs. a full tank makes a noticeable difference (60L = 45kg's of fuel), why wouldn't another 20kg help?

You could be right though - I'll take it out this weekend and see if it's noticeable.
Also, someone suggested I build a shelf for the amp to sit inside the spare wheel so removing it doesn't quite matter so much any more - genius.

[ee904age]

I accidentally left my spare at the dump a couple of years back, went back to get it but someone had grabbed it. Havent needed it since (Fingers crossed!)

[RomanV]

I live in west Auckland.

Had a puncture in South auckland at 1am.

Caught a taxi back out west, borrowed a car, swapped the tire over, drove car back to west Auckland, walked half an hour home from there, went to sleep. (eventually)

Woke up the next day, walked 1/2 hour to train station, caught two trains, walked 20 minutes to my car and drove it home.

Moral of the story: Always have a warm jacket in your car, you never know when you might need to walk home late at night.

[Mad Murphy]

Had a puncture the other day in Linwood during the last big earthquake! Tyre was $&#$%. Wouldn't go anywhere without a spare. I don't see how anyone would ever notice the difference in weight when driving on the road anyhow. Space savers weigh next to nothing.

[pjay]

i carry a full size spare AND a can of that crap in the beamer. Rumor has it that BMW uses the spare to create a more even weight distribution.

And the battery in the boot too aparantly..

[rollaholic]

how is weight distribution relevant to whales

[Quint]

They have feelings too!