Touran 57 plate - no spare wheel, just foam and a pump

[vwcabriolet1971]

Part of the reason for cars not having a spare any more is weight/fuel saving. Whilst punctures do happen, I (touch wood) haven't had one for a long while. My tyres have a sealant already in them that will tolerate a nail/screw puncture, avoiding the need to insert the foam.

It's nothing to do with fuel consumption but more to do with costs ! Wait till you get a puncture and then find out your tyre sealant prevents any normal repair !

[zollaf]

100 quid for a tyre and 200 for a wheel, have you noticed a price reduction for not having a spare. over a million cars thats a heck of a lot of money. in fact, thats enough to give every upset yank some compo for their pollution...

[vrooze]

I have a 56 plate Touran.

Having had to remove the rear seats to clean puke off when my darling daughter puked down the side I spotted why there is no spare with the 7 seaters.
The rear 2 seats actually bolt over the top of the spare wheel well!

you "could" fit a spare in there but you would have to take the rear seats out every time you wanted to get at it.

It's shame they couldn't come up with a design to keep the wheel well accessible when fitting the rear 2 seats.

[zollaf]

you mean like having some folding rear seats. wow, no one has ever done that before

[vrooze]

Well they do fold flat, just would be nice if you could fold the base forwards :P the headrest compartment could use wingnuts rather then those plastic bolt heads to allow access/removal.
The middle row already fold forward so it's not like they don't have the technology!

I hope I never get a puncture in mine as I've heard getting the foam off the wheel is not a nice job!

[FrenchAudi]

How about putting a spare on the roof in a top box?

[nick-205]

Sadly it's a 7 seater (3 kids) and there's nowhere to put a spare except in the boot itself. If there was I'd lookout for a steel or alloy spare and store it in the car. As above it's the first car I've had without a spare and I really do find it quite off putting.

[Christopherkhan]

I have decided to fit full size spare wheel on tailgate! IMG_20160913_170929.jpg

[niall campbell]

looks good

if you take out the 7th seats is there a space for it ? Is it blanked off for the 7 seater ?

[Christopherkhan]

Hi Niall, I converted it to 5 seater and put the elevated floor with full size spare wheel,, was going to do this before converting but am trying to get the 4x4 look. Snorkel going on this weekend