Next time you check your tyre pressure....

[rich83]

..... please, please check your space saver tyre pressure too. I had mine checked today after I got a puncture and it was at 30PSI

It should be 60PSI or 4.15bar in old money.


Thanks  

[Jussa]

..... please, please check your space saver tyre pressure too. I had mine checked today after I got a puncture and it was at 30PSI

It should be 60PSI or 4.15bar in old money.


Thanks  

Prefer the old money measurement   

[Nodz]

Good shout as when I had to put mine on it was 28psi. It looked good when I got it out the boot but once I dropped the jack the weight of the car soon showed me it weren't

[Horatio]

Saw this reminder not so long ago on another thread. Good call. Mine was 25 

[MC71]

Have never checked, just assumed it would be at correct pressure!! 

[rich83]

Have never checked, just assumed it would be at correct pressure!! 

It's an easy one to forget.

I has a puncture on my old mk5. Once I put the space saver on that was under inflated, it lasted all of about 3 miles before it ripped itself to bits. Because the tyre is so thin it's imperative that it's at the correct pressure.

I then had to fight with the RAC because they said it was my fault for not maintaining a spare wheel/tyre... They tried to charge me the best part of £200 to get me home.

Rich

[Andy]

You would be surprised how many don't get checked on a service at the dealers

[sub39h]

i always keep a 12V tyre inflater with me

if i've got a slow puncture i'd much rather refill my full size wheel than use that dangerous rubber band

[titchy]

I had a blow 160mls from home no tyres the right size near where I was so drove 160mls on space saver no issues was amazed the car didnt feel much different mostly motorway though.

[Kalpsn2000]

Not checked mine in the 1.5 years I've had the GTI...goes off to check.

Good call

You would be surprised how many don't get checked on a service at the dealers

I would have thought mine was cheked as the last service but I guess I should also do it my self anyway.

[Andy]

Not checked mine in the 1.5 years I've had the GTI...goes off to check.

Good call

You would be surprised how many don't get checked on a service at the dealers

I would have thought mine was cheked as the last service but I guess I should also do it my self anyway.

it should be checked but just check it for piece of mind

[Frenzy]

thanks for the heads up Rich, i'll check it tomorrow along with the 4 corners

[D4rk1]

I need to check the spare on my van. Never once looked at it in the 8 months I've had it! Thanks for the heads up.

[rich83]

I need to check the spare on my van. Never once looked at it in the 8 months I've had it! Thanks for the heads up.

I sure many of ours (min included) have not been checked since coming out of Wolfsburg! 

[Frenzy]

just checked all 4 tyres and the spare. rears needed a slight top up and the spare was fine so must have been correctly inflated when i bought the car from the stealers last summer