172 spare wheel is an alloy!

[SimonD]

I had to change a wheel at the weekend. It looked like the spare/jack/tools etc hadn't been taken out of the boot since the day the car left the factory. When I got my spare out I was a bit shocked to see that is was a standard and totally new 172 alloy! I always thought that spares were just plain steel wheels. Am I just lucky? I know my car was one of the last 172s out the factory (it's date of first reg is January 2004 which is after the 182 came out) so I suppose they could have had a few spare wheels lying around the factory. At least when I sell the car I can replace the one alloy I have kurbed!

Any other 172 owners have alloy spares or is this just a fluke?

 

[Lee]

My 03 plate one had one. I think all Phase 2s did. I don't know about the Phase 1.

 

[Sy]

Ph1 did too, well there was one in "my" boot lol. Got 5 ph2 wheels now instead though. Still got my unused ph1 spare I should really sell it

 

[ade426]

my ph1 has ,
never been used

 

[Steve2004]

All phase 1 and phase 2 172s had an alloy spare.

 

[Steve2004]

All phase 1 and phase 2 172s had an alloy spare.

 

[Ollie82.]

Well my Cup had a nice little surprise for me when i lifted up the boot mat for the first time.....one brand new Turini with brand new Conti rubber.

Reeeesult.

 

[kully]

Well my Cup had a nice little surprise for me when i lifted up the boot mat for the first time.....one brand new Turini with brand new Conti rubber.

Reeeesult.

you jammie bugga .....lol left by the previous owner then

 

[DrR]

Nice to know you check your spare tyres condition regularly

 

[terribleclio]

isn't there some sort of law now days that if a car is fitted with alloys the spare must be matching or something (only applys to new cars)

 

[kully]

Depends really when the law come out as i know 06 plate 182 without one ....you get the foamy poo stuff instead

 

[Lee-182]

mines got a brand new one to, want to keep it that way to

 

[cat171]

isn't there some sort of law now days that if a car is fitted with alloys the spare must be matching or something (only applys to new cars)

How does that work then considering that the v6 & the 182 don't have spares ?:S

 

[Lee-182]

my Gashtra had a 15 " steel with 4 16 " Alloys

 

[cat171]

^
yeah a 15" steel with a massive profile tyre to make up the same rolling radius as the 16's

 

[MT AUDIO]

be happy if you had a spare at all unlike a 197.lol

 

[terribleclio]

isn't there some sort of law now days that if a car is fitted with alloys the spare must be matching or something (only applys to new cars)

How does that work then considering that the v6 & the 182 don't have spares ?:S

i dunno, it's just something i read. personally i don't know how renault got away with not fitting spares at all on the 182 at least.

 

[davebem]

All phase 1 and phase 2 172s had an alloy spare.

Bugger my 172mk1 has a 15" steelie. :dapprove:

 

[SimonD]

Nice to know you check your spare tyres condition regularly

Don't get me wrong, I've had a look at it a few times. As it was brand new rubber I never bothered to take it out to check which is why i never noticed it was an alloy. Strange that they gave out alloys as spares, must have cost them quite a bit.

Oh, and sorry this question got posted twice. Dunno how that happened...