Inferno 182
No axe to grind, just fell foul of the impracticality of my 182 last weekend.
Last Sunday was a complete wash out for me and the missus because of the lack of spare on my 182.
I never thought it would be an issue not having a spare but I got a puncture after going over a piece of metal on the road. I was in the middle of nowhere, used the tyre foam to get me to the nearest Kwik fit - not much choice on a sunday!
Thing is, once there, they didn't have any tyres the right size, and neither did any other local depots. The tyre foam was useless because of the size of the rip in the tyre. Kwik Fit couldn't get my a tyre until Tuesday, so I had to call AA to tow me home. After I logged the call, they phoned me back and asked why I didn't have a spare, like they were refusing to come out, they wouldn't accept that a Clio didn't have a spare. An hour and half later the AA man arrived.
I didn't ever think the lack of a spare would be such a pain but with the tyres not being stocked many places it certainly made things difficult.
I also apologise to all Clio owners for letting the public see a cracking little car getting towed, probably thinking "French car's, always unreliable".
Hope it doesn't happen again, dreading another puncture like that one!
Last Sunday was a complete wash out for me and the missus because of the lack of spare on my 182.
I never thought it would be an issue not having a spare but I got a puncture after going over a piece of metal on the road. I was in the middle of nowhere, used the tyre foam to get me to the nearest Kwik fit - not much choice on a sunday!
Thing is, once there, they didn't have any tyres the right size, and neither did any other local depots. The tyre foam was useless because of the size of the rip in the tyre. Kwik Fit couldn't get my a tyre until Tuesday, so I had to call AA to tow me home. After I logged the call, they phoned me back and asked why I didn't have a spare, like they were refusing to come out, they wouldn't accept that a Clio didn't have a spare. An hour and half later the AA man arrived.
I didn't ever think the lack of a spare would be such a pain but with the tyres not being stocked many places it certainly made things difficult.
I also apologise to all Clio owners for letting the public see a cracking little car getting towed, probably thinking "French car's, always unreliable".
Hope it doesn't happen again, dreading another puncture like that one!
