Looking for Spare Tire (Doughnut) - 97 Boxster

[kk2002s]

Originally Posted by JayG

Get a AAA premier membership
Give you 1 200 mile and 3 100 mile tows per year

If you get a flat, call them and they tow you to a tire shop
Other benefits as well

This seems to be a common thread to dealing with break downs.
Travel with a credit card and cell phone, all is well.
Also how many tire shops will carry a tire that fits a Boxster and can not scratch the S!#& out of your expensive rims
This is reasonable if you have cell service when you break down and your near civilization
BUT Murphy's Law, No cell service, getting dark and it's raining and your out in the sticks (Where the Twisties live)
My spare is holding air but I also know that it's a 14 year old tire so when I have to use it how will it do.
I would love to replace it to actually have a reliable spare. I do carry 'Fix-a-Flat' and 12v air compressor just in case
This 125/80/17 maybe the ticket

[itsnotanova]

I have spare wheels for $50 each and some of them have never been used. I've never seen any that show any signs of deterioration from age. They spend their time out of the elements and are made from a good grade of rubber. I wouldn't hesitate to use any of the ones I have. Ill take theses old ones over a new Chinese tire any day.
I did have one spare tire that someone had replaced the tire with a Kumho brand. I don't remember the size but it was a inch or two bigger in diameter.

[steved0x]

I always bring 4 spare tires just in case. And tools and a jack.

[ccjazz]

Thanks for starting this thread Marty97....I have a road trip coming up and just checked the spare. It was down to 36psi but back up to 60psi now thanks to this discussion.
I've only had to use it once but it saved my @sh in the middle of nowhere. Driver's front hit something and took out the sidewall, fix-a-flat wouldn't have helped.
Since then it's comforting to know I have options.

[Marty97]

Thanks everyone! Will check on that e-bay tire and follow up with woody...


steved0x.... cool setup!!

Originally Posted by steved0x

I always bring 4 spare tires just in case. And tools and a jack.

[jakeru]

Just used my spare tire for the first time. Had to air it up to 60psi, *and* retrieve the security lug bolt adapter from garage at home. (Luckily only 3 miles away from where parked when I noticed one of the rear wheels had lost all air pressure). As a side note, the standard Porsche super-lightweight tire changing jack worked great!

The spare is not really great to drive on, but did get the job done for the <15 mile trip to get the leaking full-size tire fixed.

I also discovered through this that not even one of the optional, super-wide 18" rear Porsche tires could even fit in the rear *or* the front trunk even with nothing else being in them - therefore, carrying the full size rear tire in the passenger seat was necessary! (Good thing Porsche included a tire bag in the tool kit to help keep the leather interior clean.)

In summary, while checking the spare tire air pressure, don't forget to also check for the security lug bolt bit if your car has those! And if you happen to have a passenger with you while encountering a problem with an optional wide rear tire, you might not be able to take everything with after mounting the space-saver spare tire.