Spare Tire

[Flavor 987S]

Originally Posted by TeamOxford

Any thoughts?

1) Fully charged cell phone
2) Credit card
3) Vulcanized tire plug kit (and know how to use it)
4) Add towing insurance to your policy and/or add AAA if you are really risk adverse

[TeamOxford]

Check on all points.

Still looking for a spare tire.

TO

[BoxsterSteve]

Originally Posted by TeamOxford

Check on all points.

Still looking for a spare tire.

TO

A 986 spare will bolt right up and do you proper.
Call or text Woody... itsnotanova.
He’s gotta have a spare or two lying around that he could fix you up with.

[Racer Boy]

Originally Posted by Flavor 987S

1) Fully charged cell phone
2) Credit card
3) Vulcanized tire plug kit (and know how to use it)
4) Add towing insurance to your policy and/or add AAA if you are really risk adverse

The problem with all of those points (except for #3, and that would require an air pump), is that if you are in the middle of nowhere, you may not have cell coverage. I suppose that Illinois is different, but where I live, some of the best roads are pretty remote, and there is no cell coverage. Even if there was, it would take hours for a tow truck to arrive, and the bill for that would be hundreds of dollars.

I can change a flat tire and be on my way in fifteen minutes. Having to sit by the side of the road for hours, then ride in a tow truck for another couple of hours, and then hope that there is a tire repair place in the tiny town you are getting towed to just doesn't make sense when all that could have been avoided if you had a spare tire.

[Flavor 987S]

Originally Posted by Racer Boy

The problem with all of those points (except for #3, and that would require an air pump),

The OP has Caymans. Caymans have a built it air pump for about the past 12 years. FYI.

[10/10ths]

......Hokey Religions and cell phones are no replacement for a good spare tire at your side.




Just buy a 986 spare tire and slap it in your frunk and start road tripping in peace.

[Racer Boy]

Originally Posted by Flavor 987S

The OP has Caymans. Caymans have a built it air pump for about the past 12 years. FYI.

That doesn't help if you get damage to a sidewall.

[Topless]

You can still find a 986 spare and they will fit over the engine compartment or rear trunk,leaning forward into the cabin. Last I checked they will not fit in the Cayman Frunk. No really great options to carry one unless you want to rack it on top Baja 1000 style.

FWIW I have been running around the barren desert all over Mojave, Southern Nevada, and Arizona in my Porsche for 13 years with no spare and never needed one. I do run good tires, inflated properly, and carry a 12v compressor, tire plugs, and slime. I have picked up 3 nails/screws in those years but always just kept the air at 30psi and drove it to a tire shop a few days later. The tires rarely needed the air topped off and were practically self sealing on their own.

Pick your poison. When in doubt, take the SUV instead.

[TeamOxford]

My main concern is sidewall damage. I know three fellow PCA members who have suffered flats in the last few years. One was a simple puncture on the tread, easily fixed with a on-the-spot tire plug. The other two were sidewall cuts, and were hugely inconvenient.

One was at Boxstoberfest on the Twisted Sisters. 987 Boxster, no spare, no cellphone reception. It took 9 hours for that poor guy to get off that mountain and back into town. Then he had to layover for three days at a hotel, at $175.00 a night, until he could source a new tire. Classic "My kingdom for a horse" scenario.

I'm probably overthinking the whole situation, or maybe I'm just having a hard time coping with owning a car without a spare tire for the first time in my life.

Just sayin'..............

TO

[husker boxster]

I had a pic of a 986 spare on my 987 orange LE but I must have deleted it. I had a 2008 base Boxster Wheeler Dealer car that had the 986 spare in the frunk. I sold the spare separately, so I think I deleted the pic. But it does fit.