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Space saver spare tires are a joke



Come on !!

In a car as large as the type 44 sedans & avants, not outfitting or
designing a space for a proper stock sized spare tire is outrageous !  The
stock sized wheels and tires are not that big, 205/60 or 215/60  15" .  BTW,
the 87 sedan is a tight fit in the trunk w/ a 15x7 w/ 205/60 as a spare.
The floor panel is slightly raised at the rear. I imagine the 91 200 15x7.5
w/215/60 would raise the panel more (obviously), the question is the
diameter.

The 91 Avant has miles of space for a legitimate spare. (I checked). I'm
currently trying to find a stock wheel for my 1991 200Q avant for this very
pupose. (15x7.5  ET 35mm).  Anyone have a few  of these ?  If so I'm
interested in buying .

Joel Stetina    87 5000TQ, 91 200Q avant, 79 323i, & stuff
-----Original Message-----
From: C1J1Miller@aol.com <C1J1Miller@aol.com>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Sunday, January 10, 1999 11:08 AM
Subject: Subject: Re: '86 5k turbo lights/grille into a '84 5k
turbo...doable??and other questions


>In message <8cbeae05.369722e1@aol.com> JordanVw@aol.com writes:
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>>>also another question - what years of 5k TQ came with a full size spare
>stock?
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><Has to be the dumbest thing, especially on the ur-quattro.  A "space
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><saving" spare tyre?  Oh yeah?
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><What happens when you _do_ have a puncture?  Where do you put the one
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><you've taken off?
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><I suppose it's an Audi - you don't replace the tyre, you just order a
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><new complete wheel and leave the old one at the roadside.
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>I thought this started because the body design was originally for a vehicle
>with smaller rims/wheels.  A full size would probably fit in my 5000-bodied
>'91 200q; but the 7.5" wide rim would cause it to stick up too high...
>also, these fancy alloy wheels/tires would require a higher base price if
you
>bought 5 rather than 4 plus a cheapo donut spare.
>chris miller, windham nh, c1j1miller@aol.com
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