Re: Space saver spare tires are a joke

["mlcmlcmlc" <mlcmlc@enter.net>]

Hi Jeff,
Ah ha !!  I knew there had to be a good explanation out there somewhere. I
always appreciate sound financial advice.
If some is good, more must be better. Maybe I'll outfit all four corners
with the Little Beauties and head to the track...my car lights up all 4
without an increase in HP.  I LIKE IT !!

Joel
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Donnelly <jeff@bewired.com>
To: mlcmlcmlc <mlcmlc@enter.net>; 200q20v@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net
<200q20v@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>
Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: Space saver spare tires are a joke


>Joel:
>
>One of the beauties of the donut spare is it is 17" and can fit over that
>big break kit you were thinking of.
>
>Jeff
>
>At 01:57 PM 1/15/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>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:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>also another question - what years of 5k TQ came with a full size spare
>>>stock?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>><Has to be the dumbest thing, especially on the ur-quattro.  A "space
>>>
>>><saving" spare tyre?  Oh yeah?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>><What happens when you _do_ have a puncture?  Where do you put the one
>>>
>>><you've taken off?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>><I suppose it's an Audi - you don't replace the tyre, you just order a
>>>
>>><new complete wheel and leave the old one at the roadside.
>>>--------
>>>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
>>>
>>
>>
>