[Munro]

Originally Posted by Bungle

I have used it, worked a treat.

As I was pulling up to park in a retail park, heard a rumbling noise and felt the wheel start to pull. Sure enough my front nearside tyre was going down. Further inspection found a screw in the tread.

Car goes up on supplied jack, screw comes out. In goes gunk and I started to inflate as per instructions. Took me all of 10 minutes, and that's with 5 mins reading the instructions. A bit of goo did come out at first, but it quickly sealed up fine, and by the time I got it to the garage, the leak has completely stopped, and it took a bit of searching to locate it.

It was easier than replacing the wheel, and on a dark stormy night, would be my prefered option, if time was of the essence. And keeping clean was, too. No road grime or brake dust!

I have got the spare wheel now, though. I do trust the repair kit, and still have it in the car as an option, but a bad puncture or cut would defeat the goo.

I have had the tyre for over a year now, and have not needed it. In hindsight I would have rather had a bigger boot for a year. I have also never had anything worse than a small slow puncture in all my time driving, and they are rare enough.

I often consider taking the spare out now that I have it. The extra storage in the boot is a far better option in my mind, than having the spare for the remote chance you get bad damage to your tyre.

Very interesting, I have also been considering not carrying my optional spare wheel (except on long journeys in remote areas). Its good to hear the repair kit worked well and was easy to use.