Question on Spare Wheel
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Question on Spare Wheel
My C350 came with the 18" AMG 5-twin-spoke straight from the factory in Germany. However, the spare wheel is the 17" Avantgarde design. Any of you got the 18" AMG as spare?
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I'm not sure actually who was lucky. I would not want to carry the extra weight from a full sized wheel in the trunk if there was an option for a lighter wheel. You can hardly make use of the tyre anyway (too old at next change of tyres), perhaps the spare wheel but would it be the correct one (rear/front) if you damage one in use.
Euro cars mostly go even further and don't have a steel spare but the tyre fit kit.
Euro cars mostly go even further and don't have a steel spare but the tyre fit kit.
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I would not put up with anything but a full size spare wheel. The small amount extra weight is a small price to pay for the inconvenience of having a tyre failure on a trip especially away from city. My spare is alloy , exactly the same as the 4 others. I intend using the spare as a replacement tyre in a couple of years. I reckon a tyres life span is about 6 years.
