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I personally would dump the repair kit and get a space saver spare wheel. Having used that gunk on ride on mowers it is dreadful stuff to work with, and no it doesn't work on all punctures. I wouldn't want to be stuck at the side of the road with no means of getting a tyre changed. I know some rescue services carry space saver wheels but I'd sooner have my own.

Lots of debate this time of year whether winter tyres or not. On 29th Jan 2019 it dumped with snow over the snake pass in the Peaks with very expensive 4x4's on their standard summer tyres failing to get over the top and even making the point of winding down their window to tell me that I had no chance on making it as they had tried twice & failed. I had lots of surprised faces when I passed them all and I was the only one over the top at 3pm on Tuesday afternoon - Winter tyres are the way forward if you live in an area that gets is bad!

Looks the biz Martin,very nice 👍

I have a 2005 Yaris T-Sport and all I can say is that it's one of the best little cars that I have ever owned & I have gone through a few over the years. I bought mine when it had 54k on the clock & FTSH. A number of years later it still has FTSH and has just turned 82k and has flew through it's MOT a few weeks ago with no advisories. Mpg wise I am getting close to 40 & it has been ultra reliable with me only having to replace a few parts where corrosion has got the better of them such as the exhaust & fuel neck filler pipe. You need to remember this is a different car to the 1.3 and is huge fun to drive on twisty roads if you like that kind of thing. I love mine as you may be able to tell

Careful, that's a 15" spacesaver wheel and may not be suitable for the OP's car. My '14 reg owner's manual shows seven different types of tyre combination with 15" and 16" spacesaver wheels. Incidentally, the manual refers to car types A to G, but doesn't specify clearly which type is which model. Can anyone enlighten us please?

Hi I have a 2015 Yaris which came with a tyre inflator and puncture repair kit ,Not wanting to be caught out with a puncture that I couldn't repair I bought a New space saver c/w jack and wheel brace for less than £60 on Ebay . By removing the polystyrene filler in the boot the space saver and all the Equipment fits in out of site .

That's exactly what I did when i got the Auris. If you get a hole in the side wall the inflation kit is useless. (Oh and the tyre needs replacing after you use the gunk anyway as they can't be repaired)

Yep, with you there. Another downside of the gunge was highlighted some time ago by a Plug-in Prius owner (plug-in has bigger traction battery under the boot floor, so no room for spare tyre). He got a non-gungable puncture late on a wet Friday evening just a few miles from his rural home, and had to wait 2-3 hours for recovery. They took him and his car home, and he then had to get his wheel to a tyre shop by taxi!

I think it is a weight saving too, helping manufacturers to meet emission targets, although saving cost will be at least as attractive to them. I was pleased when I bought my Prius that there was a no cost option of a space saver wheel instead of the repair kit, which meant not only did I get the tools, but the correct under-floor storage bits.

Ours came with the kit, which we still have, but I bought a jack and spacesaver from eBay. Imagine getting a small repairable puncture and filling your tyre with gunge, then taking it to your local friendly tyre repair place. They would remove the tyre, then have to clean the rim, and maybe ditch the gunged-up tyre, when all it probably needed was a simple repair or a tube fitted. Spacesaver for me every time. Kit includes a tyre inflator, so that's worth keeping, but the gunge is just plain silly. Mick.

Think the tyre repair sealant used by Toyota has an expiry of approx three years. Some owners have replaced the sealant with third party kits due to cost - eg https://www.amazon.co.uk/Slime-1800330-Repair-Automobile-Dispensor/dp/B003QHY000/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1548934559&sr=8-3&keywords=Car+tyre+repair+kit

If anybody else has the "upside down" maps problem? On my Ayg0 t was he two cables that plug into the nav head unit that were transposed (swapped over at install time). Once discovered it was a two minute fix to swap the wires back.

I notice the new RAV4 manual states that if you use the repair kit, you need to replace the TPWS (Tyre Pressure Warning System) sensor in that tyre - they can cost over £100! Not all cars use a sensor in the tyre valve though, some use info from the ABS sensors to detect changes in a wheel's rotational speed, so that won't apply if you have that type. Although in the last 4 years I've only had 2-3 punctures that would have been ok with the gunge, I've had about 16 since 2000, at least a quarter of which definitely wouldn't have been sorted by a tin of gunge. In one case, a tyre blew out and there was no rubber at all left on the rim by the time I stopped! I make a point of only buying cars with at least a space saver, and given the chance would opt of a full size spare,

The puncture repair kit also has a much shorter life than even a spacesaver. How long do you expect to keep the car? I can't remember when I last had a puncture (touch wood), but got a spacesaver kit for peace of mind. You need a jack, handle and wheel brace too. You also need to remember to keep the thing inflated (60PSI - strewth!)

That's the reason they give but it's more than likely to make more money out of customers. It's not that heavy and would save a miniscule amount of emissions. I'd suspect the compressor, bottle of gloop and their holder weigh as much as a spacesaver. My Icon+ had the "repair" kit but I made the supply of a space saver and accessories a deal breaker. I now have a full size spare because after experiencing driving with the spacesaver fitted, once for 10 miles, that was my choice. However, a spacesaver has to be a better option than the "repair" kit. I've never used one but, as TP49 says, it is limited by the type of puncture. I too would hate to be stuck in the middle of nowhere, at 3 am, with a big split in a tyre rather than a small gloop sealable hole.

The 1.0 did well with that mileage 👍 the 1.3 is ok but the 1.5 engine in my 2017 Icon Tech was great, would not have the 1.3 again, short trips and the odd longer trip had my MPG at around 48

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would have thought 0W30 C2

The Takata recalls started back in 2013 and at that point all the manufacturers / regulators knew was that the issue affected older cars from around year 2000 onwards and that cars in hot humid countries where more likely to be affected nobody knew the cause. So whilst a cause, satisfactory fix was found, tested and approved by all the relevant regulators the manufacturers / regulators agreed the safest plan of action was to call back the oldest and most humid country cars straight away, all these cars had a new (but same as the original) inflator fitted making the cars as safe as possible until a suitable fix was found. Only in the last 12-18 months has an acceptable fix been found and approved. Now all the cars receiving the first replacement inflators are now being called back along with newer cars that have the potential to be affected so they can have the final fix inflators installed. Just using Mk3 Yaris as an example the factory switched to the new airbag type from 03/2017 production we have already been replacing inflators in cars built pre 2015 and as people are seeing above have now included the last of the Mk3 Yaris built upto 03/2017. The scope of this recall is immense and still has the potential to expand further, see https://www.nhtsa.gov/equipment/takata-recall-spotlight which contains loads of useful info including an agreed timeline. The UK along with most of Europe are Zone B Mediterranean countries are zone A and Nordic countries are zone C, we have just entered phase 4/5 and phase 5/5 starts at the end of this year.