tyres

In your video review of the 2026 plug-in-hybrid Toyota RAV4 GR Sport Neil clearly mentions the space saver spare wheel. I was in a dealership yesterday looking at the new RAV4 and I was told that there won't be a spare wheel in the new model. Why is that? The spare wheel seems to be in every RAV4 in every other country.

Hi,

Is there a spare wheel that will properly fit in my 2026 Toyota C-HR? Toyota can get me a full kit but it's around €850 which is too expensive. I don't want to order one online unless I know for sure that it will fit properly under the boot liner.

Thanks.

I live in very rural Co. Donegal. In the past I have waited many hours for an AA breakdown van. I now drive a Hyundai Ioniq 5. I am reluctant to be at the mercy of a spray can or waiting for the AA if I have a puncture. Can you recommend a space saver spare wheel and preferably a scissor jack?

Where is the wheel brace and jack in the Omoda 9 SHS? I've looked under the floor in the boot area and just about everywhere else.

Hi there,

Purchased “new” tyres only to discover that they were actually manufactured in 2018 and have been told that this is perfectly legal. I wonder how many people realise this. Find this rather troubling to think that a product can sit for two years if not more and still be described as new when it has been stored for a period of time.

Surely there is deterioration in the product as a result of the passage of time?

Where’s the spare wheel housed on the Skoda Yeti Outdoor?

Hi,

I have been driving a BMW 320 diesel automatic for two years now. I can't believe how poorly it sticks to the road on typical wet or damp Irish roads. I have owned two front-wheel-drive cars previously and miss the grip and poise they offer. I am thinking of going for a second hand 320d with xDrive. Will it make much of a difference to the handling?

Auto services changed my tyres, but not valves. Is it legal?

How do you reinitialise when you have changed the tyre pressures?

Hi,

I was looking at the Kia price list and it includes the following: "Also excluded are the new regulations on tyres, which adds €2.80 per tyre." Can you explain what this is about, please?

Thanks, Philip