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VanB wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 8:01 pm
Kasfranks99 wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 7:50 pm My understanding is you can’t call porsche assist if you have a tyre / wheel issue unless you have a spare wheel. Others may be able to confirm this?

This is the reason I picked it so the wife can call for someone to deal with if required.
So how does that work with a 718 or 911 then, neither of which can be equipped with a spare wheel?
You would have to use the gunk yourself. They will not come out and do this for you.
The gunk Will not work all the time as depends on where the puncture / damage is.
Not something my wife would want to get involved with doing. Especially on a dark winter night.
No choice on a 911/ boxster but on a Macan there is a choice.

I would assume if the gunk fails on a 911 then they will come out and recover though.
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Nuclear Nick wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 6:49 pm
Bigboyrolo wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 1:48 pm
Pivot wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 12:23 pm The last time I looked, the spare 18” wheel was £180

I would also consider run-flat tyres. Used it once in the last 20 years... it worked very well.
We would be pleased to learn of any N Rated runflats available for a Macan.
There are no runflat N rated tyres available fortunately. The only reason they can be 'run flat' is because they have very stiff sidewalls and that ruins the ride and handling.
Yes of course there aren't, and if there were, I doubt most would want them. Thought I would pose the obvious question though. 8-)
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Kasfranks99 wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 9:39 pm
VanB wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 8:01 pm
Kasfranks99 wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 7:50 pm My understanding is you can’t call porsche assist if you have a tyre / wheel issue unless you have a spare wheel. Others may be able to confirm this?

This is the reason I picked it so the wife can call for someone to deal with if required.
So how does that work with a 718 or 911 then, neither of which can be equipped with a spare wheel?
You would have to use the gunk yourself. They will not come out and do this for you.
The gunk Will not work all the time as depends on where the puncture / damage is.
Not something my wife would want to get involved with doing. Especially on a dark winter night.
No choice on a 911/ boxster but on a Macan there is a choice.

I would assume if the gunk fails on a 911 then they will come out and recover though.
With some punctures, esp when 300 miles from Calais in rural France over their lunchtime, only option is Porsche Assist, a lift on a flatbed truck and a new tyre. Even though I had an inflatable spare, but under a boot full of holiday luggage. As it happened, a tyre depot was just over a mile away. It was a very expensive puncture.

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Kasfranks99 wrote: Tue Jan 01, 2019 7:50 pm My understanding is you can’t call porsche assist if you have a tyre / wheel issue unless you have a spare wheel. Others may be able to confirm this?

This is the reason I picked it so the wife can call for someone to deal with if required.
Not true. When I called, they asked me if I had a wheel + compressor or a gunk thing, and if it was all working ok.
I told them I didn't actually know (I knew I had a wheel, but didn't know if it worked).
I was then asked if I wanted AA (within an hour) or a "prestige" service, if I wasn't in a hurry. I chose AA.

When AA fella arrived he offered to just refill the tyre with air, take it to a tyre place to repair/replace, or put on the space saver.
You don't need a flatbed to go to a tyre place. In the past, I've just had the wheel take to a tyre place and the car stays on the road. Tyre replaced and returned to vehicle.

On repair vs replace, it's only an OPC that generally refuses to repair (mine refused), but a generic tyre shop might try to repair if possible. They'll also use whatever tyre fits and not necessarily a perfect match, or the one you actually want.
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Post by Col Lamb »

If you do get an unrepairable flat then you may find that a generic tyre replacement company does not readily have the correct tyre.

It took three days for a replacement tyre to be found and transported to the same location as my Macan.

In total I had the replacement Merc taxi for a full week, certainly made me appreciate the Macan even more once I got it back.
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Pivot wrote:The last time I looked, the spare 18” wheel was £180

I would also consider run-flat tyres. Used the run flat feature once in the last 20 years... it worked very well.
Spare 18” collapsible wheel is £161... no brainer.

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Post by Fairynuff »

Now that the prices are back on the configurator I can see that of the two spare wheel options 18" and 19", the 18" cost £130 and the 19" costs £5,000+ because I must have ceramic brakes - what's that all about?
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Post by Wing Commander »

You only need the 19” spare if you have the very expensive ceramic brakes.

For Macans without PCCBs (the vast majority of Macans) the 18” spare is the one you want.
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One for Col........it could only happen in the good 'ol USA....

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The American Automobile Association, AAA, has three membership levels. I've been a gold (Plus) member for decades. It includes 100 miles of towing per incident at no charge. They also have the Premier level which includes 200 miles of no charge towing.

Back in the dinosaur days a service call would frequently have immediate response, almost always less than an hour. Sadly those days are gone. Now it is at least a half day response time.
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