I find this to be a very minor issue. I can't even remember the last time I had a flat...
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 47.2 mpg (US) ... 20.1 km/L ... 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.7 mpg (Imp)
Great. You just jinxed us.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
Daox (03-07-2016)
I remember shredding a tyre on my Mercedes non in stock anywhere as it was a new car Mercedes gave a loan car some 5 hours later I now do not go out unless I have a full size spare.You may never need it but if you do most times a compressor will not pump the tyre up.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 51.2 mpg (US) ... 21.8 km/L ... 4.6 L/100 km ... 61.5 mpg (Imp)
3 weeks ago for me. Thursday night, cold and rainy, on my way with my wife and dog for vacation 3 hours away. Got about 30 minutes from home and bam, the tire blew. I put on the spare and then realized that my only option was to turn around and go home. This was the first time I had a flat with one of those idiotic spares. With a normal spare I could've been back on my way, instead I had to turn back. Is it really worth saving a few bucks for that crappy thing? I don't get it.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage 1.2 automatic: 39.7 mpg (US) ... 16.9 km/L ... 5.9 L/100 km ... 47.6 mpg (Imp)
I had to fight to get both the donuts included in our used Mirages, slimy dealerships. I could see why they tried to keep them though, Mitsu didnt cheap out on the spare tire, theyre actually of pretty good quality.
I will say this. While those tires are rated to go 60km at 60km/hr or whatever, I know SO MANY people who have run them for 5000km at full speeds.
Don't stress it. Just mount it on the rear, where it's barely seeing a few hundred pounds of weight anyway.
Space saver on an SUV, maybe a bit more risky. Space saver on the rear of a Mirage? Who cares.
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View my fuel log 2018 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 43.5 mpg (US) ... 18.5 km/L ... 5.4 L/100 km ... 52.2 mpg (Imp)
Fummins (12-12-2019)
Before the hivemind starts tearing into me, ACTUALLY RESEARCH your spare tire. MOST have a 2500-3000 mile treader rating. They do not blow up at 50.1 miles of use. The primary concern with them is heat, and lack of traction. Heat is not a problem on the back of a Mirage (that isn't one of the ones that left the factory on a Friday afternoon), and the other component of the speed limit and distance is differential wear and tear. Put it on a free wheel like the rear, don't do any drifting, and you'll have no worries on a few hundred mile trek back to civilization.
No, they have no traction. Rock hard compound, skinny and small.
To clarify, I am not advising using them as a tire for a month. But, as somebody who used to check scrap yards for old spare tires to do burnouts in a police car,the fear mongering around them is completely unfounded on a non driven axle that has a couple pounds load on it.
Kuhmo makes a 115 70 r14 that is pretty common as a spare. Ignoring your owners manual, its rated for 75mph and 1350lb, or, 5X the corner weight of the Mirages rear.
I do not have my Mirage at home to check our ratings.
Last edited by nickels; 11-30-2019 at 03:04 PM.
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View my fuel log 2018 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 43.5 mpg (US) ... 18.5 km/L ... 5.4 L/100 km ... 52.2 mpg (Imp)