Which tools are in your emergency kit?

[Lucky Phil]

I'm mulling over one of these. Shipping is the killer.

https://modernspare.com/product/2019-2024-toyota-supra-spare-tire-kit-options/

[audiomick]

2 hours ago, Lucky Phil said:

I'm mulling over one of these.

The important question is, when did you last have a flat tyre?

My current car doesn't have a spare tyre, as did the one before. I did have a flat with the one before: I clipped a traffic island and ripped a 4 inch hole in the sidewall of the left rear tyre. My mistake.

That was more than ten years ago. Otherwise, I haven't missed or needed a spare. The current car has, and the last car had, an electric tyre pump and a can of "instant fix". If the flat on the last car had been less catastrophic, that would have been enough to get me home.

I fully understand wanting to have a proper spare in the car, but the question about how really necessary it is must be asked.

[stewgnu]

i’m thinking of the various times my v11 conked out and left me stranded:

Toasted the battery once, toasted the rear brake, reg/rec failed, a rose joint snapped on the torque arm, gearbox spring snapped, tps went so out of whack i gave up, relay failed, rubber inlet boot developed an issue X 6 (damn those things), kill switch killed itself, alternator solder joint broke so drained battery, lost my lights once- in the dark and when it had started to snow, click no start was a fun one for a time, me left boot has been nicely coated in oil a couple of times too.. err.. that might be it..?

But yeah, I carry a 10mm + 13mm spanner, 4, 5 and 6mm allen key, 4 spare relays, set of fuses, few bulbs.  Most of which weren’t a deal of help.  So I had to get me van. 😠

But Thank All that is Heavenly for v11lemans.com 

[stewgnu]

and i love my v11

[gstallons]

The only crummy experience I had was coming back from Anna, Il. at night and my l.h. valve cover gasket let go and had about 1 qt of oil on my left side soaking my BRAND new boots/brand new Levis by the time I got home . I didn't know that much oil could come out of a valve cover