In case anyone is wondering - A full size 185-65R15 wheel and tyre will fit in the underbody tray.
My recently purchased 2007 1.9JTD Doblo MPV had a "space saver" 125-80R15 wheel and tyre in the tray.
It's the first car I've bought with one of these damn things, and I was surprised to see how thin the tread was, even though it still had the pimples and had never been run on. There was only about 2mm of tread. Then after reading about them I was even more surprised that they were only supposed to be used for a maximum of 50 miles. I knew there was a max speed limit of 80kmh, but had never realised how short a life they would have when used.
After a bit of online research it appeared that a standard size spare wheel would fit in the tray instead, (since it's the basic van underneath), and this was confirmed by the fact that the "space saver" wheel actual had a polystyrene "spacer" to stop it rattling around !!
A quick check with online breakers and the next day a steel wheel with a 125-80R15 tyre with 5mm of tread arrived, for the princely sum of £45. It fits perfectly underneath (without needing the "spacer" ), and I now feel a lot safer with my blowout precautions......
My recently purchased 2007 1.9JTD Doblo MPV had a "space saver" 125-80R15 wheel and tyre in the tray.
It's the first car I've bought with one of these damn things, and I was surprised to see how thin the tread was, even though it still had the pimples and had never been run on. There was only about 2mm of tread. Then after reading about them I was even more surprised that they were only supposed to be used for a maximum of 50 miles. I knew there was a max speed limit of 80kmh, but had never realised how short a life they would have when used.
After a bit of online research it appeared that a standard size spare wheel would fit in the tray instead, (since it's the basic van underneath), and this was confirmed by the fact that the "space saver" wheel actual had a polystyrene "spacer" to stop it rattling around !!
A quick check with online breakers and the next day a steel wheel with a 125-80R15 tyre with 5mm of tread arrived, for the princely sum of £45. It fits perfectly underneath (without needing the "spacer" ), and I now feel a lot safer with my blowout precautions......