Lexusyd Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 No doubt you have heard that the Mazda MX5 won the wheels 2005 car of the year. The IS250 was in the 4 finalists. Wheels always make mention of cars that have a space saver spare wheel. Might be ok in the UK and in Europe but hardly approriate to Australian conditions. Does the IS250 have a space saver? Criticism has been raised towards the BMW 3 series on this issue. Supporters claim that having a space saver reduces weight and allows for greater storage capacity. A criticism noted towards the IS250 is the lack of rear space for passengers. If the IS250 does have a space saver spare wheel could engineers used this additional space to ensure the rear seat passengers have more leg room? What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamprat96 Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 The IS250 has a space saver spare - and it looks like it's a really cheap steel nasty. Surprising when considering the finish of the rest of the car What Wheels said was lack of foot room. Leg room is ok- but there is little space under the (front) seats to place your feet. However you can raise the height of the front seats to allow more room - but only for shorter drivers. The space saver just makes more boot room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 of all the cars i have owned i have only ever used a spare once. I prefer the space saver if you know that you can drive 20 miles to the nearest tyre place. But i agree that cars in Australia or even USA should have something better because of the the distance if stuck in the middle of nowhere A can of tyre weld could help for a short while too i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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