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Honda Jazz Forums => Honda Jazz Mk2 2008-2015 => Topic started by: DoobieNewbie on September 08, 2018, 01:33:01 AM
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Just a survey here. Has anyone bought those AA/RAC breakdown kit? Of course the Jazz come with the tire repair kit, but on long journeys within the UK I am curious as to what other kit you keep in you Honda Jazz that were not supplied by Honda.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-HONDA-JAZZ-14-SPACESAVER-SPARE-WHEEL-2002-2008-NEVER-USED/323430964882?hash=item4b4dfcde92:g:ojoAAOSwPFFbj8Zz
Just buy one of these and ditch the gunk.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-HONDA-JAZZ-14-SPACESAVER-SPARE-WHEEL-2002-2008-NEVER-USED/323430964882?hash=item4b4dfcde92:g:ojoAAOSwPFFbj8Zz
Just buy one of these and ditch the gunk.
+1, I did the same.
Plasma.
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As a man who first cut his DIY mechanic's teeth on a 1952 Wolseley 4/50, before working on numerous cars over the years, including an engine rebuild on a Hillman Imp, replacing bearings on a Vauxhall Viva gearbox and too many to mention clutches, suspension repairs, brake overhauls and such, all I carry is my mobile phone and my RAC membership card. I do have my ScanGauge E fitted to the car which would allow me to check and reset any error codes I may get, but the modern car is not a beast that the normal DIY mechanic can fix at the side of the road.
I do have the OEM spare and tools, but I doubt I would even bother to change a wheel these days. Advice is that you do not try and change a wheel on the hard shoulder, so 50% of my mileage would be out anyway.
I do have my tyre compressor in the boot. So provided the tyre wasn't ripped, and I wasn't on the hard shoulder, I'd probably try and inflate my tyre enough to get me home. I am normally never more than 3 miles from home, on all but motorway trips.
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It's a Honda.....you shouldn't need any tools!
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If you opt for a spare wheel, that the car didn't have as original fit, don't forget that you may need to get a jack and wheel nut spanner as well.
I carry an additional can of sealant and gas as well as the Honda gunk but I doubt if I would bother to change a wheel these days, it's too damned dangerous. I'm with Auto Aid for that.
Vic.
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Bloody hell, are you lot a bunch of half dead pensioners, can't even tackle a wheel change without calling someone out !!
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I'd change a wheel if I had to, but never on the hard shoulder, and yes, I am a half dead pensioner.
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Bloody hell, are you lot a bunch of half dead pensioners, can't even tackle a wheel change without calling someone out !!
The answer is Yes and your turn will come, maybe sooner than you think.
Vic.
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Thanks for the tip. Probably saved me a few quid with the advice you all gave me. I don't have an AA/RAC memebership but my insurance covera national breakdowns. Will that suffice comapred to an AA or RAC membership. But hopefully I won't need it anytime soon.
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Bloody hell, are you lot a bunch of half dead pensioners, can't even tackle a wheel change without calling someone out !!
A lot of younger people don't have the know-how to change a wheel, maybe not even the tools - in fact if you can't get an app to do it - it won't get done...
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I have been an OAP for years and changed a wheel in snow in March this year.
I see there are a bunch of wimps here 8) ??? ::) :-[ :-X :-\ :-* :'( :)
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Bloody hell, are you lot a bunch of half dead pensioners, can't even tackle a wheel change without calling someone out !!
Why not, if you've paid for it!
In 30 years, they only things that have stopped me have been a couple of punctures, running out of petrol once :-[ and a faulty relay. The bad relay caused me to get a mate with a LR to tow the car a few miles home, it was only local, but the damn thing started after I pulled it on the drive!
Only problem I've had with the Jazz was a screw in a front tyre, 100 miles away in North Yorkshire. Tyre gunk would have most likely saved me, but I had the wheelbarrow wheel in the boot - so I put that on to get home.
When you can get full recovery cover (not just roadside assistance and/or tow to nearest garage) with AutoAid for £48, £43 on renewals, for both you and your partner/wife, it seems silly to not have it. Despite that, I still can't help throwing a few tools in, tyre compressor, some wire, some tyraps, and bottle of water if I'm going a good distance. I work on the theory that if I've got it in the boot, I definitely won't need it... sort of an insurance policy. :D
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I work on the theory that if I've got it in the boot, I definitely won't need it...
Jocko's first law: "The magnitude of the disaster is inversely proportional to the contingency plans put in place." I drove back and forward from the west to east coast of Scotland, for 10 winters, with snow chains in the boot, and never got as much as would make a decent snowman!
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Apart from punctures, in the past 30 years of driving (ignore the 23 before that as unrepresentative as bangers), I have had the following breakdowns:
Fiesta : nil in 3 years
Audi A4: top hose came off at 70mph on M9 at night after dealer service(and very very unreliable in 4 years)
Toyota Yaris: nil in 15 years
Honda Jazz : nil in 6 years.
So I carry a Swiss Army knife, pliers, adjustable spanner and two screwdrivers. Plus duck tape and a fire extinguisher