Hi,
I'm Sarah I live in Swindon Wiltshire, bought a 2003 blue pug 206 cc last weekend and noticed it does not have a spare tyre, I need 2 new front tyres do I need to buy 'run flat' tyres??? So I can drive up to 50 miles on a flat tyre to get to a garage?? Also my drivers door does not shut properly seems to catch on the top door rubber wing mirror end any suggestions? Apart from that just paid for a cambelt change and new water pump aircon regas and love the car, any advice would be gratefully appreciated, thanks Sarah
No, Sarah, you don't need run-flats ... in fact you can't fit them as they need special wheels.
The 206CC didn't have a spare as this normally sits under the rear in a cage. But this is taken up with the body reinforcing bars and a steel box. Some owners buy a space saver and wheel cover and put it behind the front seats, but that's a choice only you can make. A spare is too high to sit under the boot "blind" though, so you can't put the roof down then.
You get an aerosol tyre-sealer in somewhere like Halfords and use that in an emergency. Check the size though as they come in three sizes ... think the CC needs the largest size.
When you get your new tyres, put them on the REAR!!! The tyre fitters should do this for you but it's the recommended way as you may find the rear end gets lively in the wet. There is little weight anyway so you want the rear end to grip.
I'll have to wait for my daughter to pop around in her CC to check out the door problem. Can't visualise it at the moment ...
And welcome to the forum!
Family Fleet: ex-Cayman Green 206 CC 2.0 LE, Indigo Blue 206 1.4 HDi Hatchback, Subaru BRZ Auto, Alfa Romeo MiTo
We bought a space-saver spare which lives in the rear seat belted in behind the driver. A space-saver spare can be kept in the boot and will fit under the blind so you can use your roof. It takes up important boot space though, hence why ours lives in the rear seat.
Welcome to the forum.
Ron
"If it ain't broke don't fix it!"
Golf 1.5 Tsi Evo SE Nav Estate Atlantic Blue
Polo 1.0 SEL DSG Reef Blue (wife's)
(Previously owned a 2005 206CC 1.6 Allure Moonstone for 10 years)
Thank you guys you have been very helpful, I've just looked on eBay for a space saver wheel :-) will buy the aerosol tyre sealer incase I have just a puncture as being disabled I cannot change the wheel myself and if the tyre were to tear I will have the spare wheel/tyre, the AA man can pop on for me, can anyone suggest a stereo with good base sound and iPhone connection? Any thanks for all your help.
I personally don't like the idea of not having a spare,so I bought one from ebay for the grand sum of £10
Turned out the seller lived 5 miles away and it was brand new (still has the bobbles on the tyre!!)
Have you checked in the little box in the boot,you may have 2 cans of the gunk in there already?
Before buying anywhere the can of gunk is only about £8 from Peugeot
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the info I've looked in my boot and I don't have a box or a box with the gunk spray :-( neither do I have a handbook for the car, so can someone look in their hand book and tell me the correct name for the box to put the gunk tins in please then I can look online or ring dealer for one, thank you very much
