Fair review I think but confused about the space saver wheel comment at 2.01 minutes  _________________
Gone - 2010 Rimini XS

The spacer doesn't affect luggage capacity, those useless seats do. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

The space saver spare is a £150 option on Discovery Sport

Where is the space saver stored chaps, under the car ? _________________
Gone - 2010 Rimini XS

I think that was a pretty good review.

The spare wheel is located under the rear of the car and is wound down from inside in the same way as the RRS and Dicso

Thanks Taz _________________
Gone - 2010 Rimini XS

Details here

I get it now.
Seems a bit of a kerfuffle to say the least but having a spare (even a space saver) would make the difference for me whether to buy a car. Cheers mate _________________
Gone - 2010 Rimini XS

Hmm.....60mm wading depth....hope that's a mistake or it really has moved too far towards being a road car only!!  2011 SD4 HSE Auto
(Previously 2007 TD4 XS Manual)

Debacle!

My Peugeot 504 had a cradle under the boot which was released by a tug on a handle/eye in the end of the boot. When finished the other wheel was pushed back into the cradle and the cradle pushed back up into the closed position. It wasn't too heavy either, having used it too many times. It was simple to use.

I can see people forgetting to put the car's ar-- & tackle in the boot, driving off leaving it beside the road in a sorry state waiting to be picked up! A nice little earner for replacement ar--s! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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D-Man,
It's a mistake!!!
Wading depth is 600mm which is 100mm more than a Freelander 2, Evoque or Defender.

Saw a DS in LR showroom today. Silly big wheels with rubberr bands!! and a price tag of £50350. All FL2's (3) Gone
2011 Mercedes C180 CGI Gone
FL2 GS Auto SD with heated leather, factory tints, alloy spare and a few other bits.

So whilst driving your shiny new Discovery Sport you suddenly get a puncture, replace it carefully with the space saver wheel you paid an extra option price for, then you store the full size wheel ……….. err …… where?!!

I asked this at the Harwoods DS ride & drive event; they had no answer ready at the time. I guess you could ask one of the rear passengers to cradle it in their arms for a while!  Life is not a dress rehearsal!

It's bleedingly obvious..... you slide the second row of seats as far forward as they will travel & place the full size wheel across the third row of seats so the rim doesn't get damaged!

The car's ar-- & tackle are placed it the small boot! If you remember, but one has probably had enough by now!

The other 5 passengers are just going to have to walk home with their luggage as there is no room left in the second or third row. At least they get some forced exercise which will be good for them!

Don't forget one will always loose one rear seat due to the storage of the groundsheet required to crawl under the car to prevent the car from getting filthy, to remove the fixings with special tool. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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