I'm soon to be taking delivery of a 2012 countryman. My plan is to stay with the runflats until they wear out and then change to normal tires. So that mean I buy a spare like the spare in a bag kit I've seen on this and other sites.
So where do you store it? You leave it in the back seat to roll back and forth every time you turn or stand it up in the boot and tie it off somehow?

 

In my clubman, I have a spare "hole" under the boot floor. CM dont have that?

 

We do have a recess in the boot, but not one that's spare-shaped, and I'm not sure exactly how big a spare it would hold. I'm looking forward to answers on this, since I'll be happier once my runflats wear out if I can buy regular tires and a slime kit and keep a donut under the flat-load floor in case the damage to the tire is too extensive for slime to work.

I hate the idea of waiting for AAA just over a ripped tire. And MINI roadside assist is no good if you have a shredded non-runflat because it'll only take you to a dealership, and they won't replace your tires with non-runflats. At least that's what I think the deal is.

So I'm REALLY interested to hear if anybody has a good spare solution as a backup to a slime kit.

 

 

I don't keep a spare in my MINI. Its just that easy. I take the risk of not having one.

 

I keep a patch kit, gloves, battery-powered air pump...and a cell phone.

--Dan
Mach V

 

I have slime, plug kit, small air compressor, AAA, and cell phone.
I have not had to use the slime or plug kit in 100,000+ miles of non-runflats on my Minis. I have had a few slow leaks (nails/screws in tire) that set off the tire pressure light but they only required filling with air until I could get to a tire store for repair.

 

Same here, for now. I'll get a spare and figure out where to keep it when I get around to it. Probably after I get a flat.

 

In the Boot...it's a Niffty Little Package called Slime-Smart Spair- Emergency Flat Tire Repair Kit with Tire Sealant and 12v Inflator!!

 

Yeah I remember seeing the depression in the boot but I don't think it was large enough for a spare.

 

I use a donut spare which sits on the floor behind the passenger seat. If I need the rear seats it fits temporarily into the boot. I keep it in a canvas tire bag from The Bag Lady.....njbaglady.com. Good luck!

 

Do you guys think this one from Mini Mania would fit under the floor in the boot well?

I'm guessing no, since the tire diameter is 25", and I don't think the boot well is quite that long. But I'm hoping, and I'm going to measure soon.

 

I didn't have to measure. Here's what a Mini Mania rep told me:

So there you go. I'm wondering if I can get something like this, keep it in the bag and strap it off to the side so my seats still go up and down easily and my dogs can get in and out of the back easily. If I ever figure this out, I'll certainly post my solution.

 

My wife made a cloth bag with a draw string for my weenie spare and it fits perfectly behind the passenger seat. In fact, until I read this post, I forgot it was there.

 

Thanks for all the suggestions. I appreciate your time

 

I have all that, plus a slime kit and a road plan membership that gives me a tow up to 100 miles.

 

My patch kit is one of these....
http://www.amazon.com/Dynaplug-1007-.../dp/B000EXSER4

Plus slime and an air pump.