A spare wheel kit cost me £400. The wheel is 16 inch, which looks bizarre against the standard 19s but it does the job. Got new foam packing and floor cover, Jack, wrench, two small and one long towing eyes and a couple of things I have no idea what they're for. I now have a spare original floor and the original foam packing.... don't know what I'll do with that.. its expensive yes, but gIves us a lot of peace of mind. ..
I've had four punctures in ten years, all courtesy of someone being careless with screws, nails and other bits of metal. Just down to luck I suppose.
My Golf in the last two years has needed a new air con unit, new coil spring, new discs pads and calipers all round, new seat belt, water pump and alloys are flaking. It has FSH from main dealer, 44k on the clock and previous owner was a pal of mine who was fastidious with all his cars. No more German cars for me after this one. Most reliable car ..... Toyota Corolla Verso. 7 years and no trouble at all...