What "junk yard" wheel will fit a 2013 Prius?

I need a wheel to fit my stock 2013 PIP, just for when I get WAY out there, like the other day, 45 minutes from any cell coverage, and another 30 minutes to the nearest small town. I hit a rock at 25 mph, and immediately lost most of the air. Luckily a 6 year old can of Fix-A-Flat saved the day, at least it inflated the tire enough to slowly drive, 20 mph, while the goop in the FAF got spread around. Then my e bike's 52 volt air compressor got the tire up to half of normal pressure, then I drove a bit more, until it leaked down again, and over the next 30 minutes the tiny air compressor gradually gained on the leak, and then the leak appeared to stop. Back in civilization, I found it had leaked some more, but each subsequent re-inflation on the 2 hour drive back home lasted longer. Now it's been 4 days, and my already ordered (before this last boonie trip) Michelin Ice X tires (on sale at Costco) are in, and will be mounted up early next week. I got OVER 45 K miles out of my first set of ices, 45 PSI all around, left on year round, but rotated religiously every 5 K miles, so the re-purchase was a no brainer. I still have more then enough tread left to be safe, legal, and sane, great tires!

But next time way out there, I'll pack a spare, what wheels fit?

 

Thanks guys.

No one asked why I didn't use the Toyota emergency flat tire kit......so I'll fess up!

The tire was actively leaking, I could hear it, and while I didn't panic, but before it popped off the rim perhaps, I did get a tad excited and in a hurry. My initial inspection of the Toyota compressor, showed that it SEEMED to have the needed Schrader valve hose missing/no way to interface it and the tire 's valve stem. A quick glance at the bottle of the kit's goop and I saw a expiration date of 2018..... that and the seeming lack of a way to use the compressor made me immediately move onto the Fix-A-Flat. Only later did I take the time to understand how the goop bottle interfaces with the compressor, the Toyota engineer's as usual had it all figured it, my bad. Once home, I tried it out and it worked fine.

Being a mountain biker, I am very familiar with various tire goop products and how well they can seal a leak, and what they all share in common is after their injection into the tire, getting that tire rotating is critical to it's effectiveness, getting it to where it's needed. I just managed to out pace the leak with my small compressor (luckily my e bike battery was fully charged) but it was a very close call. Most sane people would not venture into an area like I was in without a viable spare, but part of the fun for me of driving a Prius is going against the stereotypes, taking the thing where it shouldn't be! Using it like a SUV. But after this incident, I'll consider my point proved, after 50 K miles, and numerous remote area outings, and next time I venture way the hell out I'll sacrifice some small fraction of a single MPG by carrying the extra weight of a spare tire and jack! A cowboy in a pickup stopped by about 5 minutes after I had first stopped, and I assured him I had it all under control and didn't need any help. He was courteous and polite enough NOT to ask why the heck I was where I was, IN A PRIUS without a spare! The high point of the entire incident was 30 minutes later, driving by where he was feeding cattle, and giving him a thumbs up, showing him that we Prius drivers aren't all as dumb as I looked.

 

No joy at any of my local salvage yards on a used rim, meanwhile my tire hasn't lost any pressure in 3 days. Before I'd buy a new rim on ebay, (not the money so much, but it may NEVER be used, I don't mind spending money but not wasting it) I could buy a lot of patch kits, 12 VDC compressors, and Fix-A-Flat. Living on a mountain side, 1200' vertical feet up, I am more weight conscious then most probably, and that's why I don't carry a spare in any of my rigs, and haven't for over 30 years. Nowadays, with cell phones, I'll play the odds and still won't pack a spare or a jack, EXCEPT when I go places without cell coverage, more and more rare, even here in rural Idaho. So, in the meantime, I'll keep an eye out for a preferably free or almost free wheel, buy some more FAF, and most importantly, get my new IceX tires installed Tuesday.

Anyone know if that Toyota compressor/goop setup, will work as just an air compressor, once the goop is expanded? Seems like it should, as long as the container is properly engaged on the pump.

 

No, IceX year round.

Thanks to this site, I read a post several years ago from someone saying he got 45 K out of his X's, and also didn't bother to swap them out. I am also quite pleased with their winter performance, especially as I live in an area that really needs AWD, on a mountain near a ski area. I like the tires so much, I bought a set for my beater RAV4, which is now about unstoppable. But I still attempt to drive the PIP as much as possible in the winter, the tires making that possible, as it saves me so much money and is generally a cushier ride then the 4. Each morning during the winter, I decide: which rig to drive? Sometime I guess wrong, but it keeps things more interesting then driving an SUV AWD year round like all my neighbors do! We're talking a few dollars staying in my wallet, on every sojourn into town, about 40 miles round trip, as compared if I was driving a Tahoe or a full sized pickup, or even a Subaru. The problem with a PIP is that it makes about every other vehicle seem like a gas hog, even the newer RAV4 Prime AWD's I've been eyeballing.

Here's a pic, the left front tire was the culprit, this area is 8,000' high, surrounding area 11 K+', and not an area you see many Prius's in!

 

I scored a FREE emergency wheel, (the skinny one, not a real tire but good enough in a pinch, lighter and smaller too) out of a wrecked Corolla and a day later got my new Michelin Ice X's installed. I immediately raised their pressure up to my usual 45 PSI all around, which is maybe one reason I got a bit over 45 K out of the first set. The tire guys remarked on the very even wear patterns all 4 exhibited.