Posted by ss55 on August 02, 2013 at 14:22:14 from (173.19.101.220):
In Reply to: Spare Tire posted by PopinJohn on August 01, 2013 at 19:22:20:
Some high end cars are factory equipped with run-flat tires, they carry no spare tire. A spare tire and wheel are still optional equipment on most pickup trucks.
You can still order a new car about any way you want one, or have the dealer add the options you want. If there is space in the car for a full size spare, you can probably buy a spare tire for it from the dealer, if you really want one.
I carry a small 12 volt air compressor in my vehicles, I very rarely need to use one. The spare tires in those vehicles are all still new. Those spare tires have been carried around for 100's of thousands of miles but have never been needed. The compessor makes it easy enough for me to limp 50 to 100 miles to home or into a town with a tire shop. I then get the tire fixed the next morning.
I agree the tire patch kit is a waste. The glue in them will get old before most are ever needed, if anyone knows how to use the kit.
The cost savings of elliminating spare tires is substantial. The car makers and the new car buyers save $100+ per car between them. Plus and the increased gas mileage for most consumers ($50 to $150 over the life of the car) multipled by 50,000 to 500,000 cars made per year in any model is a lot of money saved. That works fine for 98+% of new car buyers. The remainder still have the option to buy a full size or compact spare tire for $25 to $50 more than what it would have cost if a spare tire was factory equipment. I'd buy a new car without a spare tire. I'll still buy the optional spare on a pickup though.
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