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bambooboy · 11-26-2015, 07:15 PM

our local TV's web site wbaltv.com has an article titled -this safety feature no longer standard.no spare tire,but you get an inflate kit.hard to believe,but the list is long.check your late model. tom

katy · 11-26-2015, 10:15 PM

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/this-safe...-cars/36386802

40 Deluxe · 11-27-2015, 01:07 AM

Auto executives are real airheads! It's quite common to hit a rock or other debris that puts a gash in the sidewall. What good is your silly can of goo now, Mr. Smarty Pants Car Exec? Add in a 120 deg. day here in the Southwest, on a secondary road, 75 miles from the nearest tire store, and no cell phone reception (there are even areas on the Interstates out here without cell service) and it can get life threatening!

Mike V. Florida · 11-27-2015, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 40 Deluxe

Auto executives are real airheads! It's quite common to hit a rock or other debris that puts a gash in the sidewall. What good is your silly can of goo now, Mr. Smarty Pants Car Exec? Add in a 120 deg. day here in the Southwest, on a secondary road, 75 miles from the nearest tire store, and no cell phone reception (there are even areas on the Interstates out here without cell service) and it can get life threatening!

But they now sell road side insurance!

updraught · 11-27-2015, 02:33 AM

A Honda hired recently had a plug kit (4wd style) and a tiny compressor. Most people would have no idea how to use a plug kit.

KGBnut · 11-27-2015, 08:31 AM

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My understanding is that the fuel economy mandates have gotten progressively so restrictive that they just can't make the car fuel efficient enough, so they are forced to trim weight. A spare tire is extra weight.

They don't eliminate them completely. There is still a storage space for it. It is just no longer "standard" equipment. Only standard equipment is used for the fuel economy measurements. Trust me...the dealer will try to sell you a spare as an accessory.

Ken

Mitch//pa · 11-27-2015, 09:37 AM

Most spare less cars have the spot for mounting a tire. I have purchased many for customers that wanted to have one. Tire, rim, mounting kit, jack and hardware approx 350.00
Yea roadside assistance try that in poor weather conditions. What a joke

Vin-tin · 11-27-2015, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

Most spare less cars have the spot for mounting a tire. I have purchased many for customers that wanted to have one. Tire, rim, mounting kit, jack and hardware approx 350.00
Yea roadside assistance try that in poor weather conditions. What a joke

Not so for my daughter's Toyota Rav4. There is no provision for a spare "if" it wasn't ordered new with a spare. Her vehicle requires the use of them new "run flat technology" tires. Kind of stupid if you ask me.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 11-27-2015, 10:58 AM

Just wait until the NO SPARE TIRE affects their new car SALES !
Bill W.

monto · 11-27-2015, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

Just wait until the NO SPARE TIRE affects their new car SALES !
Bill W.

I agree.
Also, not sure, but I think prices for run flat tires are way up there.

katy · 11-27-2015, 11:27 AM

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But they now sell road side insurance!

What good is that going to do out in the boonies w/out a satellite phone?

George Miller · 11-27-2015, 01:46 PM

Why not do away with the fuel altogether. Then we could all start waking. That would reduce the weight problem in the US. Then we would save on insurance.
Do not think that will fly.

Fred K-OR · 11-27-2015, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by updraught

A Honda hired recently had a plug kit (4wd style) and a tiny compressor. Most people would have no idea how to use a plug kit.

Plug kit? Is that for one of the passengers???

updraught · 11-27-2015, 04:17 PM

Hitch hikers nightmare...

11-26-2015, 07:15 PM	#1
bambooboy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: joppa maryland Posts: 209	not model A but good info our local TV's web site wbaltv.com has an article titled -this safety feature no longer standard.no spare tire,but you get an inflate kit.hard to believe,but the list is long.check your late model. tom

11-26-2015, 10:15 PM	#2
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,042	Re: not model A but good info http://www.wbaltv.com/news/this-safe...-cars/36386802 __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!

11-27-2015, 01:07 AM	#3
40 Deluxe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: now Kuna, Idaho Posts: 3,778	Re: not model A but good info Auto executives are real airheads! It's quite common to hit a rock or other debris that puts a gash in the sidewall. What good is your silly can of goo now, Mr. Smarty Pants Car Exec? Add in a 120 deg. day here in the Southwest, on a secondary road, 75 miles from the nearest tire store, and no cell phone reception (there are even areas on the Interstates out here without cell service) and it can get life threatening!

11-27-2015, 02:33 AM	#5
updraught Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 1,969	Re: not model A but good info A Honda hired recently had a plug kit (4wd style) and a tiny compressor. Most people would have no idea how to use a plug kit.

11-27-2015, 08:31 AM	#6
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 931	Re: not model A but good info Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) My understanding is that the fuel economy mandates have gotten progressively so restrictive that they just can't make the car fuel efficient enough, so they are forced to trim weight. A spare tire is extra weight. They don't eliminate them completely. There is still a storage space for it. It is just no longer "standard" equipment. Only standard equipment is used for the fuel economy measurements. Trust me...the dealer will try to sell you a spare as an accessory. Ken __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.

11-27-2015, 09:37 AM	#7
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: not model A but good info Most spare less cars have the spot for mounting a tire. I have purchased many for customers that wanted to have one. Tire, rim, mounting kit, jack and hardware approx 350.00 Yea roadside assistance try that in poor weather conditions. What a joke

11-27-2015, 10:58 AM	#9
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: not model A but good info Just wait until the NO SPARE TIRE affects their new car SALES ! Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

11-27-2015, 01:46 PM	#12
George Miller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NC Posts: 2,975	Re: not model A but good info Why not do away with the fuel altogether. Then we could all start waking. That would reduce the weight problem in the US. Then we would save on insurance. Do not think that will fly.

11-27-2015, 04:17 PM	#14
updraught Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 1,969	Re: not model A but good info Hitch hikers nightmare...