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I remember checking it out a while ago. I think you could take one of those and someone you had to add in some kind of spacers to make it work. Just seemed like way more hassle than it is worth.
Not to mention I currently have different size tires on the front and back. Not sure how that would work out.
EDIT: Maybe I'll check it out again. Although I don't generally go on long trips so I'm not overly concerned.
Last edited by manderly6; 03-16-2012 at 11:38 PM..
Would not be much of a concern; our '02 VetteVert came spare-less, and we have managed to drive it for nearly 10 years without an air loss problem. The orig RFTs are long gone, replaced by non-RFTs. We rolled on a 13,000 mile, 2 month Road Trip this past summer with a plug kit & compressor, but I never gave it a 2nd thought.
I have driven my 3 scoots hundred thousand miles+, with no 'spare'...
When was the last time anyone had a flat, on the road, vs discovering a 'low tire' in the driveway?
That's what I thought...
GL, mD
I thought it was a given that using fix a flat would render the tire useless and was only intended as an emergency measure to get the car to someplace where you could buy a new tire and perhaps a rim as this goop is gonna be a mess to clean off the rim as for cleaning the tire? forgetaboutit.
If one really wants a full size spare pay an extra $150 after paying $20K for the car and throw a full size rim and tire in the trunk, no room in the trunk? buy a bigger car..
Would not be much of a concern; our '02 VetteVert came spare-less, and we have managed to drive it for nearly 10 years without an air loss problem. The orig RFTs are long gone, replaced by non-RFTs. We rolled on a 13,000 mile, 2 month Road Trip this past summer with a plug kit & compressor, but I never gave it a 2nd thought.
I have driven my 3 scoots hundred thousand miles+, with no 'spare'...
When was the last time anyone had a flat, on the road, vs discovering a 'low tire' in the driveway?
That's what I thought...
GL, mD
A Corvette does have runflat tires. Not sire if a lot of these new spare less cars do or don't.
A thought I have, how safe is a spare anyways. I have a donuts which is already a little unstable, now throw in the tire is 12 years old.
I thought it was a given that using fix a flat would render the tire useless and was only intended as an emergency measure to get the car to someplace where you could buy a new tire and perhaps a rim as this goop is gonna be a mess to clean off the rim as for cleaning the tire? forgetaboutit.
Really? That is propaganda .. I have used "fix-a-flat" many times in the past 30 years or so and never had a problem with it ruining the tire or making a mess of the rim, it is great for nail/bolt holes and even though it is designed as a temporary fix it can be "permanent".
From my experience it does NOT dry into a glob in the rim, it basically turns into powder, it is only a few ounces of material, most of the can is "air".
Scrap a tire due to a small nail(which can be patched later) and use of "fix-a-flat" ? Must be nice to be able to waste $100+, Oh and the $200 rim is scrap too I guess.
I think most that tell those horror stories have never used it themselves and are parroting what they read/hear.
My vette didn't come with one. But I also don't use run flats anymore. Most flats are from nails which a flat tire kit and compressor can fix. If it can't then that's what a wife is for. To bring me a spare.
Fix-a-flat and or a plug are both temporary fixes.
You have put a patch on the inside of the tire for the best fix short of replacing the tire.
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