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When I was buying a new car, the Hyundai Veloster did not offer a spare tire. As a result, it actually affected my purchase and I did not buy the Veloster. I went with a car with a spare tire (amongst other factors).
Has anyone had to use a flat tire repair kit? Were they good? Would you go back to a spare tire, or was the kit sufficient?
I wouldn't buy a car without a spare tire. Having a flat is one thing, it can be repaired with the sealant provided. However having a blowout of a sidewall is something that you need a spare for.
Good grief, you people are hung up on the most unusual things. I've only changed one tire once in 20+ years and right around a half million miles driven. And that was in a POS rental car, in Ireland where the shop said that the damage was old (and present on 2 other tires)... a unique situation.
A small compressor and can of 'fix a flat' type stuff is a Heck of a lot easier to use, cheaper and weighs significantly less weight. Maybe this is just my bias as a motorcycle guy poking through, but this seems like a rather stupid issue to be worried about.
Gotta love our gooberment! Auto manufactures are in a bind trying to meet some difficult MPG numbers. A lot of the technology you see and materials used are not for individual cars mpg improvement, but the overall lineup. And we are the ones that end up paying for it.
it's been rare that i've had to change a tire, twice in the 4 yrs i've been in SC (both due to nails) and never in the 30 yrs I drove in WI. And to be honest i never thought about a car not having a spare....heck even our s2000 had one... and we've owned plenty of rides.
Then we bought an '11 mustang convertible last year. Never thought to look for it, until i was on a 'stang forum lol. Sure enough, many of them do not have a spare, rather that kit with compressor.
Well, knowing Murphy's law would only kick in when i dont have a good spare and instead of a flat i have a blowout, I just picked up a used full size rim and tire (to run better with my 18's then some temp spare) and for a bit over $100 i have piece of mind in my trunk. The car had the space for it, may as well use it.
And with the little extra weight in back, we still get 28-30 mpg's. I can live with that.
We have a full size spare in the Jeep GC, but that's to be expected. The other cars have a collapsible spare and compressor, which weighs less than a standard mini spare. On those cars, they pretty much have to have a spare, because the stock tires are extremely wide in the back, a can of fix a flat just won't cut it to seal them.
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