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  • KlausK Offline
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    Klaus
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    #1

    For decades I've carried a spare tire in my car and never used it.

    Now, for the first time, I have a car that has no spare tire. And of course on our first vacation with the car we have a flat tire and the emergency service has no replacement.

    😖 😩 ☹

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    • jon-nycJ Online
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      jon-nyc
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      #2

      Oh no.

      Only non-witches get due process.

      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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      • George KG Offline
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        George K
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        Well, that blows.

        What are they going to do, tow you to a place where you can get it replaced/repaired?

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • LuFins DadL Offline
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          LuFins Dad
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          Ugh... No spare? I’ve never run into that before. Are you sure there’s not a small spare mounted underneath the rear?

          The Brad

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          • George KG Offline
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            George K
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            #5

            Just as crazy as no spare is Mrs. George's experience about 3 months ago.

            She was downtown, and ran up onto a curb or something, delivering a gash to the sidewall.

            No worries! We have a (full-size) spare, right?

            She called roadside assistance, and the woman who came to put the spare on said that she couldn't get the lug nuts off the existing wheel. It seems that there are little "caps" on the lug nuts, and you need a special tool to remove the cap. That little tool is part of the toolkit in the car, but she didn't have it. Apparently, since we bought the car used, that little tool was not checked for.

            She ended up calling for a flatbed truck, which took the car to a dealership which was able to replace the tire.

            Here's what I'm talking about:

            Screen Shot 2021-05-29 at 6.22.46 AM.png

            That thing in the center is the cap removal tool. It costs $5.

            @Klaus , what car is sold without a spare tire?

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • George KG George K

              Just as crazy as no spare is Mrs. George's experience about 3 months ago.

              She was downtown, and ran up onto a curb or something, delivering a gash to the sidewall.

              No worries! We have a (full-size) spare, right?

              She called roadside assistance, and the woman who came to put the spare on said that she couldn't get the lug nuts off the existing wheel. It seems that there are little "caps" on the lug nuts, and you need a special tool to remove the cap. That little tool is part of the toolkit in the car, but she didn't have it. Apparently, since we bought the car used, that little tool was not checked for.

              She ended up calling for a flatbed truck, which took the car to a dealership which was able to replace the tire.

              Here's what I'm talking about:

              Screen Shot 2021-05-29 at 6.22.46 AM.png

              That thing in the center is the cap removal tool. It costs $5.

              @Klaus , what car is sold without a spare tire?

              LuFins DadL Offline
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              LuFins Dad
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              @george-k said in Spare tire:

              Just as crazy as no spare is Mrs. George's experience about 3 months ago.

              She was downtown, and ran up onto a curb or something, delivering a gash to the sidewall.

              No worries! We have a (full-size) spare, right?

              She called roadside assistance, and the woman who came to put the spare on said that she couldn't get the lug nuts off the existing wheel. It seems that there are little "caps" on the lug nuts, and you need a special tool to remove the cap. That little tool is part of the toolkit in the car, but she didn't have it. Apparently, since we bought the car used, that little tool was not checked for.

              She ended up calling for a flatbed truck, which took the car to a dealership which was able to replace the tire.

              Here's what I'm talking about:

              Screen Shot 2021-05-29 at 6.22.46 AM.png

              That thing in the center is the cap removal tool. It costs $5.

              @Klaus , what car is sold without a spare tire?
              Yeah, I ran into that situation a number of years ago. I our case, it wasn’t a tool but a special converter that went over the end of one of the lug nuts.

              The Brad

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              • KlausK Offline
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                Klaus
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                #7

                It turned out that the tire could be repaired on the spot. Phew.

                The car is a Mercedes V class. I think these days most new cars don't have spare tires anymore, so I don't specifically blame Mercedes. Even if it had a small emergency tire, that would only have been of limited help since we need to drive back 500 miles tomorrow and I think that would be no fun with a baby tire.

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                • George KG Offline
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                  George K
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                  https://www.cars.com/articles/got-a-spare-not-on-these-cars-1420697605296/

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • L Offline
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                    Loki
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #9

                    You guys are way behind the times

                    Link to video

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                    • George KG Offline
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                      George K
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #10

                      Be sure they attach it correctly!

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      • L Loki

                        You guys are way behind the times

                        Link to video

                        George KG Offline
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                        George K
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                        @loki variants of that have been around for years. Why aren't they in production?

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • George KG George K

                          @loki variants of that have been around for years. Why aren't they in production?

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                          @george-k said in Spare tire:

                          @loki variants of that have been around for years. Why aren't they in production?

                          The Big Tire oligopoly has research into airless tires squelched, and the inventors are assassinated.

                          Education is extremely important.

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                          • MikM Offline
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                            Mik
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                            #13

                            This all reminds me of something odd we saw the other day driving down the freeway. There was a Lexus SUV that apparently lost an entire rear tire. The ,tire itself continued rolling merrily down the berm while the car was riding on just the rim. Not quite sure how that happened.

                            Bet a new rim will cost a bundle.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              Copper
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                              My car has locking wheel lug nuts

                              I haven't played with them yet, I expect a hassle when the time comes.

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