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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2019 4:04:15 GMT
We've been looking at cars. We keep our cars forever! so we haven't been in the market for a LONG time.
There are no spare tires?!?!? WTH did that happen?
Do the magic spray cans really work? Can tires be repaired after you use the magic spray can gunk? Does anyone buy spares anyway and keep them in the car?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2019 4:15:47 GMT
We've been looking at cars. We keep our cars forever! so we haven't been in the market for a LONG time. There are no spare tires?!?!? WTH did that happen? Do the magic spray cans really work? Can tires be repaired after you use the magic spray can gunk? Does anyone buy spares anyway and keep them in the car? I've got a Kia 2012. I've never needed to use the spray can so I can't answer that. My guess is it depends on how badly damaged the tire is. I don't carry a spare. There is really no place to put one unless you plan to use up your trunk space with the spare. How often do you get flats? My car came with a 6 year roadside service so if the can didn't work I'd call the road assistance number. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 18, 2019 4:19:14 GMT
the gunk works, but I understand mechanics do not like it. My car is old enough to have a donut. I would buy a rim, from the junk yard) for a spare in my car.
Guessing tires do not go flat as often as they did in the old days and everyone has a phone to call for help so they are not totally stranded.
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Post by seaexplore on Feb 18, 2019 4:21:06 GMT
My 2012 Charger SXT has one in the well in the trunk. Never needed to use it. I’m frequently out of cell phone range in my daily driving so I might have a need for it rather than the spray stuff. About 20 years ago I had to change my own tire on a 1970 Buick Skylark on a 2 lane country highway in the dark. I did it all by myself.  |
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Post by Merge on Feb 18, 2019 4:21:47 GMT
This commercial is really old, but DH and I still quote it to each other. VW full size spare commercial: youtu.be/MunowVfXOuYTo answer your question, personally I'd call roadside service long before I'd ever try to change the tire, so lack of a spare has never bothered me. |
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Post by Zee on Feb 18, 2019 4:22:32 GMT
My car is new and has a donut.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Feb 18, 2019 4:32:15 GMT
To answer your question, personally I'd call roadside service long before I'd ever try to change the tire, so lack of a spare has never bothered me. Problem is if you have a blow out, the tire might not be repairable, or run over glass or pothole. Unless 'rescue' carries tires you would need a tow. Pot hole is far worse, the rim can be seriously damaged. |
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Post by pgmamaof3 on Feb 18, 2019 4:40:32 GMT
We have a new car, no spare. Our tires are run flats and can go for about 80 KM on a punctured/flat tire.
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Post by papersilly on Feb 18, 2019 4:46:22 GMT
We have a new car, no spare. Our tires are run flats and can go for about 80 KM on a punctured/flat tire. Our Mini Cooper had run flats so no spare tire. Our Lexuses have donuts. We've never thought to use the spray cans because we have road side service. Much easier to call them than deal with the cans. |
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 18, 2019 5:07:23 GMT
IIRC, spare tires are being phased out for a few reasons: they are rarely used, allow for larger trunk/hatch space and increase fuel efficiency.
I have used a spare tire twice in my 40 or so years of driving. I do have a spare now, but DH used a plug spray to fill a nail hole flat and it works great. There is no need for further repair to the tire and you just keep using it until the treads wear down like any other tire.
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 18, 2019 5:08:02 GMT
I have a 2017 4 Runner and it has a spare. My dad wouldn't let me drive alone without learning to change a tire by myself. That was years ago. Now my problem would be just putting the tool together to release the spare tire from under the vehicle. Thank goodness there is YouTube.
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Post by calgaryscrapper on Feb 18, 2019 5:15:59 GMT
If we are considering going on a long trip and there is still tread on the tires a couple of times we have sold our old tires on Kijiji. We purchase new tires on sale at Costco first.
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Post by dewryce on Feb 18, 2019 5:24:21 GMT
What? Speaking as someone whose entire wheel has flown off in the dead of night in west Texas and had to walk 4 hours to find someplace open, this is disturbing to me. We travel in the middle of no where in the middle of the night too often to make me comfortable with this so I will have to see if mine does. But now that I think about it, unless it is mounted under the vehicle it doesn’t because I think I have 3rd row folding seats. If not, I guess we need to get a can of the tire fix it.
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Post by idahopea on Feb 18, 2019 5:25:00 GMT
I once had to drive on a donut tire for 140 miles when our tire got a flat and the one tire place in the small town we were driving through was not open on Sunday. I would never consider a car without a spare. Just too many rural places where you could get a flat and be out of cell phone range so I wouldn't chance it!
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Post by nlwilkins on Feb 18, 2019 5:26:59 GMT
I can't count the number of times I have had a flat tire. And we keep good tires on our cars. But nails, screws and other hardware keep showing up in our tires and causing flats. So there is no way I would drive without a spare tire onboard. On the mustang the spare hung under the car snug up to the trunk. On my jeep the floor to the cargo area lifts up to where the tire is. I call AAA to come change my tire if husband is not available.
The girls learned how to change tires before they were allowed to drive and they both have been grateful for that. In fact each of them have been in the position of helping a man change his tire who did not know how. Love that!
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Post by used2scrap on Feb 18, 2019 9:46:44 GMT
We have always negotiated a full spare tire into the purchase of the vehicle with the dealership.
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Post by Patter on Feb 18, 2019 10:57:26 GMT
It depends on the tires/car. I had a 2010 BMW X5 with no spare. It had run-flat tires. My new SUV (2015) does have a spare and does not have run-flats. Hubby's new truck (2017) does have a spare. In the BMW, I did get a nail in the tire. It was fine getting to the dealership for repair. I am fine with whatever a car has/doesn't have as far as spares because I have never changed a tire anyway. What would I do with it? LOL!  |
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Post by Merge on Feb 18, 2019 13:00:31 GMT
To answer your question, personally I'd call roadside service long before I'd ever try to change the tire, so lack of a spare has never bothered me. Problem is if you have a blow out, the tire might not be repairable, or run over glass or pothole. Unless 'rescue' carries tires you would need a tow. Pot hole is far worse, the rim can be seriously damaged. Well yes, the point of roadside assistance is that you get a tow if you need one. I appreciate the level of self-sufficiency that leads people to want to change a tire on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, but personally I think that's what cell phones are for! |
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Post by librarylady on Feb 18, 2019 14:22:20 GMT
4 years ago we were car shopping. Had a big interest in a particular model until we learned it had no spare.
That concept is fine unless you live in a remote area or are traveling in a remote area with no cell signal nor road assistance to call etc. We selected a car with a spare--even if it only a donut.
The last flats we have had were with blowouts.
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Post by pierkiss on Feb 18, 2019 14:31:17 GMT
The spray gunk really does work! My husband used it in his tire and we got a couple of extra months out of it vs having to buy a new set right then and there.
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Post by AngieandSnoopy on Feb 18, 2019 14:47:14 GMT
The spray gunk doesn't work if you get a big hole that nothing will fix or the tire shreds completely. I have a big hole twice and a tire shredding while driving twice AND a big bubble on a tire. All different vehicles many years apart, I want some sort of spare. I live in the mountains where there is no cell service in places and sometimes we are driving in the middle of nowhere.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Feb 18, 2019 14:56:54 GMT
When we were looking last month several cars had full size spares and the care we bought has a smaller spare.
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Post by brenda89 on Feb 18, 2019 15:59:32 GMT
My 2017 Subaru Outback has a spare in a well in the trunk. I've needed it twice now. HATE tires!! (And gravel)
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Post by seaexplore on Feb 18, 2019 16:27:31 GMT
Problem is if you have a blow out, the tire might not be repairable, or run over glass or pothole. Unless 'rescue' carries tires you would need a tow. Pot hole is far worse, the rim can be seriously damaged. Well yes, the point of roadside assistance is that you get a tow if you need one. I appreciate the level of self-sufficiency that leads people to want to change a tire on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, but personally I think that's what cell phones are for! Until you are in an area with no reception! |
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Post by Tammiem2pnc1 on Feb 18, 2019 20:28:37 GMT
We have a 2016 Jeep Renegade with no spare. We got the can of stuff and an electric pump. Thankfully we haven't needed to use either yet. DH keeps saying he wants to get a spare tire, but we haven't done it yet.
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Post by julie5 on Feb 18, 2019 20:32:48 GMT
Our mechanic told us it was cheaper to just call a tow if we have a flat than to pay for a spare and the mount equipment on our van. We haven’t had one (yet) but I won’t use that goop stuff. I’ll just call a tow. And since we do business with so many towing companies, we probably wouldn’t even pay full price.
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Post by walkerdill on Feb 18, 2019 20:36:28 GMT
I bought a 2019 Hyundai Elantra 3 weeks or so ago and it has a donut. I had a 2013 Hyundai Accent that did not have a donut. I think that was a silly thing to get rid of but glad they are bringing them back.
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Post by jenb72 on Feb 18, 2019 20:45:05 GMT
My DH's Kia Optima (2012) didn't come with a spare tire kit. I actually just bought him one for Christmas because it's been on his list for three years now (because they're not cheap for his car/tire size) and I got a bit of a windfall at work that allowed me to splurge a bit for him at the same time that I also found a bit of a holiday deal. Win-win-win!
My 2017 Elantra has a spare tire, so I'm not sure why it is that his car didn't come with one.
Jen
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Post by Rhondito on Feb 18, 2019 21:01:02 GMT
My Honda has a full size spare but my daughter's Mercedes doesn't have one at all.
Both of us have hit potholes that blew out our tires where we needed to change the tire (I call roadside assistance to do that.) I'm all for having a spare tire!
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Post by Merge on Feb 18, 2019 21:19:27 GMT
Well yes, the point of roadside assistance is that you get a tow if you need one. I appreciate the level of self-sufficiency that leads people to want to change a tire on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere, but personally I think that's what cell phones are for! Until you are in an area with no reception! Valid, but super rare for us. |
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