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Re: It should be illegal to sell cars without spare tires - mattkime - 05-25-2019
I pay for roadside assistance as part of my auto insurance. I forgot how much it costs but I'm pretty cheap so I image its only a couple of dollars. Definitely cheaper than AAA
Re: It should be illegal to sell cars without spare tires - space-time - 05-25-2019
mattkime wrote:
Weird Costco commercial
WTF? did I piss you off or something?
speaking about Costco, I had some shares that I sold when the stock doubled, I should have kept them then since I think they went up even more. At the moment I have no Costco shares so I have zero interest to promote them.
Re: It should be illegal to sell cars without spare tires - macphanatic - 05-25-2019
I won’t buy a vehicle that doesn’t have a spare tire. I’m not going to potentially wait hours for a tow.
Re: It should be illegal to sell cars without spare tires - space-time - 05-25-2019
macphanatic wrote:
I won’t buy a vehicle that doesn’t have a spare tire. I’m not going to potentially wait hours for a tow.
To be honest, I didn't even think of this when I bought the Volt. I kept hearing so many good things about Volt here (Speedy, graylocks, ztirffritz) that this spare wheel thing completely fell under the radar. Also I don't think I was aware that some cars come without spare wheel at the time.
Re: It should be illegal to sell cars without spare tires - mattkime - 05-25-2019
space-time wrote:
[quote=mattkime]
Weird Costco commercial
WTF? did I piss you off or something?
speaking about Costco, I had some shares that I sold when the stock doubled, I should have kept them then since I think they went up even more. At the moment I have no Costco shares so I have zero interest to promote them.
Sorry, not at all. Just making a bad joke.
Re: It should be illegal to sell cars without spare tires - rgG - 05-25-2019
I found that I can get a space saver spare for my Kia Soul. It comes with the rim, tire, and jack. They have them on Amazon. I think they were like $225 or so delivered. I may get one. There is a place for it, but it will add a little weight.
Re: It should be illegal to sell cars without spare tires - space-time - 05-25-2019
Carm wrote:
Interesting point about the Mazda.
Scissor Jack info :
https://www.google.com/amp/s/gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php%3f149985-Scissor-Jack-For-Volt&=1
Link does not work... I know I was looking for info and I found a thread with contradicting info. I am not sure if this is the thread.
Re: It should be illegal to sell cars without spare tires - space-time - 05-25-2019
mattkime wrote:
[quote=space-time]
[quote=mattkime]
Weird Costco commercial
WTF? did I piss you off or something?
speaking about Costco, I had some shares that I sold when the stock doubled, I should have kept them then since I think they went up even more. At the moment I have no Costco shares so I have zero interest to promote them.
Sorry, not at all. Just making a bad joke.
Ok, no problem then. Sorry for my over-reaction.
Re: It should be illegal to sell cars without spare tires - space-time - 05-25-2019
rgG wrote:
I found that I can get a space saver spare for my Kia Soul. It comes with the rim, tire, and jack. They have them on Amazon. I think they were like $225 or so delivered. I may get one. There is a place for it, but it will add a little weight.
Get it. The peace of mind that you have an option to get home is worth the price IMHO.
What I hate is the idea that this can happen on the evening even of the public holiday and then you have no reasonable/affordable way of getting to your destination. Or they don't have the tire in stock and need to special order it.
Re: It should be illegal to sell cars without spare tires - Forrest - 05-25-2019
FYI you can buy a can of Fix a Flat for $8-$9 at many department stores. I would guess Chevy charges more for there brand.