It should be illegal to sell cars without spare tires

[mattkime]

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

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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.

[macphanatic]

I won’t buy a vehicle that doesn’t have a spare tire. I’m not going to potentially wait hours for a tow.

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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.

[mattkime]

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.

[rgG]

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.

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Carm wrote:
Interesting point about the Mazda.
Scissor Jack info :
https://www.google.com/amp/s/gm-volt.com...k-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.

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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.

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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.

[Forrest]

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.