No spare tire = ungood.

[RAT900]

there is no greater suckage than to have a flat and be on the side of the road....spare or no spare....any vehicle

I am phobic about that

and will change out a set of tires if they even look like they might be wearing low

[The Mad King Pepe']

If we're talking about a common puncture flat, all you need are tire plugs and a portable tire pump. Relatively easy and much cheaper than taking the tire to a shop that will "professionally" fix it the exact same way for $15-25...

[Randimus Maximus]

If we're talking about a common puncture flat, all you need are tire plugs and a portable tire pump. Relatively easy and much cheaper than taking the tire to a shop that will "professionally" fix it the exact same way for $15-25...

Most reputable tire shops or dealers will do a patch & plug, which is a lot safer than a plug fix.

BTW and based on my experience, YMMV, Discount Tire will repair tires for free - regardless if you've ever done business with them.

[ducatiz]

Most reputable tire shops or dealers will do a patch & plug, which is a lot safer than a plug fix.

IIRC a lot of places are required by law to do a plug/patch.  Plugs can dislodge, a patch + plug will last the life of the tire.

[Triple J]

BTW and based on my experience, YMMV, Discount Tire will repair tires for free - regardless if you've ever done business with them.

As will Les Schwab.

[cokey]

Never seen a tire place do a patch ever around here..   is the patch on outside or inside?

[Popeye the Sailor]

In some cases, there simply isn't room for a spare (iQ, 500, ForTwo, Prius Plug-in). 

As mentioned previously, it's mainly a weight issue...spare tires (full size or not) plus a jack, tire iron, and related parts add weight to a car.  With ever increasing fuel economy & emission requirements, every ounce of a vehicles weight is scrutinized.  Eliminating a spare can easily drop 50lbs from the curb weight.

Think 50lbs doesn't matter?  Take the 2012 Camry Hybrid as an example - LE version weighs 3,417 and gets 43 city/39 hwy/41 combined - XLE version: 3,441 40 city/38 hwy/40 combined. 

Then drop the electric windows, seats, and all the other weight laden shite first.

[KnightofNi]

Then drop the electric windows, seats, and all the other weight laden shite first.

i kind of like being able to lock all my doors witht he push of a button as well as rollign down all the windows in the car from the driver's seat.

Please keep those 2 things

[MikeZ]

Never seen a tire place do a patch ever around here..   is the patch on outside or inside?

It's on the inside

[Popeye the Sailor]

i kind of like being able to lock all my doors witht he push of a button as well as rollign down all the windows in the car from the driver's seat.

Please keep those 2 things

If they all didn't automatically unlock you wouldn't need the button. Let your passenger wait.

You can keep the electric windows if you drop the A/C.

[ducatiz]

Drop the airbags.  The average car has something like 900lbs of "safety" related equipment. 

The electric locks are small potatoes,.

[lethe]

I'd love to see what my Golf's dritvetrain would do in a first generation Rabbit.
It'd be quick as hell and get ridiculous fuel economy, especially with a DPF delete and a tune. 

[Triple J]

Drop the airbags.  The average car has something like 900lbs of "safety" related equipment. 

+1. Bring back the Pinto fuel tank configuration as well. Maybe people would put down their cell phones if they knew rear-ending the guy in front of them would result in an explosion! 

[KnightofNi]

If they all didn't automatically unlock you wouldn't need the button. Let your passenger wait.

You can keep the electric windows if you drop the A/C.

but i like that button. i want to keep it. and i'll keep my a/c and electric windows. i'll sacrifice the weight savings.

[Randimus Maximus]

Then drop the electric windows, seats, and all the other weight laden shite first.

So you'd like to drive something like this?



http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/02/mobius-motors-plans-6-000-suv-for-africa/