"Anon" (tjsielsistneb)
04/11/2016 at 02:17 • Filed to: None
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"Anon" (tjsielsistneb)
04/11/2016 at 02:17 • Filed to: None | 2
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We discovered the hard way that my girlfriend’s miata does not have a spare tire.
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> Anon
04/11/2016 at 02:23 |
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yea nb and na’s do. nc’s didnt for weight
Nauraushaun
> TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
04/11/2016 at 02:26 |
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Interesting that they’ll give you a folding hard top, but no spare tyre in the name of weight savings.
Not saying they’re wrong, it’s just interesting how they prioritize.
MarquetteLa
> Anon
04/11/2016 at 02:31 |
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yeah a spare tire in an NC is sort of a fitment issue. takes up a decent amount of space in the trunk. NAs & NBs have a well large enough to fit a spare with a flat floor above it for a nice looking trunk. I recently took the spare out of my NB because it has no way in hell of clearing my big brakes. hey, weight loss!
xmanguy
> MarquetteLa
04/11/2016 at 02:40 |
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I wish the spare in NA’s fit with a flat floor, we have it bolted down similar to the area of the fuel filler hose, only on the right side of the trunk.
The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
> Anon
04/11/2016 at 02:43 |
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Probably the best $100 you can spend. http://www.dynaplug.com/index.html
citizennick
> Anon
04/11/2016 at 04:26 |
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My Camaro doesn’t have a spare since they’re equipped with shitty run flats. Pretty dumb considering they’re being replaced soon.
Who cares if it adds weight, who goes to the track or auto-x and leaves the spare in the car?
Flavien Vidal
> Anon
04/11/2016 at 05:17 |
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Welcome to the club!
My car does have a spare tire. It doesn’t have car jack though lol. Luckily I have the equivalent of AAA in Japan (JAF) and they even installed the spare for me at no cost whatsoever, an unlimited amount of time lol. It’s a great thing to have when you drive what is potentially the most unreliable japanese car ever created!
LongbowMkII
> citizennick
04/11/2016 at 07:05 |
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The EPA, squeeze out those mpgs. Also, Accountants probably care that it saves money. On modern cars spare tires appear to be cost options.
Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
04/11/2016 at 07:56 |
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That doesn’t help a whole lot if the sidewall blows out or something. If you just had a small hole, you would likely be able to just run a compressor to re-fill the tire and be able to make it a few miles before it goes flat again. I like the idea of that thing but having a spare is of course better.
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> Anon
04/11/2016 at 07:57 |
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Hmm, didn’t know the NCs had no spare. That seems rather inconvenient. NA spare that takes up half the trunk is bad too. Happy that the NB trunk was designed a little better for that!
kanadanmajava1
> Anon
04/11/2016 at 08:31 |
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Luckily Finnish road network is still in pretty good condition. Out of my high number of cars only one has a spare tire + jack + tire iron combination that is in usable condition. My Packard has a complete set but due clearance issues only empty tire can be installed on the rear axle. From the rest some or all are missing.
I have been quite lucky and I have never changed a flat tire from my own cars. The only case when I have had to change a spare tire was during my military service when the truck that I was driving had a flat one.
Btw. That truck was awesome and it looked like this:
jvirgs drives a Subaru
> Anon
04/11/2016 at 08:57 |
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My Dart didn’t come with a spare and that was the first thing I bought for it.
Milky
> Anon
04/11/2016 at 10:16 |
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Yea but tire inflator though right? My car only comes with that and I threw a Fix-a-Flat in the trunk for good measure, luckily I haven’t had to use either.
DeLM
> Anon
04/11/2016 at 10:39 |
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If it makes you feel any better my NA did come with a spare, but between being lowered and slight larger wheels the car drags on the ground when the spare is on so it is useless for me.
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citizennick
> LongbowMkII
04/11/2016 at 10:52 |
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I need to find something to carry around in my trunk in case I get a flat. That or a AAA card.
Khalbali
> Anon
04/11/2016 at 12:07 |
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For the record, every other car Mazda currently sells in the US has a spare, which is better than many other manufacturers.