Spare tire carrier 265 75R16
Nov 27, 2010 | 08:42 AM
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Why carry it at all? It's extra weight, about 2% of total car weight, wastes gas. It made sense in 1940, but nowadays it's very difficult to get a flat for anyone, and when they do, they are not changing the tire themselves anyway. Roadside assistance all the way, to patch up, or tow, which is usually covered by insurance anyway.
Pretty much all cars should not have a spare. If on average a spare and jack is 50lb x 250,000,000 cars, that comes out to 12.5 BILLION pounds of unnecessary weight being hauled every day. In addition to the weight savings, imagine how many injuries and deaths would be avoided if amateurs didn't change their tires on the side of a highway.
Throw a spare in the back if you are going far away from civilization, or any other situation where it might become needed. Most of the time it's not.
Pretty much all cars should not have a spare. If on average a spare and jack is 50lb x 250,000,000 cars, that comes out to 12.5 BILLION pounds of unnecessary weight being hauled every day. In addition to the weight savings, imagine how many injuries and deaths would be avoided if amateurs didn't change their tires on the side of a highway.
Throw a spare in the back if you are going far away from civilization, or any other situation where it might become needed. Most of the time it's not.
Nov 27, 2010 | 02:09 PM
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Why carry it at all? It's extra weight, about 2% of total car weight, wastes gas. It made sense in 1940, but nowadays it's very difficult to get a flat for anyone, and when they do, they are not changing the tire themselves anyway. Roadside assistance all the way, to patch up, or tow, which is usually covered by insurance anyway.
Pretty much all cars should not have a spare. If on average a spare and jack is 50lb x 250,000,000 cars, that comes out to 12.5 BILLION pounds of unnecessary weight being hauled every day. In addition to the weight savings, imagine how many injuries and deaths would be avoided if amateurs didn't change their tires on the side of a highway.
Throw a spare in the back if you are going far away from civilization, or any other situation where it might become needed. Most of the time it's not.
Pretty much all cars should not have a spare. If on average a spare and jack is 50lb x 250,000,000 cars, that comes out to 12.5 BILLION pounds of unnecessary weight being hauled every day. In addition to the weight savings, imagine how many injuries and deaths would be avoided if amateurs didn't change their tires on the side of a highway.
Throw a spare in the back if you are going far away from civilization, or any other situation where it might become needed. Most of the time it's not.
Nov 27, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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Why carry it at all? It's extra weight, about 2% of total car weight, wastes gas. It made sense in 1940, but nowadays it's very difficult to get a flat for anyone, and when they do, they are not changing the tire themselves anyway. Roadside assistance all the way, to patch up, or tow, which is usually covered by insurance anyway.
Pretty much all cars should not have a spare. If on average a spare and jack is 50lb x 250,000,000 cars, that comes out to 12.5 BILLION pounds of unnecessary weight being hauled every day. In addition to the weight savings, imagine how many injuries and deaths would be avoided if amateurs didn't change their tires on the side of a highway.
Throw a spare in the back if you are going far away from civilization, or any other situation where it might become needed. Most of the time it's not.
Pretty much all cars should not have a spare. If on average a spare and jack is 50lb x 250,000,000 cars, that comes out to 12.5 BILLION pounds of unnecessary weight being hauled every day. In addition to the weight savings, imagine how many injuries and deaths would be avoided if amateurs didn't change their tires on the side of a highway.
Throw a spare in the back if you are going far away from civilization, or any other situation where it might become needed. Most of the time it's not.
Nov 29, 2010 | 05:55 AM
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Why carry it at all? It's extra weight, about 2% of total car weight, wastes gas. It made sense in 1940, but nowadays it's very difficult to get a flat for anyone, and when they do, they are not changing the tire themselves anyway. Roadside assistance all the way, to patch up, or tow, which is usually covered by insurance anyway.
Pretty much all cars should not have a spare. If on average a spare and jack is 50lb x 250,000,000 cars, that comes out to 12.5 BILLION pounds of unnecessary weight being hauled every day. In addition to the weight savings, imagine how many injuries and deaths would be avoided if amateurs didn't change their tires on the side of a highway.
Throw a spare in the back if you are going far away from civilization, or any other situation where it might become needed. Most of the time it's not.
Pretty much all cars should not have a spare. If on average a spare and jack is 50lb x 250,000,000 cars, that comes out to 12.5 BILLION pounds of unnecessary weight being hauled every day. In addition to the weight savings, imagine how many injuries and deaths would be avoided if amateurs didn't change their tires on the side of a highway.
Throw a spare in the back if you are going far away from civilization, or any other situation where it might become needed. Most of the time it's not.
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Nov 29, 2010 | 10:55 AM
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Why carry it at all? It's extra weight, about 2% of total car weight, wastes gas. It made sense in 1940, but nowadays it's very difficult to get a flat for anyone, and when they do, they are not changing the tire themselves anyway. Roadside assistance all the way, to patch up, or tow, which is usually covered by insurance anyway.
Pretty much all cars should not have a spare. If on average a spare and jack is 50lb x 250,000,000 cars, that comes out to 12.5 BILLION pounds of unnecessary weight being hauled every day. In addition to the weight savings, imagine how many injuries and deaths would be avoided if amateurs didn't change their tires on the side of a highway.
Throw a spare in the back if you are going far away from civilization, or any other situation where it might become needed. Most of the time it's not.
Pretty much all cars should not have a spare. If on average a spare and jack is 50lb x 250,000,000 cars, that comes out to 12.5 BILLION pounds of unnecessary weight being hauled every day. In addition to the weight savings, imagine how many injuries and deaths would be avoided if amateurs didn't change their tires on the side of a highway.
Throw a spare in the back if you are going far away from civilization, or any other situation where it might become needed. Most of the time it's not.
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