Am I the only person here who thinks its beyond ridiculous that a SUV would not only fail to include a spare wheel, but also fail to include a compartment to store it? I mean seriously, even the cheapest economy cars used to include a spare wheel, and often times the spare tire compartment could hold a full spare if desired. You can add this lack of a spare tire, and lack of a spare tire compartment to the long, long, long list of undesirable features which would keep me from buying a new(er) vehicle.
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I have seen newer Land Rovers that did not come with a spare, Volvo’s same way… It’s just not a cheap car thing… And vehicles equipped with RFT (run flat tires) do not come with spares or jacks… Some Hyundai/Kia had them as an add on option, like floor mats, if you want the spare tire kit (yes jack and all) it is like $600 IIRC (maybe $300) but still was an extra price and not standard…
I saw that video and thought sweeeet… unfortunetly my model doesnt offer that,not sure why not but my comparment is tiny that holds the air machine and fix it stuff and it does not pull out as I tried.
I think something like this will work, I have looked on amazon and they have those so I will order a set and see if I can get them to work, thanks
Yes, but if there is no other cost effective alternative that doesn’t impact interior space then what should the OP do? Not having a vehicle designed to house a spare tire means compromises of some sort. I did notice this morning that the OP will opt for losing interior space using tie down straps, another low cost option.
Is there a round hole there where a tire might go - maybe only for a donut temp spare?
Not looking to jinx myself but I have never once needed to use a spare tire while driving in more than 50 years. I’ve carried them around for years and the only time I tried to lower one from underneath to make sure it could be done, it was corroded in place. The ones in the trunk are just there until I sell or junk the vehicle. Personally, I’ll take the fix-a-flat and air pump over carrying around a spare on a commuter vehicle. That, or a tow truck, uber, you name it in the extremely rare case I get a flat away from home.
Four wheeling in the wilderness…then I want a spare tire.
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My 2017 Chevy Volt just came with an air compressor and a bottle of “goop”. I’m old school, I want to take care of it myself. On my Volt forum I found out where to find a compatible doughnut spare and jack. Turns out a Cruse tire and jack would work for my car.
Turns out Chevy had a spare mounting system built into the back. You have to take the cover off the area under the hatchback. Then you see the 12 volt battery. Right next to it is a post that’s threaded for a hold down for the spare. So my spare is under the hatch. There’s an area down there for the jack too. I like to take care of myself instead of waiting all day for a tow truck (when the compress and goop fail).
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Well got the straps and strapped to down to the back seats where some hooks are on the back of the second row seats. It’s not perfect and if I am in a roll over accident probably gonna shake the tire free a bit but it’s better then nothing. I am in the old school camp where I prefer a spare of a can of goop or something. I dont have a jack but then again I have AAA and I believe they have them so not as worried with not having that. I wonder how many new cars are either not going to have spares or have already switched to not having them.
Indy, If you have a spare, but not a jack or lug wrench you’re not accomplishing what you want here. I want to replace a flat with the spare and drive away!
A few years back I had two flat tires in one week, but didn’t have a single flat tire before that in 50 years. On the first one I had a spare and a jack, but the spare was flat. On the second one I had an inflated spare, but no jack … lol …
I have to ask! In less than a week where did the jack go?
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Different vehicles.