LOL!But read the fine print. Some will say roadside assistance only covers installing your spare on your car, not hauling your car in if a tire cannot be fixed roadside.
Jeepers learn early on in life, to rely upon no one but yourself, to get out of a bad situation, so we've always carried a full size spare, sometimes two , tire repair kits, extra belts and hoses, extra fuel and a full tool kit.
A full sized spare would be a part of your normal tire rotation, a temporary spare should be treated as perishable after 5 years.
Bean counters and marketeers don't get you home, preparation does.
It's $300 fora compact just for the minivans.I am amazed that compact spares are now a very expensive option on the Fiat 500. I wonder how many junkyard spares are available?
I had the same exact conversation with the U-Haul guys this weekend, I rented one of their 6x12 trailers to move a couple of our small Walker Bay boats. At least I am in an area where its not so isolated but still.LOL!
I rented a U-haul with no spare yesterday. I told them I need a spare, they said, "Oh! You just call this number and we come fix it!" I said, uh huh, you're going to come 400 miles, into the Nevada desert to bring me a spare while I wait 20 hours?
Somewhere, some bean counter figured it all out, spending $600 per flat tire is cheaper than buying spares...sounds like Marchionne has a twin...
I made the spare tire part of the deal when I bought my 500L last year. I also skipped the subwoofer option that puts a subwoofer in place of the spare tire when I ordered my Challenger.I never cared for donut tires and almost always got a regular rim and a full size spare. I usually did a 5 tire rotation. Now, with the 2014 G Caravan, I don't have the choice of a full size spare and had to negotiate for a donut spare.
