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>> Maybe future cars have steering wheel stored away in the same way Spare tire is out of way. A little off-topic, but an increasingly smaller number of cars a
by slantyyz 11y ago
>> Maybe future cars have steering wheel stored away in the same way Spare tire is out of way.
A little off-topic, but an increasingly smaller number of cars are coming with spares (as someone who has experienced sidewall tire damage on the highway, it's an alarming trend).
More and more cars are just coming with tire patch kits, an aerosol tire fixer, or run-flat tires.
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2012/11/compact-emergency-flat-tire-sealants-are-fast-replacing-spare-tires/index.htm http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2012/11/compact-emer...
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/07/deflating-reality-of-run-flat-tires/index.htm http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/07/deflating-re...
- IgorPartola 11y agoThat's terrible. I would much rather swap in a spare than try to use some patch kit, then go back on the highway. From what I understand run-flat tires are also less than ideal. Isn't it true that they'll let you stop safely, but continuing driving with them will be problematic? I live in the North Eastern US, so last fall I bought a second set of wheels for my car and installed some very nice snow tires on them. Now I carry a winter tire as the spare instead of the donut and a in the winter it's a summer tire. Long car trip + blown tire would mean I won't make it to my destination on the donut. Full size spare FTW.