re: Cars being sold without spare tires

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I was getting close to purchasing a new car, and at the last minute found out it doesn’t have a spare tire compartment (AWD Sienna). The last car I bought was a 2006 model so I haven’t kept up with the trends, but it looks like over recent years more and more cars are not coming with spare tires. Instead they expect you to use run flat tires or keep tire sealant in the car. Neither of those “solutions” is a solution for a side wall tear. I am baffled that it is even a “thing” to sell cars without spare tires. Just seems stupid.

Has anyone run into this or bought a car without a spare?

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AWD Sienna the problem with no spare is the rear driveshaft runs through the chassis where the underbody spare tire is stored on a FWD model. Even on the FWD model the spare is a pain to get to. The Honda Odyssey has a much better system with the spare behind the rear interior panels.

I'm not a fan of the runflats, they are very expensive and tend to get replaced instead of repaired. Most carry a Sienna spare in a bag in the back if they need one. You can buy the parts and jack kit to fit the factory jack to the van.

Several threads on Siennachat

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