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To make cars lighter, automakers are dropping the spare tire

2 points| Tortoise | 9 years ago |latimes.com

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[+] [-] peterbonney|9 years ago|reply
It has always been a (strange, admittedly) point of pride for me that a flat tire is no big deal, because I can change the damn thing myself in about 10 minutes and get the damaged tire replaced at my leisure. Ditching the spare probably makes sense, but I'll still miss it when it's gone.
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