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Comment on YSK: it's not just Tesla, 1/3 of cars in built in the last ten years have passenger/rear windows that are almost impossible to break in an emergency.

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RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Yep. The shrinkflation of cars. Cutting out extras like spares to save a buck. Yeah it’s weight that affects economy, but I don’t want to calculate the weight of a 40lb spare on gas consumption vs the cost of the tire or a tow service. FWIW the do make these little collapsible/inflatable spares that can fit in small spaces, but I’d be wary of them with some AWD cars. Can really F up the limited slip allowed in some of the systems.

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Passerby6497@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

FWIW the do make these little collapsible/inflatable spares that can fit in small spaces, but I’d be wary of them with some AWD cars.

That honestly sounds worse than using a donut, and the one car that came with a donut got it replaced with a full-sized spare because fuck donuts.

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- AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The one time I had to use a donut, it was plenty to get me to a tire shop. And because I changed the tire myself and was able to hand it to them, they were able to take care of it immediately even though their bays were full
  
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- RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  It’s better than no spare being the point. If it gets you somewhere better instead of being out $$ for a tow and waiting for the tow to show up. YMMV, though.
  
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