Compact Spares

[Per Lindgren]

Considering the statistics of how often on needs the spare tire makes you wanna
leave it at home for good. That's what Audi now has done, and that is why the
spare tire is optional equipment on the A2. It was also left out to gain
luggage space.

PerL
92 Cab 2.3



Al Powell wrote:

> Interesting to hear the ongoing grumble about compact spares.  I heard it
> first in 1979 when selling cars...and seems some people just don't like
> them.  I have never understood why, unless they live down six miles of bad
> road.  The compact spares work just fine for their intended purpose, which
> is to get you to the next place your tire can be fixed.  I've used them -
> both the compact spare on my 200 and an inflatable spare on my Datsun 280ZX
> - and they've always worked perfectly.
>
> Now, if I DID live at the end of a long country road paved with rocks the
> size of my fist, I might think about adding a full-size spare.  OTOH, if I
> had a flat at home, I'd have spare cars and compressed air handy, so then
> again, I probably wouldn't.
>
> Cheers - Al Powell