Tire/ Wheel Issues

[SuffolkD at aol.com]

Do-nut spare or walking:  Do-nut.
Cheap...........but better than none.
I'd actually love to drift a car with four of them on it.  :-)
I got a full size spare into the 99 Avant after "modifying" the foam block 
inserts
YMMV.
-Scott by BOSTON

> <Strangconst at rogers.com> wrote:
> > What is the dia. of the compact spare ?
> I *hate* those. I can't imagine being stuck 200 miles from home, 
> in a snowstorm, or worse, on a lovely twisty country road :)
> I run full size matching spares summer and winter.
> On my A6, this takes some commitment...to get the summer tire 
> in/out, it has to be deflated and I have to take a trim piece off 
> the rear door sill. I don't expect to have this problem with my 
> winter snow...
> 
> Lee
> '02 A6 quattro avant
>