[DML] Re: No spare?
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[DML] Re: No spare?



My new Yukon does not have a spare. The dealer told it has On-Star! Only if you pay for it after the teaser, free time. Besides getting a little extra space it saves some weight and the automaker some money.
David Teitelbaum

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Michael C. Babb" <mcbabb@...> wrote:
>
> My daily driver is a Pontiac G8.  On the base model there is a spare
> included.  On the higher end GT and GXP's they still have the space for a
> spare, but they were not included with the car. AAA is my "spare" Much
> safer than trying to work on tire changes on the side of a highway in
> rush-hour traffic.
> 
> Michael
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 11:45 PM, <deloreanernst@...> wrote:
> 
> > **
> >
> >
> > Just read an article online that many carmakers are abandoning spares as
> > standard equipment. Last time I had a "real" flat, meaning a blowout, it
> > was on I-95 near DC in my son's car. The donut spare was what got us all
> > the way to South Jersey, on a Saturday night when no service place was
> > open. I'm keepin' the spare in the D. BTW, it's a good idea to check and be
> > sure it's not flat. I still have the original rubber on mine... (gulp) but
> > it is sealed to the rim to prevent air loss.
> >
> > -Wayne
> > 11174
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Michael C. Babb
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>




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