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@xxxxxxx> 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] ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/