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] > ------------------------------------ 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/