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Jan 1, 2008 | 08:52 PM

#21

hawk584

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DD?? hmm... i'ld rather have a spare... or spend the 70$/year for AAA!!! and get alot more for the $$ then an insurance company can offer... 4 free tows up to 100miles per year, discounts on hotels, food, so much more...it's worth it!!!

Jan 1, 2008 | 09:11 PM

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No spare in my car either. Thinking about taking it out of my truck as well because I cant use it anyway as I don't have the stock size tires on it. Won't ever use fix-a-flat either. That stuff absolutely RUINS wheels, period.

Jan 1, 2008 | 09:22 PM

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No spare here........but i rarly drive the car out of town

Jan 1, 2008 | 09:22 PM

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It'll be a cold day in hell before I'd drive my car on that POS little donut of a spare tire...my fiance can come get me in my truck after she grabs one of my snow tires/wheels out of the garage.

Jan 1, 2008 | 09:31 PM

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E V I L

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Anyone know what everything weighs?

I have a pretty stock Formula and recently took all of it out for a local "car meet"....heard it was somewhere around 25 lbs for everything. I guess every pound counts when it comes down to making the car move!

And they are also hell to get back situated correctly!!!!

Jan 1, 2008 | 09:42 PM

#26

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DD, i would want a spare.

Jan 2, 2008 | 12:38 AM

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My car is a dd and my spare has been out for a while but of course my bottle is there

Jan 2, 2008 | 07:40 AM

#28

BigJls1

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Thanks for Everyones responses. I really feel better about it now.

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Jan 2, 2008 | 08:23 AM

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ive never had the spare in mine

Jan 2, 2008 | 03:35 PM

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I DD my car, and have had the spare out for awhile. But I only drive 3 miles to and from work so thats why i keep it out. If i had a decent drive to work I would leave it in.

Jan 2, 2008 | 03:40 PM

#31

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I drive 30k miles a year....all last summer I didn't have a spare, for some reason I put it back in. No more than 2 weeks later, I come out of work at 9pm on a friday night in downtown St. Louis, and the car is sitting on the rim. 2 holes in the sidewall 40 miles from home. SOOO glad I had a spare. 7 minutes later I was on the road again. Depending on where you are going, it may be a good idea just to throw the tire in the back or something. Flat tires are something you can't avoid.

Jan 2, 2008 | 03:46 PM

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I've only used the spare tire one time on all of my vehicles. I would take it out for a nitrous bottle but not a battery.

Jan 2, 2008 | 04:04 PM

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Been driving mine for 3 years with no spare.

Jan 2, 2008 | 04:06 PM

#34

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Ive bought three different F-bodys and none of them came with a spare.. and Ive never had a need for one.

Jan 2, 2008 | 04:11 PM

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NO spare, nitrous bottle instead. Thats what AAA and a cell phone is for.

Jan 2, 2008 | 07:18 PM

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Mines been out since I bought the car. You will be fine, you do have a cell phone...right?

Jan 2, 2008 | 10:33 PM

#37

BigJls1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Red 01SS

Mines been out since I bought the car. You will be fine, you do have a cell phone...right?

no Its got a car phone. no really I have a blackberry , I had to get one when....and now 10 year olds are packin cell phones

Jan 2, 2008 | 10:40 PM

#38

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i took mine out last week and i could actually feel a traction difference i have even less traction now i would put it back in but it makes a lot of noise