<p>Not wishing to hijack that other thread…I thought I would start my own.</p>
<p>I own a Volvo s60…and I LOVE the car. Spare tire is not even an option…no place to put one. Car comes with a can of something you use if you get a flat. Apparently inflates and repairs enough to get you where you need to go for a repair. I figure it’s no worse than the little bitty tire I had on my own car.</p>
<p>We looked at a ton of cars, and many sedans don’t have spare tires. </p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>There goes one of the “life lessons” we insisted on teaching our own kids. </p>
<p>I had 3 Volvos. In my last s40, I kept a regular tire in my trunk. I don’t trust those donuts. </p>
<p>We had a regular spare tire in our Volvo s70. But this car doesn’t even have a place for a spare. If we put it into the trunk, there would be barely any trunk space left.</p>
<p>I will say (knock on wood), in all my ears of driving, I only used a spare one time…so I do understand the reasoning behind NOT having them.</p>
<p>Same with the Toyota Sienna we bought when the kids were young. I’m not talking about only having a donut - I’m talking about only having 4 tires altogether.</p>
<p>We just took for granted there’ll be a spare in the back and then found out it came equipped with “run flat” tires. Bad choice - wears out quite fast and has to be replaced by run flats which are not readily available, and if you have a bad flat, you’re out of luck. I ended up buying a full size wheel for which there’s no good place to keep and five regular tires. </p>
<p>Run-flats don’t last as long as regular tires. That’s why I feel it’s so unfortunate to know that BMW made their new models with them. You can replace them all if you want, but really…who wants to do that? You’re left with four tires that can’t carry you fifty or so miles and no spare. What you can do is weep while loving your car to the nearest tire shop. </p>
<p>I have a Jeep.
Full size tire as spare.
Some suvs have them in a well in the back.</p>
<p>Yep. EK…I was talking about the sedans we looked at. Most of the SUVs had spare tires…but not all.</p>
<p>Newer BMW X5s and X3s have run-flat tires with no spare When we were shopping for an SUV for wifey 2 years ago, we were looking at the X3. I did some research and run-flat tires are more expensive, only few brands make them and don’t last long. Needless to say, we went to the bigger and cheaper alternative.</p>
<p>@2018dad</p>
<p>The X5? </p>
<p>The X5s have space for the spare tires?</p>
<p>The X5 can have a spare tire as an option, but we wanted a third row and if you want a third row, there’s no more space for a spare tire. So we got an MDX which is cheaper than an X5 and bigger than X3.</p>
<p>Ahh, gotcha. </p>
<p>Its just whatever your priority is.
I have actually had two flat tires lately, although I was close to home.
I also keep an eye on the tires, but even with low milage, you can get rubber oxidation problems.
I still had lots of tread left.
If you have AAA and arent ever going to be in the back of beyond, tou could get away with fix a flat.
Probably.</p>
<p>Check your tires regularly, carry the flat fixer stuff, and make sure your cell phone is charged.
OR
Put runflat tires on the car.</p>
<p>My car has tire pressure sensors (as have the last four cars) that let you know if a tire is going flat. I’ve always had plenty of time to get the problem fixed safely.</p>
<p>woops. I just bought a new car and I have no idea as to whether or not it has a spare tire. :-w </p>
<p>Yes…I do have a sensor!</p>
<p>Musica you might want to check, Ive learned not to assume anything.
I thought anti lock brakes were standard, but apparently they arent.</p>
<p>Daughter’s car has a sensor too but she ran into a big nail one day and totally destroyed the tire.</p>
<p>I ran over broken glass or something at the dog park ( high prowl area)
Didnt even see it</p>
<p>Somehow I once picked up a screwdriver in tire sidewall. (No, a can of air would not help that - I could hear the leak), Luckily I was near Sears, where we purchased tires at the time.</p>