-=> Quoting Kurt Weiske to Nancy Backus on 05-25-15  17:20 <=-

 NB>> Some systems just are better than others...  ;)  And lots of older
 NB>> things were better built than what we get now.... ;)

 KW> In 12 years, the floor mats became flimsy approximations of the old
 KW> mats, the leatherette binder holding the manuals is replaced by a
 KW> paper folder that ripped on day 1, and my car came with a can of
 KW> fix-a-flat and no spare tire.

How impressive... not...  ;0

 KW> The last is because my car is a plug-in Prius, and they needed the
 KW> space where the spare tire was for more batteries. I'm going to buy a
 KW> spare on eBay for trips, as driving too far from home without a spare
 KW> gives me the heebie-jeebies.

I haven't used a spare for years... but then, that's what AAA is for...
All my car has is a space-saver, better than nothing, I suppose, but not
something I'd be particularly trusting anyway...  Fortunately, when I've
needed something, it was relatively local, and I was able to "hitch" a
ride to the tire place..  Most recently, even having a spare wouldn't
have helped any anyway, as I managed to destroy not one but two tires in
one fell swoop (nasty potholes!!)... needed the tow... 

Once upon a time, I didn't like traveling without a full-size spare, and
had one special-ordered for my Dodge Shadow, back in 1989...  :)  Never
needed it, thankfully, but I had it just in case...  :)

ttyl       neb

... And he disappeared in a puff of logic.

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