I'm looking at the spare tire to see how useful it could possibly be, when it dawns on me that there is no way I could put a flat 18 inch GT3 with 255's in this tiny space and close the lid.

Has anyone actually stuffed a flat in the trunk or do you just leave it at the side of the road?

 

RTDM

 

Check your owner's manual...if you get a flat, remove the tool kit (styrofoam tray that holds the jack underneath the trunk) and you can place the tire VERTICALLY facing rearward in the trunk. BTW, my manual recommends that if you get a REAR flat, put the compact spare on the front, move the front onto the back, and put the flat REAR in the trunk.

The trunk well will easily swallow a 255 tire.

Mike

 

Thanks Mike!
The real point of my question was to rationalize tossing the spare and putting a subwoofer assembly in its place. It seems easier to carry a can of fix-it to reinflate a flat than go to the trouble of changing a rim out, and in the case of a rear tire, twice...

 

I wouldn't recommend the fix-a-flat alternative. That's putting a lot of faith in the possible severity of the damage. I've seen many problems that were not fixable with a can. But that's just me. I guess you can listen to your subwoofer while the tow truck is en-route.

 

in 30 years of driving, over 500,000 miles, 8 dufferent cars, I have never had a flat that I had to fix on the side of the road...

 

Yeah, me to ... untill today.

#8 hex head machine screw ... right front ... through and through.

Was worn almost flat so that it looked like a tack ... wasn't!

 

Rather than fix-a-flat (which leaves gooey residue in the tire that tire repair technicians hate), invest in a plug kit, set of pliers and an electric (12v) air pump. That way you can repair a typical nail or screw puncture and keep going on your full-sized tire.