• ikt@aussie.zone
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    9 days ago

    Another argument is that the extra weight of the spare has to be hauled around for months or years before it gets used, if ever, and fuel is used for that extra weight costing the owner and increasing carbon emissions.

    For me this makes sense, driving for 20 years and not used a spare tire once, hyundai also offers 24x7 road assist

    touch wood!

    • faythofdragons@slrpnk.net
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      9 days ago

      I don’t believe you’ve never had a flat in 20 years. I get a flat every three or four years.

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        9 days ago

        What the hell are you doing that results in a flat every few years? This is NOT normal.

        • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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          9 days ago

          I drive a pickup truck and I go to pickup truck kind of places with it like lumber yards, industrial suppliers, landfills and other high FOD locations. I get more flat tires because I drive where the nails are.

          My sedan goes to the grocery store and a few restaurants and has never had a flat.

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            8 days ago

            So the guy you’re responding to most likely doesn’t drive through lumber and construction sites all day. Most people don’t. That’s why most people don’t have 20 flats a week from driving around in nails.

            You ever think maybe you’re an exception because of your habits that most people don’t have?

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        9 days ago

        My commute has always been at least 20 miles, and I’ve had 1 flat tire in 10 years. That one was a nail I ran over in a construction site, which tbh is to be expected.