I was at a class the other day that dealt with electric and hybrid cars and apparently a lot of manufacturers are considering not using spare tires anymore, whether a full-size spare or the reduced size. A lot of it has to do with sacrificing weight and space.

As an alternative, some manufacturers (such as Chevy with the Volt) have included a small air compressor along with tire sealant. Simply fill the tire with the sealant and then inflate the tire again. Barring a catastropic failure in the first place with your tire, it should be enough for you to make it where you need to go.

So I started rooting around Sears the other day and for $20 they have this kit available:

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It has everything you need for $20 and I haven't exactly heard anything bad about it (yet). My spare tire on my DeLorean is original and of course the tire itself is over 31 years old, so there's no way it'd be a good idea to use it when the time comes. So away to storage it goes. Less weight and a little more space. I might even tuck in my amplifier in the spare tire storage instead.

Alex
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