Thread: Check Your Trunk: GM and Others Canning Spare Tires…to Meet Gov’t Fuel Economy Target

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    Default 11-11-2011, 12:14 PM
    Because the U.S. government is seeking more “aggressive fuel economy targets,” and because motorists are increasingly concerned about gas prices, some car manufactures, chief among them General Motors, think they’ve found the answer: replace spare tires with inflator kits.

    Wait, what?

    You read that right. Here’s the thinking: if manufacturers remove the spare tire and its tools, the car will be 25 pounds lighter and therefore more fuel-efficient.

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    Default 11-11-2011, 12:25 PM
    The 2012 Fiat 500 has an inflator kit. The spare tire and tools are extra.
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    Default 11-11-2011, 12:32 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Arroyo_Doble View Post
    The 2012 Fiat 500 has an inflator kit. The spare tire and tools are extra.
    That would be handy for you, next time your head goes flat you will have a way to air it up!
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    Default 11-11-2011, 12:41 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Rockntractor View Post
    That would be handy for you, next time your head goes flat you will have a way to air it up!
    I have an unusually large melon. It would take two.
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    Default 11-11-2011, 03:31 PM
    Cutting off your nose to spite your face, as my nana used to say.
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    Default 11-11-2011, 09:08 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Arroyo_Doble View Post
    I have an unusually large melon. It would take two.
    I've wondered what keeps it from collapsing. Nature abhors a vacuum.
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    Default 11-12-2011, 11:40 AM
    'Course if you buy a Chevy Volt, a fire extinguisher and hazmat suit might be appropriate.

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    Default 11-12-2011, 06:30 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by marv View Post
    'Course if you buy a Chevy Volt, a fire extinguisher and hazmat suit might be appropriate.
    Ah, the Ford Pinto for the new millennium.
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