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   On 4/30/2023 8:02 PM, micky wrote:   
   > In alt.home.repair, on Sun, 30 Apr 2023 21:17:31 GMT, Cindy Hamilton   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2023-04-30, rbowman  wrote:   
   >>> On Sun, 30 Apr 2023 08:59:50 -0700, Bob F wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Maybe that's why they invented spare tires? It probably was not just to   
   >>>> have a place to store a fixit kit.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Unfortunately, my AWD Sienna does not have a space for a spare tire, so   
   >>>> it just gets stashed in the back if I carry one.   
   >>> And then they invented donuts...  The space for the donut in my Toyota   
   >>> isn't large enough for a real spare tire.   
   >> Real spares on my husband's and my Toyotas.  His is on the rear door;   
   > My two Toyotas, nearly identical 2000 and 2005 Solaras, only had donuts   
   > but the well, under the trunk floor, was big enough for a full size   
   > spare.  So why did they put donuts in it?   
   >   
   >> mine is slung underneath, between the rear tires (IIRC).  The last   
   >> time I had a flat, I called AAA.  The guy nearly burst a vein trying   
   >> to get the tire out from under the vehicle.  What a stupid design.   
   > Wow, I assumed there was some good way to get those out, but if the AAA   
   > guy didn't know it, maybe it really is stupid.   
   >   
      
   Maybe that AAA guy was a new hire.   
      
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