No spare tire??
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Originally Posted by Skythe
HAH. You can get a spare tire with a spare tire kit, if you pay extra. The point is to maintain the vehicles balance. The tool is something that probably should not be used, only in the case of an EXTREME emergency because of how that goo destroys tires.
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Originally Posted by zoom44
comes with our car, mate
. only need to buy a new one when you use the one that came with
. only need to buy a new one when you use the one that came withA can costs $10. The Gen-u-Whine Mazda goop costs a squillion.....you wouldn't want to use it on something as trivial as a flat tire.....
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Originally Posted by honkycat
i have heard that about that fixaflat stuff (the goo), but i also know they can grind it out if need be... dont have a donut, havent gotten a flat yet in the two years ive had the car,... but if i did, ide have used the goo instead of waiting for a tow... i say screw the expensive donut get the goo
I wanted to be the first one to use that line.......
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oh dear, this thread is about to go down the toilet!
anyway, you can either pay the $395 (i think that was the price) & get the spare, along with some reassurance/confidence, or you can use duh goo & fork over the $240 for a new tire (obviously more if you are replacing all 4). is that reassurance worth the $155 difference?
anyway, you can either pay the $395 (i think that was the price) & get the spare, along with some reassurance/confidence, or you can use duh goo & fork over the $240 for a new tire (obviously more if you are replacing all 4). is that reassurance worth the $155 difference?
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Originally Posted by Stavesacre21
still I find myself strangely torn on getting one or not...which would then throw off that optimal 50/50 that it's known for.
Mine came with the kit, I have been thinking of taking it out but I know as soon as I remove it I'll get a flat. Plus I'd rather have a spare tire than wait for a tow or use the "goop" to ghetto fix it.
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Originally Posted by zaglo6204
oh dear, this thread is about to go down the toilet!
anyway, you can either pay the $395 (i think that was the price) & get the spare, along with some reassurance/confidence, or you can use duh goo & fork over the $240 for a new tire (obviously more if you are replacing all 4). is that reassurance worth the $155 difference?
anyway, you can either pay the $395 (i think that was the price) & get the spare, along with some reassurance/confidence, or you can use duh goo & fork over the $240 for a new tire (obviously more if you are replacing all 4). is that reassurance worth the $155 difference?
but then again according to murphy's law, your tire will go flat on that one time your wife is about to give birth and you need to rush her to the hospital at top speed, so it's worth it then...
I wouldn't get it personally, I'm not married.
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Also, having the spare tire in the trunk won't help your 0-60 and 1/4 mile times during your street racing. Oh wait, none of you steet race anyway so I guess it wouldn't make a difference. 
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Put it this way. How many "Oh ****, I got a puncture that I couldn't goop and was stranded on Route 66 for two hours...." threads have you read?
I was here when Moses was a boy, and I haven't read one.
I was here when Moses was a boy, and I haven't read one.
Originally Posted by namrag69
stfu thats not really a huge concern
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Originally Posted by Gomez
Put it this way. How many "Oh ****, I got a puncture that I couldn't goop and was stranded on Route 66 for two hours...." threads have you read?
I was here when Moses was a boy, and I haven't read one.
I was here when Moses was a boy, and I haven't read one.
I don't remember seeing you but then, I'm pretty old now
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Originally Posted by namrag69
I had a flat tire today and took apart the bottom of my trunk to find the spare and all i found was the tools and a jack??? Are there no spares on the 8?? What is the point of having all these tools there and no tire???
However, you make a good point - might as well have saved the cost and weight of the jack and lug wrench if there is no spare, right? Those should have been part of the spare tire kit; is that your point?
Perhaps Mazda envisioned that you would jack up the car, take off the flat tire, then carry it on your back to the nearest service center for repair?
So, what didja do? Get a tow? Did you at least get the free Mazda RoadSide Assistance tow or did you pay for it? How many miles on your tires? Are you facing getting 1, 2 or 4? What sort of damage to the tire? Not just a pinhole leak or a plain tread puncture they could patch?
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