I thought so. We have two White German Shepherds. GSDs are excellent dogs. They love to work and to find ways to out-wit their people. Our female, Ally, also likes forestry work, she'll pull tree roots out of the ground if you start tugging on one!

So, has your dog gone for rides in your RX-8? I figure that filling the rear seats with small square LL Bean dog beds is the way to go.

Here's a picture of Duke:

 

If someone is interested, I have mine up for sale.. If you are interested e-mail me!


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Your spare tire, or your german shepherd?

 

I am trying to sell me car back to Mazda. I am told they will buy the tire mounting kit and rim back from me but not the tire???????

Their reasoning is the mounting kit and rim is a factory Mazda item and the Bridgestone tire is not.

Has anyone else been told this? I guess I will now be trying to sell a Mazda tire. I wonder if the person who buys my buy back car would like to buy a tire to fit on the rim stashed off in the trunk/

 

Just curious, what will roadside assistance do in a flat tire situation? Will they patch the tire on the spot, fill it with goo (and ruin the tire), tow the vehicle somewhere, lend you a wheel/tire, or what?

By the way, I'm another one that can't imagine driving around without a spare.

 

Just happens to be that I got a flat in mine yesterday. I just pulled the spare out this weekend and the tire split by the sidewall so not even worth using the goo. I called the Roadside Asst and they sent a flat bed and towed me to the dealer. I am waiting on the dealer to determine if the tire was defective and more so if they can get another tire. So I am waiting right now for the dealer, I'll let you know how mucha new tire is but I figure over 200 as Discount Tire is listing them for 199.

 

If roadside assistance standard procedure is to tow the vehicle just because of a flat tire, I'll definitely be leaving my spare tire in the trunk.

 

Well the tow was free so I am not complaining though I am complaining that the dealer and all tire places here in Albuquerque have no tires for this car. Dealer after me finally calling them (they can't apparently call me) said they ordered the tire from Arizona and it might be here tomrrow though this will be at my expense and they don't have a price yet. This is BS all the way around. They determined the cause of rupture to be from within the tire yet they will not cover it? Does anyone know if the tire pressure sensor can be worked around at Discout Tire? I have dealt exclusively with them in the past and would prefer to deal with them as opposed to Mazda but the Owners BS says they must be a Mazda Dealer to work with the Sensor? What special handling does this require and how much can i expect Mazda to charge me for a freaking tire?

 

Yeah, he's always 2 steps ahead of me physically as well as psychologically; I guess it helps to know it's a characteristic of the breed. Duke looks cool.

Well, if/when I get the 8, dog will probably ride (eventually!). I know he wouldn't want to wait for the roadside assistance truck, so I'll be sure to get the spare

... deftly steers back on-topic.....

 

the spare is not the expensive part, the bracke used to mount the spare might be.

anyone had to use the tire kit that came with the car?

 

For a simple puncture why not carry a plug kit? I dont want the spare in the trunk! The tire then could be patched properly when you get it to the right place?

 

Even with the spare in the trunk, there's still plenty of room for a week's worth of groceries, a chainsaw, etc... I've had the spare in the trunk for a few months now, and so far haven't had a situation where it caused me not to be able to fit something. Actually, I bought a pressure washer that I had to put in the back seat, but it wouldn't have fit in the trunk either way.

Anyway, it definitely takes up space, but for me personally it's worth it.