spare tires? pshh.. who needs em!?
 

actually, i do.
has anyone ever bought one? where and how much?

Private Sale. They show up here in the for sale section occasionally (the prices are good). Why not post a 'Wanted to Buy' thread (in the proper location)?

Mazmart. (a forum vendor, specializing in pre-loved parts).

e-bay. (at your own risk)

Your dealer. ($$$$$)

For what it's worth, I bought a cheap aftermarket wheel and had one of my old tires put on it... and put it in the trunk.

Sure, I know, it weighs a ton and takes up most of the trunk space, but at like $125 total to do it, was a LOT cheaper than the $500ish(?) for a new spare tire kit.

And surprisingly, there's still enough room in there for a decent grocery shopping if you get a little creative ;)

GREAT idea. thnx.
i figured buying from the dealer would cost me my first born child.
Mazmart here i come.

It will
 

A new rim from the dealer will run you several hundred, even from discounted dealers here on the boards you're still looking at $250ish without a tire.

I bought mine through the for sale section by posting a wanted thread, and then checking EVERY DAY for for sale threads with people selling one or two tires here and there. I also priced the cheapest full size on Tire rack which was a viable option but if you can get a spare to match your set for 75 to 125 bucks here it's worth the time and effort. Good luck and be careful puying stuff through message boards, be on the lookout for any signs of a bogus deal.

Mine came with a spare tire in the back. I got lucky, I suppose.

make up your own kit: plugs, compressor, tools - buy a case to put them in and there you go.


could probably be done for under $150.

I got a whole set, 4 new rims and 4 new tires TPMS and all straight take off off of a racecar for $250. Camp the for sale forum.

8 bucks for fix a flat!!! haha.....no try the for sale or ebay!!! that's ur best and most cost effiecient way

Ive always had one and I wouldnt ever get rid of it. My auto rx-8 already is what it is. What's an extra ~100pounds and a lot of life saver? lol

fuck AAA, i replace my own tire in a minute

The 8 already comes with a jack, lug wrench and (in the case with the glop) a compressor. All you need is a plug kit. $4 for a basic one in a bubble pack. For $10 you can get one in its own little case.

My personal MTBF (mean time between flats) is somewhere around 10 years. I think I've gotten stuck with bad batteries more often...but I don't obsess over keeping a spare battery.

Ken

I wish I had a spare.

how many grams does a AAA card weigh?

sorry but batteries are a lot more predictable in my experiences then tires. Especially in the cold mountains. k thx. :Freak_ani

yeah I already have the kit from mazda and the necessary tool to change the tire. I was just giving him a worst case scenario.

The dead battery is a pain, hate when you turn the key and just hear clicks.

That's what a cell phone and towing is for. I suppose if I lived in a rural area with areas with not a lot of population, I'd look for a spare and give up having a trunk.

LOL, well I'm headed deep into appalachia this weekend. Alone. Nightmares of a flat tire and no spare and fix a flat not working on a sidewall puncture and a black-windowed pickup coming down the deserted backroad...

I've seen this movie and it doesn't end well, lol.

I'm liking my full-sized "spare" :)

My "mean time between flats" is more like one year (crappy Michigan roads).

So, I made sure to get the spare tire kit when I bought my RX8.

Buying from the dealer was probably not the most cost effective way to do it, though (I think I wrote up a post ranting about it at the time).

Best thing to do is to check your tires consistently for nails and screws.

Can't tell you how many I have replaced before I got a flat.

Still want a spare. It's those long trips to Vegas where you don't want a flat.

It's been twice for me in five years, but luckily both times were slow leaks (nails/screws) so I was able to just add some air and actually drive it to the dealer.

Only had 1 flat, I think it was due to a screw, so the public works guys filled it up for me and made it across town to get it fixed. Would be crappy if I had a flat last xmas in the middle of the mountains and couldn't fix it. Sucks that I even have to think about buying 2 spare rims (1 summer, 1 winter).

Aaa Ftw!!

fuck that i dont live in a rural area and id never call someone

That pickup could be from the local tire service place...:)

Yep - you've always got to go by your circumstances and expectation of what might go wrong - and the consequences. For example, I normally don't carry food and water in my car, but if I'm about to drive across the desert I'll load up with a bunch of water. Or if I'm hitting the Jersey Turnpike I'll bring edible food.

Ken

Just drive it flat nothing wrong with that right????lol j/k