hr_phenom

Hey all,
I've been following this forum since nov last year and I'm impressed. I plan on getting my 8 this fall and I wanted to know is the spare tyre kit option really required? Or could I do without it?

Thanks,

expo1

Well if you use the ' fix a flat ' that comes with the 8 you will have to replace the tyre anyway. So getting a spare gives you the option of fixing flats caused by nails. I would not get the spare from the dealer and try and buy one from another member and save some $$$

NgoRX8

iTrader: (1)

spare tire kit is useless. you will lose trunk space too.

tjbourgoyne

The dealer will try to sucker you into buying it for sure. Take expo1's advice. I have the tire and the fix a flat kit, total overkill. I take both out and put em back in for long trips. If you get a flat and call Mazda Roadside Assistance they will take it straight to the dealer no matter what the circumstances are so always keep that in mind.

CosmosMpower

Is that free for a certain period? I don't have a spare and I don't want to ruin a perfectly good tire if it has good tread left by pumping that fix a flat gunk into it.

NotAPreppie

If you drive primarily in town, you're probably good to go without the spare. You'll never be that far from tire shop and the likelihood of a torn/shredded/"blown-out" tire is much less likely than if you do a good deal of highway (read: high-speed) driving. More likely you will get nail or screw holes around construction sites which the fix-a-flat is more likely to work with. Drive it over to the tire shop, pay $40 for them to plug it (normally less than $20 but they hate fix-a-flat) and you're off again.

If you drive a good deal between towns or away from common city services (read, not in a large metro area) then I'd get the spare from a forum member.