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Originally Posted by OldBiker
Perhaps a little off-topic... I think a plug-kit + pump + jack/wrench is the best combo for these cars. Just remove the tire, plug it, inflate, then re-mount. Easy peasy. (And there appears to be a cosmic rule that one will not have a flat if properly prepared for it.)
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I get where you're coming from on this, but this assumes you still have a tire to work with after it fails. If the tire ruptured or otherwise shredded apart, or gets a hole that's not in the tread area, then there's nothing to patch. So when it comes to an actual spare tire I'd rather always have it and never need it than need it and not have it. If I can patch a tire I will, but if it can't be done then at least I have a spare ready to go and keep me moving to where I can get another tire.
I do wish I could fit a full size spare in the space in the trunk, that would be ideal.