Will a spare tire, donut fit in the Frunk?

[mbolafs]

You've been blessed!

My last spare use was 2 years ago on an F150. Came out of church to a front flat in the parking lot. I'm in church clothes, so I'm annoyed. I called AAA and simultaneously started getting the stuff out. AAA gets there 15 minutes later, I let him get dirty jacking up the truck (his jack), removing the full sized spare, making sure it had enough air in it (often forgotten step in maintenance!), and throwing my flat tire (acquired bolt) in the bed. I tipped him $20 for being so fast!

I drive home, and later that afternoon get the tire out, pull the bolt, plug it, test it and reinstall it. No issues. Without the spare, what happens? Towing home? Getting a ride home to get another car and then return with air compressor and kit to repair (or to get the tire off and go fix it)?

I've probably encountered 7-8 other flats over the years, mostly slow leaking screws, although my wife managed to run the Expedition through a CONSTRUCTION SITE and picked up THREE separate screws in 2 tires!!! Fortunately, I just walked into the garage the next morning with two flat tires. I plugged them both on the vehicle -- b/c I was home and had time.

So, my unfortunate experiences over 40 years of driving lead me to having a spare - I've done the in-the-rain-at-night-changes on the side of the road. I've done the wait-6-hours-for-AAA-while-on-vacation. I'll keep a spare.

YMMV.

I hear you for sure!

Please don’t get me wrong: I’ve had many many tire issues over the years, but every one but one of them was handled with a can of fix-a-flat and a portable compressor. I make sure all of the family cars have each in the trunk even when we have a spare.

And yes, I know the repair shops don’t like dealing with fix-a-flat goo but they do.

 

[Orley]

Some of you people are poking the flat tire gods.

 

[Doctors Do Little]

I hear you for sure!

Please don’t get me wrong: I’ve had many many tire issues over the years, but every one but one of them was handled with a can of fix-a-flat and a portable compressor. I make sure all of the family cars have each in the trunk even when we have a spare.

And yes, I know the repair shops don’t like dealing with fix-a-flat goo but they do.

But, remember that I'm the son of a mechanic and there are some mantras that can't be easily unsung.

My dad usually carried enough tools, belts, hoses, clamps, duct tape and various fluids to make many parking lot repairs. He only needed to use any of it once to justify it.

This has led me to be the same way with medical gear (much to my wife's chagrin)...I have enough gear packed into one massive backpack to handle a variety of minor traumas (sewed up friends and relatives when out, applied nebulizer treatments, etc).

We all have our pecodillos, in spite of prevailing logic.