My Nephew Didnt Make Easter Dinner Because He Didnt Have A Spare.

[Garion_55]

maybe this is just crazy odd to me....

Easter Sunday. Everyone is here, gathered together for ham and roast beef..... except Justin. he lives about a 30 min drive away.

Why is he late? is he coming? Where is he?

O, he got a flat on the way here. crap

Ok, so he is changing it real quick? with the spare and gonna be a few minutes late?... how long did it take me to jack up the car, turn the nuggs, pull flat off, slam the spare on and nugg it back up again when i got a flat the last time?

20 mins?

what is your record you guys? like a pit stop at the indy 500? its almost like a challenge for us men right? al bundy? shush women!! us men are changing the tire!! meanwhile screwing it up... lol


anyway.... so unfortunately Justin did not have a spare tire in his car.... so he wont be joinin.........wait what????

thats a joke right? haha funny brother. no really when is he coming?

ummm no he really didnt have a spare tire in the back of his car so he cant make easter sunday dinner with his family this year.............

because a lot of newer cars dont have spares in them...... apparently?

that cant be true can it?

doesn't every car have a spare in it? i'm not kidding lol

i guess not?

so we were short one family member this easter because no spare and he didnt think ahead maybe to toss one in there anyway just in case.

stupid nephew lol

[lapucelle]

1. Maybe he was just being cautious about covid and made up the story to spare your feelings. N/T

[Garion_55]

43. Nah. He was family #6. All of us vacced.

We were following CDC guidelines

[TheBlackAdder]

45. Spares are going by the wayside. Some cars don't even include spaces for a spare, others optional.

.

https://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/the-disappearing-spare-tire.html

https://www.torquenews.com/1083/shopping-guide-2021-why-you-should-demand-spare-tire-your-new-vehicle

https://www.cars.com/articles/got-a-spare-not-on-these-cars-1420697605296/


AAA also offered up a list of new vehicles for 2017 that don’t offer a spare at all. Here they are in alphabetical order:

Acura NSX
Audi R8
Audi TT
BMW 2 Series
BMW 3 Series
BMW 4 Series
BMW 6 Series
BMW i3
BMW i8
BMW X3
BMW X4
Cadillac ATS
Cadillac CTS
Chevrolet Bolt EV
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet SS
Chevrolet Volt
Dodge Viper
Fiat 500
Fiat 500L
Fiat 500X
Ford C-Max
Hyundai Accent
Hyundai Ioniq
Infiniti QX30
Jaguar F-Type
Jeep Cherokee
Jeep Compass
Jeep Renegade
Kia Forte
Kia Niro
Kia Rio
Kia Soul
Mazda MX-5 Miata
Mercedes-Benz B-Class
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
Mini Cooper Countryman
Mitsubishi i-MiEV
Nissan GT-R
Nissan Leaf
Porsche 718 Cayman
Porsche 911 Carrera
Porsche Panamera
Smart ForTwo
Tesla Model S
Tesla Model X

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[FSogol]

2. When I was a poor college student, I always had a spare. Sadly it was a spare flat.

Many kids these days don't know how to change a tire. They rely on their cell phone to summon help. My Dad won't let my sister get her license until she could change a tire (back in the mid 70s.)

[bamagal62]

13. My kids have no idea how to change a tire.

[Mariana]

23. I know how to do it, but I only ever did it when my dad taught me how.

I always check the spare and tools before I take a road trip, but so far I've been lucky, and never had anything worse than a slow leak that I could fill and drive to the tire shop for repair or replacement.

[Demsrule86]

69. My future son in law had no idea either but he and dear daughter got stuck on the way to visit his

parents who live way out there...and he watched a you tube video. He did have a spare. He changed the tire. This kid is amazing. He took my daughters espresso machine apart and gave it a good cleaning when it wouldn't run put one part in it ...don't know what and voila it worked. I spend $300. fixing mine last year. He reminds me of my Dad that fixed everything. We only had one toaster, on refrigerator, one stove, one washing machine and dryer...you name it and he fixed it. By the way, I don't have a spare...no room in the car. And the tire bolts are so tight that I doubt I could ever get them off anyway.

[csziggy]

59. When I took Driver's Ed, we had to change a tire as part of the course

took it as a summer course and would ride my horse to the class and tie it to a tree outside the building while I was in the class. The day we all had to change a tire, the teacher parked the car in the shade under the tree where my horse was.

I swear the horse was laughing at us as we switched out tires.

[Walleye]

3. When I got my new Hyundai, I put the spare from the old one in the back and it's still there.

Don’t feel right driving around without a spare tire

[The Polack MSgt]

4. There are a lot of cars that don't come with a spare

just a can of fix a flat. Which doesn't always work.

It's crazy to me, but the thinking is that new tires are so good that a spare is just wasted space and weight

Of course if he has an old beater like I do, it's all on him

[dem4decades]

20. Cost and weight savings, little thought to the owner.

[lagomorph777]

22. Got a sports car for my wife a decade ago

Very fancy tires. No spare, just a can of goop. No place to put a spare (trunk is filled with the convertible roof).

Kinda scary.

[uncle ray]

61. there are other factors too.

with tire pressure monitoring sensors, you are more likely to notice a leak and address it before you have a flat.

also, many people tend to drive too far and too fast on their donut spare. this doesn't sit well with many differentials. the mismatch in diameter causes the diff to spin parts that are not meant to spin constantly, some cars are ok, some are not tolerant of this for very long. similarly, the car can handle quite unpredictably in an emergency situation.

many drivers won't change their own tire under any circumstances anyway.

most of us drive the same commute, and flats are just not that common anymore, so might as well save the weight/space, etc. and in the off chance you do have a flat, roadside assistance will take care of it anyway, might as well install a correct new tire and be done with it.

heck, all of my cars are over 50 years old, i only carry a spare on long trips.

[keithsw]

5. They still give you a donut tire

That works until you can get a car. Unless that has changed in the last couple years. My car is a 2020 and my wife has a 2019 and we both got them

[obamanut2012]

15. No they don't

Many cars come with zero spare now. Neither of ours does -- one is 2013, one is 2019, different makes.

[keithsw]

54. I guess different car manufacturers?

My car is a Chevy Traverse ( 2020 ) and i definitely got a donut tire

[Maeve]

6. Yep, neither of our vehicles has a spare

Which is why we still have AAA

[onethatcares]

7. antser

no, every car does not have a spare. Mostly now have a can of aerasol "Flat in a can" and a small air compressor.

It saves weight so manufactures can claim better gas mileale and save a shitton of money to pay their employees better

[FSogol]

8. LOL: and save a shitton of money to pay their employees better n/t

[onethatcares]

9. yeah,

that's why I typed that.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

52. The can of "slime" is good if you got a puncture, like a nail through the tread, ...

... but does nothing if you have a slit in the sidewall. No help at all.

[Lars39]

10. Justin had enough sense not to go

to a covid spreader event.

[Demsrule86]

67. They had their shots...I saw my son and new baby Granddaughter ...my first. On Easter. We had our

shots but still wore masks. It was wonderful. Are we never supposed to spend holidays with loved ones again?

[Lars39]

70. Same routines as before.

Masks and social distancing. No meals inside, etc.
While vaccinated we can still get and give covid. Sucks, but that’s life until this beast is contained.

[USALiberal]

11. ??????????

[Skittles]

58. I live for a time when I would consider this a real, er, problem

yes indeed

[Demsrule86]

68. Good point...pick the kid up...he is family after all.

[Skittles]

71. in my entire life I have never had a "family Easter gathering"

count your blessings comes to mind

[Rorey]

12. Reminds me of a story

A couple of weeks ago I was leaving a store and saw a couple of young women looking at their tire, discussing the fact that it was flat. VERY flat. One said something about the rim, and then they got in and drove away. So, I dunno about that.

Which reminds me of another story. Quite a few years ago one of my step-son's friends was very drunk, borrowed a friend's car, and apparently hit a curb. Whatever the case, she apparently blew a tire. This was in the very wee hours of the morning. She kept driving. The car was found the next morning, burned up, with her inside it.

[obamanut2012]

14. Your nephew isn't who is "stupid"

Many, and soon it will be most, cars no longer come with any spare, so maybe you should educate yourself.

And, maybe your nephew didn't want to go to a superspreader event during Covid, which makes him the smart one in the family.

I really don't get the point of this OP.

[JI7]

19. "your nephew didn't want to go to a superspreader event during Covid"

That's what I kept thinking the whole time reading the OP .

[obamanut2012]

37. Yup, exactly

[Garion_55]

39. He would have been family number 6

There were 5 of us there all vaccinated , so is he. We were following cdc guidelines. its all good no need to trip out 😀

[JI7]

51. Ok, good to know

[obamanut2012]

65. And? It is still a superspreader event

[ProfessorGAC]

72. You Sure?

We agree on almost everything, but not this.
The whole point of mass vaccinations is to enhance immunity & reduce spread.
If 5 of 6 people are vaccinated (83.33%), how would this be a super spreader event?
I've been in 14 schools since September. None of them had even 0.6% of student/staff population get COVID. And, until recently, nobody was vaccinated, particularly those thousands of kids under 16.
If schools (I know, not all schools) can function 5 days a week, 7 hours a day without being super spreader sites, I don't see how a dinner with a vax rate of >83% would be.

[Meowmee]

63. Yup

Just dumb. This is not the time to have large family gatherings.

[Croney]

16. You could have been there and back in an hour.

You're the tire-changing expert, after all.

[Hugin]

17. Not only does my car not have a spare...

It doesn't have a space to put even a doughnut spare, if I wanted it.

I feel nekkid.

I've never had a flat which could be fixed with a can of fix-a-flat in over 40 years of driving.

A complete blow out every time.

That's why I now belong to a travel club with towing and tire repair.

[LisaL]

18. It's not really smart to assemble in large groups during covid either.

I am just saying...
How many people is "everyone?"
You aren't wearing masks either, since you are eating. You are inviting people of different ages, so highly unlikely everyone is vaccinated.

[Garion_55]

40. He would have been family number 6 all vaccinated

[indigoth]

21. The last two cars I bought

Didn’t have spares. Nor did they any room to put a spare. Not even one of those temporary donut spares.

[RicROC]

36. Chevy Volt

My Chevy Volt does not have any spare tire, not even a donut. And I'll have to check, but I don't think there's a can of Inflate.

[Silent3]

62. My Chevy Volt does have a can of air+sealant, not that it did me any good...

...when I first got a flat. I'd hit a pothole in the dark that I didn't see coming, and it ripped through the sidewall of my tire. That's when I discovered I had no spare, just a tire repair kit, useless for this situation.

Another time I was very slowly backing up, and my tires rubbed up against the curb. Sidewalls ripped again, even though this was at VERY slow speed, on TWO tires!

Good thing in that case I was just two houses away from home, so it was more comfortable waiting for someone to come to the rescue.

This all happened, three blown-out tires, within the first year of owning the Volt. That's either an incredible streak of bad luck, or the tires were shitty tires with very weak sidewalls. Fortunately about another year and a half has passed without incident.

[luckone]

24. It's true know what your talking about . Probably a good reason for him not to attend or an excuse

to avoid the gathering 2021
I wouldn’t want to be around relatives who call me stupid
I used to make up excuses not to be around relatives like that

[hauckeye]

25. I know theoretically how to change a tire

But as a 67-year-old woman I know I wouldn’t be able to do it myself. I just call AAA

[itcfish]

26. The New Cars

do not come with a full size spare tire, they come with a tire that in NY is called a "donut". You can drive up to 70 miles on it. It is just for emergencies.

[obamanut2012]

38. Many have NO spare

Zero. Including our two newer cars. I have never had a full size spare within 30 years of driving, except for my first car, a VW, and zero spare since 2013.

[nuxvomica]

27. I drive a 2007 RAV4 because it's one of the last years with a full spare

The downside is that after the first overnight cold snap of winter, that's usually the tire that triggers the tire pressure warning light.

[MineralMan]

28. Our 2013 KIA Soul, base model, had no spare.

Just a can of goo and a small air compressor. We drove it for seven years without a single flat. The 2020 Soul we bought, which was one trim level higher, came with a spare. That's why we have AAA. Of course, since there is a spare, I'd change to it and go on.

[kcr]

29. One of you could have offered to help your nephew

I think your nephew sounds like the smart one of the bunch.

[Garion_55]

41. We did lol were not cruel

[BannonsLiver]

30. Maybe he just didn't want to come to dinner and that was the excuse?

[greenjar_01]

33. Ding ding ding

[Garion_55]

42. Lol nah

Damn what a negative thing to say

[BannonsLiver]

47. Hmm

Well, I'm not the one who called my family member an idiot for not wanting to attend a large family gathering amid a pandemic. So if we're going to get technical, that's pretty "negative" as well.

[Treefrog]

31. Calling him stupid seems a bit harsh.

Why didn’t you go change the tire for him? Seeing as you’re so good at it and all

[former9thward]

60. He had no spare

[greenjar_01]

32. Your nephew gave you an excuse for not coming to the COVID dinner

[dflprincess]

55. How many times will the OP have to explain

that everyone at the dinner, including the nephew has been vaccinated and other CDC guidelines were being followed. (Like only 6 people total?)

[sarisataka]

34. Well...

because a lot of newer cars dont have spares in them...... apparently?
- correct

that cant be true can it?
-it's true

doesn't every car have a spare in it? i'm not kidding lol
- no, they don't

stupid nephew lol
- he may not be prepared to handle a flat tire but he does know to avoid a gathering in a pandemic, so he seems pretty wise to me

[Autumn]

35. My new car doesn't have a spare. Sounds like your Nephew is the smart one.

[dalton99a]

44. Here is a list of new cars with no spare tire:

Acura NSX
Audi R8
Audi TT
BMW 2 Series
BMW 3 Series
BMW 4 Series
BMW 6 Series
BMW i3
BMW i8
BMW X3
BMW X4
Cadillac ATS
Cadillac CTS
Chevrolet Bolt EV
Chevrolet Camaro
Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet SS
Chevrolet Volt
Dodge Viper
Fiat 500
Fiat 500L
Fiat 500X
Ford C-Max
Hyundai Accent
Hyundai Ioniq
Infiniti QX30
Jaguar F-Type
Jeep Cherokee
Jeep Compass
Jeep Renegade
Kia Forte
Kia Niro
Kia Rio
Kia Soul
Mazda MX-5 Miata
Mercedes-Benz B-Class
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class
Mini Cooper Countryman
Mitsubishi i-MiEV
Nissan GT-R
Nissan Leaf
Porsche 718 Cayman
Porsche 911 Carrera
Porsche Panamera
Smart ForTwo
Tesla Model S
Tesla Model X

[beaglelover]

49. Add Tesla Model 3 and Y to that list.

[MurrayDelph]

56. Neither does my 2020 Prius AWD-e

so when I bought it to replace my previous Prius (which had to be replaced after 9.5 years and 160k+ miles due to rodent damage), i kept the full-sized tire I'd upgraded the donut with, and bought it a nice cover. When I'm driving the major highways in Oregon, I just take my chances, and trust the warranty roadside assistance and my AAA membership. When I travel long distances on secondary highways, I load the spare into the backseat and count on its Murphy Magic.

[Vinca]

64. I had no idea this was the case. Good to know in case I decide to trade in the 2012 RAV.

And here I thought I had problems because I have yet to figure out how to get the cover off the spare tire on the back of the RAV. The previous ones had a latch. The manual talks about a latch. There is no latch.

[DeeNice]

46. 2008 Ford Escort

I had a 2008 Escort that had no spare but came with an air compressor and a can of expired (by the time I bought the car) Fix a Flat.
Thankfully I never had to use either. I was always uneasy and really never want to buy another car without a spare tire.

[beaglelover]

48. I haven't had a car with a spare tire in about 10 years.

Prior to the current Tesla, my cars had run flats on them. I'm SOL with the Tesla if I get a flat, so they provide roadside assistance and even have vans that are fully stocked with tires and they'll come to you to replace your tire. You have to pay for the new tire of course.

[Hekate]

50. Blame car manufacturers. I think we just assume car spare tire inside, but not any more. nt

[Phentex]

53. Some cars really don't have spares. It's just the way things are now...

It might seem odd but it’s true.

Also, some people don’t like family get togethers anymore. I am one of them. (vaxxed or not)

[csziggy]

57. Hey, that's a better excuse than ours on Saturday

My husband and I were running errands Saturday afternoon. we took the truck since one stop was to get the last of the plants for our garden. Before we left home, I commented that the back passenger side tire looked a little low. At the nursery, it looked a little lower. We only had two more stops, so I suggested that we stop at the tire store in between those two.

Good thing - we had a screw in the sidewall. My plan was to have them put the spare on and leave the flat tire to pick up Monday - it was quarter to five on Saturday before a holiday and the place was slammed. They looked at the spare and said no way - the tire had been manufactured in 2001 - before I even bought the truck!

So we ended up buying two new tires, putting the good back tire in for the spare, and waiting while they did it. I gotta say, those guys were efficient. They didn't pull our truck in until 5:30 and we were out of the place by 5:45.

You know, I don't know if my Honda Fit even has a spare - I'll have to check the manual. But that is probably why Honda sold me a road service plan with the new car - so I don't have to worry about having a spare.

[Demsrule86]

66. I don't have a spare...and it was Easter...no tire shops open.

Someone could have gone and picked him up. In our family we would have done so...cars don't come with spares these days...and with the price many folks don't have them. Also, many can't change tires these days.

[helpisontheway]

73. It is true. My 23 yr old (at the time) later realized that his new Hyundai Elantra

did not come with a spare tire. Smh He never thought to ask about it (or check) until months later. He ended up purchasing a spare online.