Compact Spare?
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Compact Spare?
I'm looking at a used CPO GS 350 AWD. I've always been told that its bad to use tires of different tread depth on all wheel drive cars as the difference in diameter is bad for the differential. However, this particular GS was equipped with standard tires and a compact spare - I would think that if different tread depths make a difference, then use of a compact spare would be even more detrimental to the car. Can anyone confirm that compact spare usage is OK?
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Compact spares are meant as temporary solutions to get you to a shop to get your tire repaired/replaced. Driving a few miles on a donut isn't going to destroy anything. You're definitely not supposed to go finish the rest of your cross country road trip on the donut.
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How about those emergency tire repair kits - the ones where you squit a compound into the tire that plugs the hole (like this - http://www.amazon.com/Slime-70005-Sa...3744139&sr=1-3), would that screw something up, particularily the pressure sensors?
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How about those emergency tire repair kits - the ones where you squit a compound into the tire that plugs the hole (like this - http://www.amazon.com/Slime-70005-Sa...3744139&sr=1-3), would that screw something up, particularily the pressure sensors?
If you don't have a TPMS, these fix a flat systems work great. As a matter of fact BMW and I think a couple other brands put them in their cars instead of a spare (for some models)
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