Spare Tire
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Well, the 1st gen spare is inside the cargo area under the floor, the 2nd gen spare is under the vehicle and releases from inside. They could have done the same on the 3rd gen without losing the cargo space underneath. Cost savings? Sadly yes. I just hope I won't need to use the donut
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The dealers will tell you the donut accounts for some of the extra cargo space. If you buy off on that, then why do some of the European models have the same amount of space + a full size spare ???
Oh well, I never needed the spare anyway (knock on wood). And our models cost us about half what theirs cost so ....
Oh well, I never needed the spare anyway (knock on wood). And our models cost us about half what theirs cost so ....
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After having to use the spare on my 2006 RX400h, I'm glad to have the "donut" inside the car. Dropping the spare on a wet muddy road wasn't fun and putting the flat tire back in the same space was even less fun. For it's purpose, I like the current RX spare arrangement.
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After having to use the spare on my 2006 RX400h, I'm glad to have the "donut" inside the car. Dropping the spare on a wet muddy road wasn't fun and putting the flat tire back in the same space was even less fun. For it's purpose, I like the current RX spare arrangement.
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The donut seems like a really cheesy thing to do on a $40K+ vehicle. This has the potential to turn a 30 minute inconvenience into a lost day of vacation. However, I do have a question: would a full sized tire fit into the donut space? If not...then what are you supposed to do with the flat tire, after installing the donut?
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The donut seems like a really cheesy thing to do on a $40K+ vehicle. This has the potential to turn a 30 minute inconvenience into a lost day of vacation. However, I do have a question: would a full sized tire fit into the donut space? If not...then what are you supposed to do with the flat tire, after installing the donut?
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There are places where I don't want to drive 50-55 mph with the donut spare on the ground. Example: I-10 from LA to Vegas.
The donut tire is fine for folks who never leave town, and never will have to change their own tire. For anyone else, it can be a huge annoyance.
Anyway, some afternoon, I'll pull out the floor jack, take off the tire and see how well it fits in the donut space. Then I'll report back.
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