Special thanks to those that mentioned a full-size spare fits in the wheel well

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bladehack

Discussion Starter · Sep 16, 2005

I scored a 2005 CTS Luxury/Sport 17" polished alloy from eBay, shod it with a P225/50R-17 tire from The Tire Rack, and ditched the goofy space-saver spare tire. I am now ready for my first blow-out. It feels so much better driving around with a spare that isn't "for temporary use only", lol.

On a side note, I got my Dunlop Winter Sport M3 snow tires mounted on some Caddy 16" wheels. Let is snow, let it snow, let it snow

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1500cc

· #2 · Sep 17, 2005

I wouldn't worry about the temporary spare. I had a blowout on my 1988 Olds 98 once and had no trouble driving 400km home with the temp spare, much of it over 120 kph. They're engineered very tough. In fact, I remember reading a Car and Driver article where they put the spacesaver spare on a Corvette and did their complete battery of tests on it including skidpad and acceleration. I think it was something like only 0.1 second slower to 60mph, although they painted the pavement almost the whole way with it

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Having said that, I certainly wouldn't dissuade anyone from getting a real spare. But with blowouts such a rare occurrence on modern tires, I personally wouldn't spend the money.

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RobertCTS

· #3 · Sep 17, 2005

The main complaint with the donut spare is you look so friggin Goofy driving with one. The space is there in the trunk so why not use it and travel for a repair with dignity.

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1500cc

· #4 · Sep 17, 2005

RobertCTS said:
The main complaint with the donut spare is you look so friggin Goofy driving with one. The space is there in the trunk so why not use it and travel for a repair with dignity.

Because I'm a cheap bastard and couldn't see spending $200 for something I'll never see and likely never use

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RobertCTS

· #5 · Sep 17, 2005

1500cc said:
Because I'm a cheap bastard and couldn't see spending $200 for something I'll never see and likely never use

It makes you feel smarter too.

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Chuck C

· #6 · Sep 17, 2005

BLADEHACK...Im thinking of going the same route with the snows. I'll probably get some CTS 16s w/ the wintersport M3s b/c I've heard nothing but praise about these tires. I'm hoping to score the set for under a G.

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RobertCTS

· #7 · Sep 17, 2005

Chuck C said:
BLADEHACK...Im thinking of going the same route with the snows. I'll probably get some CTS 16s w/ the wintersport M3s b/c I've heard nothing but praise about these tires. I'm hoping to score the set for under a G.

Chuck,
You making the Ohio Meet at German Village?

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Chuck C

· #8 · Sep 18, 2005

RobertCTS said:
Chuck,
You making the Ohio Meet at German Village?

I hope! I'm still waiting on job assignments for that week. I'll let ya know if I'm busy or not.

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