New Toads without a factory Spare Tire!
Need to beware more new cars do not have a spare tire. Some of the new models of Ford, our C-Max Hybrid being one of them, does not come with a spare tire. Ford supplies a plug kit, small 12v air co...
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We just returned from a north eastern trip as we were exiting the Mass turnpike to fuel we hit a HUGE pothole that bent the alloy wheel of our right front tire of the Fusion Hybrid. The 2011 does have the donut spare but when you are 950 miles from home with a bent wheel that donut will not get you home but did allow us to drive at 50 mph. Coach-Net was great but on the turnpike Mass will not allow a private company help with service so a Mass DOT truck came promptly to help and then the next day I was on my way to get a steel rim and cheap tire to get home. In that case I was very glad to have that donut and will travel with the full size replacement in storage in the future. Sorry for the long post but hopefully it gets some to think "what if?".
