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    Honda Honda Advice Honda Jazz Honda Jazz Advice Honda Jazz 2007
    I HAVE a small hatch and drive 300-400km in a trip. I drive through the night in all weathers. I recently had a flat tyre, which I changed, but what would a person do if their car had a space-saver spare tyre like the old Honda Jazz, or no spare tyre like the new V8 $160,000 BMW? Can you please do a story on how people are expected to deal with such situations, and how effective are inflation foams in the Suzuki sport car? Sales people say, ``Oh, it's a small hatch for driving round the city, so there's no need for a proper spare.'' If that's the case, what is a $160,000 V8 BMW good for? It seems new cars are cafe cars, but only for driving to your local cafe.
    Answered by CarsGuide
    25 October 2007
    Carsguide.com.au

    MORE and more carmakers are trimming their spares to save weight and, it must be said, cut costs. Space-saver spares have been around for more than 20 years and work well, despite the limited speed at which they are supposed to be used. The inflation foams, from our experience, are OK. Runflat tyres are surprisingly tough and, from my experience of driving 100km on a puncture last year, work well. The real problem in Australia is getting a replacement tyre in a remote location. Anyone contemplating a long trip should take a full-sized spare.

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