Sienna tires?

Only the all wheel drive Siennas have the run-flat tires because the rear differential takes up the space normally occupied by the spare tire. FWD Siennas have a spare, and the AWD Siennas can be outfitted with a spare tire carrier that unfortunately takes up some interior room. AWD Siennas can also be outfitted with conventional tires.

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Ray O
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Run-flat tires can get flat but they can be run while flat, hence the term "run-flat tires." Run-flat tires have a different sidewall construction and a different system for seating the tire bead on the rim.

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Ray O

Thanks a bunch. FWD it is for me, then.

Would a regular spare tire fit in the spare tire area, or no?

Michael

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mrdarrett

Outlawed?

I put a can of fix-a-flat in my camry's tire once. (It was a dark night, and I didn't know better.) Then afterwards my dad told me that Sears can "fix" tires for about $13 each. Never knew that service existed. So I took the busted tire in. The clerk at Sears said it was a lot of work to remove the fix-a-flat chemicals from inside the tire. He was nice tho - he didn't charge me extra for the chemical removal service.

Later a neighbor told me Les Schwab will "fix" tires for free.

Thanks,

Michael

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mrdarrett

I was just kidding. Edv likes the ribbing.

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dbu.

Regards depending on fix a flat to get you home. Don't!! With the stuff you can run over on the interstate the spare in a can won't plug it. A tear or a damaged rim in the middle of nowhere at 0200 on a Sunday morning and your vacation just came to a end. If it is a rim, the local or nearest dealer may not stock it and may have to order it. Best to have all the toy's imo.

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Roy

Ever notice those "tires fixed here" signs on garages? Now you know why. They're able to patch them or something.

I used to take my flats to a store that fixed them for free. Guess where I bought my next set of tires? Someplace else. Well, I moved away before then, but had I stayed in the area, I would have bought them there.

Why do you have fix in quotes? Do you not think Les Schwab fixes tires?

Jeff

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Jeff

I found this from

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"The well size behind the third seat is 26" and the full size tire is

27.6". Defalted full size will fit in there. Not sure of inflated full size."

Is this the case in your van too? If a deflated fullsize tire will fit, might as well just toss in a $10 air compressor in there too...

Michael

Reply to
mrdarrett

The "well" in this instance - is it a place intended for a spare, with a method for securing it? If not, then someone's asking for trouble in an accident.

Reply to
JoeSpareBedroom

I'm missing your point. Are you saying that one should not use the fix-a-flat because it might not work?

If it was a choice between my wife having to change a tire on the side of the road or inflating the tire and get to a safer place, the answer for me would be obvious: try the fix-a-flat first. Of course, I have a pretty good marriage - I'd like my wife to not get killed or maimed.

Where we disagree is that you think it's worth giving up a seat for a spare - I don't. It's a good thing that I don't really have to make a choice like that! Too bad Toyota makes a car where people have to make that very decision.

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dsi1

No I'm saying not to depend on it. If you get a large puncture or tear the can may very well not be enough to fix it.

My wife has a spare and a cell phone she doesn't get out of the car.

Yup, that's where we disagree. I don't like to be left at the side of the road with a problem the can can't fix. The seat goes or I buy a bigger car or truck.

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Roy

Sounds like she doesn't need a spare or a can of fix-a-flat. :-)

I think that disagreeing with each other is OK, since we are in America. Oddly enough, fix-a-flat has saved my ass 2 times and some motorcycle dude with a flat tire that I helped. We inflated his tire and off he went, happy as a clam - being stuck on a dump road is not fun!

Understandably, I'm a bit more receptive to the whole concept - frankly, I think it's been a life-saver to countless other guys. At around $6.00 a can it's a no-brainer. :-)

If I recall correctly, Ferrari used to include a can of fix-a-flat instead of a spare, to save weight - I wonder what a can of Ferrari fix-a-flat costs. :-)

david Regional sales manager for Fix-a-Flat New Guinea

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dsi1

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