Where to find a new spare tire?

May 06, 2008 3 Replies

Few things are worse than getting a flat tire, putting on that anemic little spare tire, and then having the spare tire last for just a few miles before shredding and becoming a motorized pizza cutter. Unfortunately for me, that just happened.



So now I need a new spare tire. One option would be to just locate a proper rim and buy a tire for it, but storage space for a spare is at a premium (this is on a 1997 Saturn SL2, the spare tire well is pretty much only big enough for the standard crapmatic spare tire). Short of going to the dealer, where would I locate one of those emergency spares? I'd prefer to avoid a junkyard. The tire repair store didn't carry them, I didn't see one in the J.C. Whitney catalog, and I don't think I'll have much luck hitting the standard array of chain auto parts stores (Autozone, Pep Boys, Napa, etc.) although I'll give it a shot anyhow. Any ideas or suggestions?


junkyard. ought to be able to find one that's never been used from a wrecked car.

nate

I agree -- If there's one thing that one can buy 'like new' from a junk yard, it's donut spares. Actually says a lot about modern tires.

Pete

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