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Old 07-26-2012, 06:39 AM   #250
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Quoting from the article...

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Breen says the cost of replacing the full-size spare wheel, jack and wheel brace works out to about the same as the cost of fitting the compressor and can of tyre repair goo inside a special housing in the boot well.
So from what I read, not only is it that you don't get a spare, you wont get any jack or tools either.

Even if you got a spare some other way you still need to spend money on tools and a jack so you can change it.

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Breen said a space-saver spare tyre was not available for the Toyota 86.
"That option wasn't available to us," Breen says. "I can't tell you why. All I know is that the option for us was the tyre repair kit."
I can't understand why this is the case since other markets use a space saver...

The tyre repair kit would have been useless for me a couple of years ago when I ran over a meat hook on the highway... Unless they now can stitch a sidewall back together.... :P
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