>> Yes, it's deal-breaker for me if the car doesn't have a spare or space-saver.
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>> Punctures are rare, but it is sod's law that they happen at the most inconvenient
>> time. My last one was when I spotted a flat late the night before an
>> early morning 600mile drive to the French Alps.
Pretty much my take. Both current cars have a full size spare albeit the fifth wheel is steel not alloy.
On Friday we're off to the Western Isles. Ripping out a sidewall up some single track back jigger on a Hebridean Sunday (the Free Church still holds The Sabbath Holy) is a recurrent nightmare for what is an annual pilgrimage.
OTOH the last puncture was on the drive at home. Had to call out the breakdown service 'cos I could not get the wheel off the hub - alloy/steel interaction.
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