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Originally Posted by Bluesky46
Good Sam or AAA will send someone out that will provide their own jack, and lug wrench. Probably also bring a spare.
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When I bought an extra wheel to add a spare to our Greyhawk, I went to the nearby national chain tire place where I've done business for years. It was a Friday afternoon which, for me not being retired yet, is often a travel day for a weekend outing or the beginning of a weeklong vacation.
They did not have a matching tire in the shop and said it would have to come from the warehouse. Even though the tire shop was open Saturday and Sunday, the warehouse was going to close for the weekend. The new tire was not on-site until Monday afternoon.
So even though I'll leave the actual tire changing to a pro, I want to have a spare on hand so we:
1) Are not stranded in a tire shop's parking lot for 2-3 days waiting for the warehouse to open,
2) Will have a matching Michelin and not some off-brand tire,
3) Will not have to pay an extravagant amount for a tire on the road, and
4) Will be back on the road with minimal downtime.
Yes, it is a pain to carry the spare in the rear cargo compartment. But as long as it is there I figure we'll not have a flat.