how much was the tire? On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:05 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > ...Wouldn't a catheter in the driver take up less space, then you'd have > > room for a > > spare tire?...... > > > The peeing-in-the-fuel-tank joke has been pretty well exhausted by now, two > years on. > > > ....You could sell it to the people who like to stick contact lenses in > > their eyes..... > > > I have no idea what you are on about here. > > > > ..I notice that the spare is optional on the 2008 and 2009 Chevy Cobalt, > but > > every car in stock at my all of my local dealers has the $75 optional > tire > > and wheel. > > Standard equipment is a can of Fix-A-Flat type stuff... > > > I think the no-spare idea is not going to go over too well so something > will > have to be done. A car more important than the humble Cobalt is the Porsche > 997-2 Turbo which not only has no spare but has nowhere to stow a flat > tire. The > wheels are too large to fit inside the car or the trunk. Perhaps if the > right > front seat were removed and left along the roadside with your wife to guard > it while you drove off on three wheels to find a tire shop. Who BTW > wouldn't be > able to deal with those big wheels and tires, anyway. > > A friend damaged a tire sidewall on his '08 Boxster S while vacationing on > the Oregon coast last summer so of course the fix-a-flat can couldn't help. > He > called the Portland Porsche dealer who sent a flatbed to haul the car to > Portland for a new tire. They paid for the tow but not the tire. > > RLE > > > > > > ************** > Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot > 5 Travel Deals! > ( > http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212416248x1200771803/aol?redir=http://travel.aol.com/discount-travel?ncid=emlcntustrav00000001 > ) > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
