I wonder how many people would consider getting a Tesla if they came equipped with a spare tire? Many people I know stated that is the reason they would not buy one. They fear getting a flat tire at 2:30 AM in an area with poor cell phone coverage. I think if they were equipped with one sales would increase by 25% or more. What do you think?
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Something for Tesla to reconsider?
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DirtyT3sla
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I don't think so. Most new cars don't come with a spare. Even our Chevy Equinox that has plenty of room for a spare does not have one.
If you want a spare, you can simply buy one online. It's not a very good reason to stop considering an entire car.
If you want a spare, you can simply buy one online. It's not a very good reason to stop considering an entire car.
No idea if it would increase sales, but I sure wish they came with one and it could fit in the 'frunk' area.
I bought a ModernSpare, but it kind of sucks because it takes up so much room in the trunk of my Model 3; it would be amazing if it could fit in the sub trunk or frunk.
This is an interesting concept because more and more cars are going away with putting spares in and electing to put a flat-tire/inflator kit instead. For the most part, it does not influence my decision, because like house9 said above, you can just get a ModernSpare kit. Throw it in your garage, or closet, and bring it out for road trips.
Have you had to use them yet? The only drawback for me is the price--it stings!
That there is no way that the spare tire, or lack thereof, would impact sales by anywhere close to that amount. If that was a change, (with the reduction in storage that it would bring to your average model 3), my bet is that the change would be net neutral at best (not even measurable difference in sales).
I havent had a car come with a spare tire in quite a long time. Teslas choice likely isnt "spare tire or not" but "run flat tire or not", and I am glad they chose regular tires over run flats.
Ask a lot of car buyers and they probably don't even think of the spare; they either think "of course it has it, all cars do" or "oh, I didn't even think of that."
There are fairly cheap solutions to fix that issue after the fact with either runflats (if you can find them in the load rating for the car) or a spare tire. Not terribly hard...
There are fairly cheap solutions to fix that issue after the fact with either runflats (if you can find them in the load rating for the car) or a spare tire. Not terribly hard...
I find watching tire pressure more closely on long rural trips is probably good enough. I've had more flats on Tesla than other vehicles, but always with hours or a couple days warning. In my experience the Tesla tire idiot light doesn't come on with even a fast drop to 35psi
I also have the tesla fix a flat kit, and plugs.
I haven't had AAA in awhile. What kind of service do the offer now? How does that compare to the $400 ModernSpare?
I also have the tesla fix a flat kit, and plugs.
I haven't had AAA in awhile. What kind of service do the offer now? How does that compare to the $400 ModernSpare?
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