After getting stuck on a motorway between London and Brighton following a non repairable puncture, and having to wait 4-5 hours in the middle of the night for a tyre to be sourced, I decided to purchase this from Porsche, and carry with me. Not a neat install, but a great solution to get me going quickly if that happens again.




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The car didn't come with a spare tire??

 

Most cars (not just EVs) don’t come with spares anymore. In EVs in particular space is very limited for bulky items.

 

And they aren’t mandatory which is weird when you think about it.

 

Why should it be mandatory? You can either use the repair kit (that *is* included instead of the spare) or call a tow truck/AAA.

Mandatory should be more for safety features. And given how fewer and fewer people know how to change a tire…

 

i get what you mean but if life decided to play you a very unfortunate set of cards, you could be faced with a situation similar to OP, he had to wait 4-5 hours in the middle of the night for help and a spare. There are situations a repair kit may not be able to fix.

 

Agreed - in which case, you can get a spare of sorts if you want to.

Making it mandatory, taking space in the car and adding weight when in the majority of cases it’s not needed, that I’m against.