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Old 08-01-2006, 01:01 PM
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Default Re: So what's the deal?

Love my convertible.
Zero buyer's remorse, zero mechanical problems at 17k.


A headache faced by designers/owners of all little sports cars is: What about the spare tire? The choices (all of which suck):

Donut "space saver". Can't do that on the Xfi, since the rears are larger than the fronts. Plus they suck.

Full-size spare. They always hog PRECIOUS trunk space, whether they ever get used or not. (Can't do it on our cars;again, we'd need a 20 AND a 19.)

Run Flats. Loud, really expensive. Did I mention loud?

The Xfi solution? A can of goo, a mini-compressor, and a good luck rabbit's foot.
 

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