i'm looking for a new car, and this is one of the features, but what is it? when i tried looking it up online, it makes it look like its part of the actual wheels, but i thought it meant like where the spare tire is stored, under the car?? help i'm car clueless
2006-11-03 03:51:58 · 14 answers · asked by Becca 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Mitsubishi
thanks for the info, it is a suv i'm looking at.
2006-11-03 04:04:43 · update #1
Sounds like you are looking a an SUV or pick-up truck, not a car. Some cars now have full size spare tires in the trunk, but alot of trucks and SUVs have a full size spare tire on a steel wheel instead of the aluminum ( to save money ) stored under the body in the rear.
Some cars use a small temporary spare, so what you are looking at is bragging about full size. Lots of vehicles have cast aluminum wheels. To use that for the spare would be costly and stupid, so they use a regular steel wheel for the spare.
2006-11-03 03:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by novamanassas 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
More than you wanted to know about spare tires.
This is a good feature that I hope you never need. Years ago (1960's and 1970's) all cars had real spare tires. This means that a car came with 5 identical rims and tires. Thus you truly had a "spare" for emergencies.
Sometime in the 1980's (what a horrible decade for cars) Some genius decided to save money by eliminating a full sized spare tire. The spare provided was a small "rinky dink" tire that was often called a doughnut. This doughnut spare was good for 50 miles per hour and 50 miles of travel. So in theory it would get you to a repair shop. Alot of owners including myself would throw away this joke of a spare tire and go to a salvage yard and purchase a true full sized spare tire.
Now apparently some manufacturers are providing a full sized spare tire again and pretending like they are doing something special for you. I believe that all cars should come standard with a true spare tire.
The Under Body means that the spare is mounted outside of the passenger compartment and it is under the car. This means someone has to lie on the ground under the rear of the car to remove the tire. This is bad if you live where it snows or if you wear nice clothes to work.
2006-11-03 04:23:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means that the car comes with an actual full size spare wheel and tire instead of a doughnut spare. If it's a car the spare is usually in a compartment in the trunk. If it's a truck the spare hangs under the bed of the truck. This is a good feature on a new car because it allows you to actually use your spare for a quite awhile rather than using the doughnut for 50 miles.
2006-11-03 04:00:47 · answer #3 · answered by Ben M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that the spare tire is stored near where the gas tank is, underneath the body of the car. The other ways you'll see it is on a gate type thing on the back door or on the side of the rear compartment or under a mat like is is in most cars. Also it's no donut, which is nice. To release it you just crank down on a lever and the tire slowly comes off and then drops. It may or may not match the other rims, you'll have to look. It's just a different way to store the spare tire.
2006-11-03 04:12:44 · answer #4 · answered by c_s_mark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spare Tire Meaning
2016-12-14 19:27:56 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes...it means that a full size (matching the other 4 tires) is stored underneath your new vehicle. it is not a mini or space saver type spare....caution should be given when you have to get underneath as the tire could be heavy.
However, if you are a female, you just stand at the side of the road and look like you cannot get the tire change done and some guy will most likely help you out no matter where the spare is
2006-11-03 05:54:40 · answer #6 · answered by Rix T 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it means the spare tire for the vehicle is mounted to the underside of the care/truck and the tire\rim are the same size as the ones on the four wheels. In other words, the car doesn't have one of those cheap donuts that limit you to 50 mph and 40 miles before they are considered unsafe.
2006-11-03 04:59:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means that there is a spare tire mounted underneath the back of the car. if you look on the bottom of the car it will be under the trunk area. full size means that it is the same size as the other tires on the car. steel rim means that the rim on the spare is made of steel. hope this helps!
2006-11-03 04:09:39 · answer #8 · answered by fordbronco84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a full size spare rim/tire combo that can replace (or should) any flat tire on your'e vehicle-(provided that you are running all stock wheel/tire combo's.) The weight of and access to this spare tire can severely limit your'e abillity to make the change. On the otherhand a full size spare is like a brand new tire(or should be) that once installed is not subject to any speed or distance limitations if properly inflated. It can be a lifesaver in remote locations.Practice R&R'ing for future reference!
2006-11-03 04:32:24 · answer #9 · answered by racer123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many manufactors over the past 10- 15 years made a miniture spare tire that allowed you to basicly used it to get you to a tire repair shop so you could fix the original regular size tire. Always select the Full Size Rim option.
2006-11-03 04:00:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋