An expensive hike to Tunnel Falls - 2023-12-28
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retired jerry
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Re: An expensive hike to Tunnel Falls - 2023-12-28
you could bring an air pump and one of those cans of stuff that fix some flats
Re: An expensive hike to Tunnel Falls - 2023-12-28
sorry to hear. As one other point of reference aside from costing the manufacturer less, the ubiquity of cell phones+coverage (and majority of drivers not being in remote/cell free areas), is the MPG tests.
The weight of a full size spare, jack, etc is absolutely enough to affect MPG by .5 or .25 over a tank of gas. The donut spare and jack as well, if they are able to add .3mpg to 5 different vehicles across 20 model variations, I think it helps their CAFE standards (could be wrong though, not an expert on this).
It's not just fancy cars, my 2023 corolla hybrid also does not have a spare and this is becoming more common in general. I think I will be ordering a donut or a full size spare for the vehicle to throw in the back just for peace of mind if I'm going anywhere other than within 50 miles of home/onto any legit back roads.
The weight of a full size spare, jack, etc is absolutely enough to affect MPG by .5 or .25 over a tank of gas. The donut spare and jack as well, if they are able to add .3mpg to 5 different vehicles across 20 model variations, I think it helps their CAFE standards (could be wrong though, not an expert on this).
It's not just fancy cars, my 2023 corolla hybrid also does not have a spare and this is becoming more common in general. I think I will be ordering a donut or a full size spare for the vehicle to throw in the back just for peace of mind if I'm going anywhere other than within 50 miles of home/onto any legit back roads.
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