Hybrid Cars

2006 Accord Hybrid has a spare. 2005 doesn't


"Jay A" > wrote in message
news:quyDf.18841$Cf7.2276@trnddc06...
>I never knew the Accord Hybrid had no spare. Is this so about the Civic
>hybrid too? How can anyone want to own a car without a spare (or can it be
>purchased as an accessory at least)?
>
> Two more disadvantages to the hybrids that I have thought about for
> awhile...
>
> 1 - The extra cost, especially on the Accord really just means that you
> are paying for the gas up front so to speak
>
> 2 - Batteries for hybrids are incredibly expensive (somewherre around
> $1000 or so).
>
>
>
>
> "Elle" > wrote in message
> k.net...
>> "Kevin McMurtrie" > wrote
>> snip
>>> The trunk is surprisingly
>>> short and the rear seat doesn't fold down.
>>
>> I saw this yesterday. This would be enough to rule out any car for me.
>>
>> The big battery has to go somewhere.
>>
>>> There's no spare tire.
>>
>> ... and if the lack of trunk space wasn't enough, then having no spare
>> tire
>> would clinch ruling out this car for me.
>>
>>
>
>

What were they thinking?


> 2006 Accord Hybrid has a spare. 2005 doesn't

2005 comes with a repair kit, jack and compressor. I can't say I am
pleased but on the other hand I have not used a spare for at least 21 years.


"Jay A" > wrote in message
news:bfXDf.74596$M94.53611@trnddc01...
> What were they thinking?
>
>
>> 2006 Accord Hybrid has a spare. 2005 doesn't
>
>

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:29:23 GMT, "Art"
> wrote:

>2005 comes with a repair kit, jack and compressor. I can't say I am
>pleased but on the other hand I have not used a spare for at least 21 years.

You are lucky. I have used mine on at least five occasions in that
time frame


>
>
>"Jay A" > wrote in message
>news:bfXDf.74596$M94.53611@trnddc01...
>> What were they thinking?
>>
>>
>>> 2006 Accord Hybrid has a spare. 2005 doesn't
>>
>>
>

I always keep a $20 compressor in the trunk. If I get a slow leak a fill it
up and drive to a service station to get it fixed. Never bother changing to
a spare.


"Gordon McGrew" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:29:23 GMT, "Art"
> > wrote:
>
>>2005 comes with a repair kit, jack and compressor. I can't say I am
>>pleased but on the other hand I have not used a spare for at least 21
>>years.
>
> You are lucky. I have used mine on at least five occasions in that
> time frame
>
>
>>
>>
>>"Jay A" > wrote in message
>>news:bfXDf.74596$M94.53611@trnddc01...
>>> What were they thinking?
>>>
>>>
>>>> 2006 Accord Hybrid has a spare. 2005 doesn't
>>>
>>>
>>
>

Art wrote:
> I always keep a $20 compressor in the trunk. If I get a slow leak a fill it
> up and drive to a service station to get it fixed. Never bother changing to
> a spare.

those plug kits work pretty well. they look like licorice strips or
gummy yarn, and come with a reaming tool and a threading tool. ream the
hole, coat the plug with rubber cement, center it on the threading tool,
insert a couple inches, then yank the tool out. the plug stays! then
pump it up and go.

Art wrote:

> I always keep a $20 compressor in the trunk. If I get a slow leak a fill it
> up and drive to a service station to get it fixed. Never bother changing to
> a spare.

Wouldn't have helped me last sumer when I picked up a 6" piece of radio
antenna (the old fashioned telescoping kind) in a NJ Turnpike rest stop.
First time I've used the spare in years.