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Also we would check the spare.


Good stuff - seldom done by the average driver
me included

It's a pain with my current car. The spare is bolted in to the
wheel well with the valve underneath, against the body of
the car so you basically have to take the tire out to check it.
And the jack and tools are in what is the inside of the spare
when its on the wheel too, so you have to take them out too.

I've had my present car Kia 3 years and have had about
5 flat tires ! both summer tires and snows.
My previous 4 or 5 cars would span over 20 years
with maybe 4 or 5 flat tires ... dunno. I haven't moved or
changed my driving very much ..