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I always assumed that donuts were smaller due to weight (re: gas mileage -- a real tire and rim ain't exactly light, tho they are much more useful) AND size concerns, as well as the fact that they don't need to be kept inflated...That being said, they are emergency-use only. I wanna say that every one I've ever used said "Max speed 35mph" and "Max distance 50 miles" on them.
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"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
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The current crop of space-saver spares aren't "donuts".
I had a car with a real "donut". 1979 Cadillac Sedan de Ville. There was a surprisingly small trunk for such a huge car, because the back end of the car was mostly the 26-gallon fuel tank. (that's US gallons @ 3.785 liters each) So they gave us a "donut" that looked mostly like a full-size steel rim with a small strip of rubber around it. When you needed it, you hooked up the included CO2 can and FOOMP! you had a full-size spare.
When I got that car from my grandfather (with 194,900 miles on it) he gave me the donut, as well as the full-size tire that was taking up most of the trunk, but he couldn't find the can of CO2. I called the Caddy dealer, but they said they stopped making those cans years ago. How come? "Well they tended to detonate and blow your trunk lid off." Yeah, that's a good reason.
I rode around for years with a 12v/battery air compressor, just so I could inflate that thing if I needed it. (Tried it first. It took about 9 minutes on the compressor.)Comment
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I would think that one is a necessity while the other is meant to act as a deterrent.Quoth Silent-Hunter View Post"Bring me knitting!" (The Doctor - not the one you were expecting)Comment
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The 50$ charge is him providing a service to you. The 115$ charge IIRC is City/Borough mandated for all tow companies to remove an illegally parked car. (As he's said in other threads I believe).Quoth Silent-Hunter View Post
For those that have used Hazards, there is one key element that seems to apply in all the cases when the hazards work... The vehicle is not left unattended, so there's always someone around to explain why the hazard is there. Walk away from the vehicle, and you're tempting Fate, who does not like to be tempted.Comment
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When someone calls in for a tow for themselves, they are cooperative with the tow driver.Quoth Silent-Hunter View Post
When someone calls in to tow another person's vehicle, that person is likely to be adversarial, and could present a danger to the tow driver. Thus the difference could be considered hazard pay."I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."Comment
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- They say nothing good happens at 2AM, they're right, I happen at 2AM.Comment
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Woo hoo!Quoth Argabarga View Post
Do I win a prize?
"Bring me knitting!" (The Doctor - not the one you were expecting)Comment
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Yep! your prize is that Arga won't tow your ride anytime soon
"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
"The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
"Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
"There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
"Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
"Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
"Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - meComment
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*valid permit required for offerQuoth EricKei View PostYep! your prize is that Arga won't tow your ride anytime soonComment
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*no reproductions, copies or fascimiles of the valid permit accepted. Only one offer per customer.*Quoth Deevil View Post
Human Resources - the adult version of "I'm telling Mom." - Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (NCIS)
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Dammit! *hides poorly made and obvious facsimiles*Quoth DGoddessChardonnay View Post*no reproductions, copies or fascimiles of the valid permit accepted. Only one offer per customer.*"Bring me knitting!" (The Doctor - not the one you were expecting)Comment
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*grabs a crayon and some colored paper and makes a permit for KB*
There ya go...What? It's valid! It's not a photocopy, now is it? ^_^"For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
"The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
"Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
"There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
"Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
"Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
"Our psychic powers only work if the customer has a mind to read." - meComment
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*Offer void in Utah- They say nothing good happens at 2AM, they're right, I happen at 2AM.Comment
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