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This reminds me of this old state senator I knew back in Alabama. I once offered to fly him back home from the Capitial in a single engine airplane. He said no thanks, he never flew in single engine aircraft, to which I said "the odds of a single engine failing are so small as to make the twins only marginally safer. He said, "its not the odds I'm... Read More worrying about, it's the stakes." That's the way I see the spare tire/goo issue. If the goo is unsafe (and Pirelli say it is), then I'll take my chances with a spare. Statistically, the average driver has 5 flats in a driving lifetime. I have had my share. An alternator failing presents a very differend risk than a blow out of a speed rated tire. True most spares never get used, I just want to be told the facts and allowed to decide for myself. If you are satisfied the goo is good enough, use it. As for me, there are whole stretches of West Texas where I'd rather have a spare. And the odds of finding a Pirelli 20 tire are near zero. Lastly, good maintance can virtually ensure a belt and generator don't fail - at least without warning, and if they do, the car isn't drivable period. Maintaince will not protect you from a nail or glass in the road. As to the previous post about filling the trunk with spare parts: A better analogy would be if GM included a can of belt dressing, Marvel Mystery Oil and radiator sealant and said all of those were safe as a replacement part (at least for 100 miles). I don't think they are....and with the recent closure of dealerships, that tow to get a tire looked at is a lot further than it used to be...
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