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Submitted: Sunday, Jan 26, 2003 at 21:38
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brian
The handbrake wants a new car not 4wd just small mazda
sedan, on looking at one today i see they come with a space saver spare tyre,this is limited to 80k/hr for a limited distance.
how can insurance co and government allow us to drive wiyh 3 tyres that meet speed and load ratings set out in aust design rules plus one tyre that doesnt???? the little spare must be inflated to 60 pounds/s/i,with an entirely different contact area,rubber compound,air pressure etc i would expect performance and handling to be affected.
when my vechicles are rego checked they have always required 5 complying tyres,they havent let me have one bald or wrong size etc.
i know other makes do the same just seems odd to compromise the vehicles dynamics in this way. any
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