So I'm airing up my tires after a wash and cleaning out my trunk when for some reason I think about the spare. I pull it out and check the pressure - 14 psi! When it's supposed to be 60! I doubt it's been touched since it was put in the car six years ago. Glad I didn't find this out on the side of the road.

yes, i neglected to check my spare.

Then i had a flat. Spare had 8psi of air. Lucky for me, an Exxon station is across the street.

I took the spare out since the gas price went crazy this summer

mine was at about 40 when i had to use it last week. Drove on it about a mile to a gas station to fill it up.

My 31" Explorer spare is at 40 PSI. The dounut in the CLS is at 60. I check the spares every few months.

hmmm good question...i guess i'll check mine when the wife gets home. you never think about that stuff till it's too late

I don't know. :shakehead better check when I get home.

No spare here. Subwoofer in its place.

I honestly do not even know how to retrieve the spare in my SUV.

Must be nice not to get a flat for at least 6 years

I seem to get flats every 3 months at least.

Fortunately I was at a mall with a gas station. Spare didn't register pressure.

Well, I bought this one two years ago, haven't had a flat yet. I guess I'm just lucky, or more careful. Probably just lucky.

Before that though, on my old car (good ol' Cutlass Ciera), I'd get slow leaks nearly every month it seemed. Always a screw or some bizarre thing.

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