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    From Woozy Song@21:1/5 to All on Wed Aug 9 14:22:30 2023
    I recall until about the 1990s, that the spare tyre was stored upright
    in the trunk/boot behind the wheel arch. So was quite convenient to get
    out. But modern vehicles have it in a well, so one has to unload all the
    crap on top of it. I guess this is due to some safety standard after
    a steel rim went through the back seat in a crash?

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  • From Xeno@21:1/5 to Woozy Song on Wed Aug 9 18:20:28 2023
    On 9/8/2023 4:22 pm, Woozy Song wrote:
    I recall until about the 1990s, that the spare tyre was stored upright
    in the trunk/boot behind the wheel arch. So was quite convenient to get
    out. But modern vehicles have it in a well, so one has to unload all the
    crap on top of it. I guess this is due to some safety standard after
    a steel rim went through the back seat in a crash?

    I haven't seen spare tyres stored upright since the 50s. Most have been
    stored horizontally in a well or hung horizontally on a carrier under
    the rear.

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  • From Woozy Song@21:1/5 to Xeno on Thu Aug 10 08:33:21 2023
    Xeno wrote:

    I haven't seen spare tyres stored upright since the 50s. Most have been stored horizontally in a well or hung horizontally on a carrier under
    the rear.

    Opel in Europe had it much later than that:

    https://www.carcarekiosk.com/video/2000_Opel_Omega_GLS_2.2L_4_Cyl./tires_and_wheels/change_a_flat_tire

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  • From Xeno@21:1/5 to Woozy Song on Thu Aug 10 18:25:56 2023
    On 10/8/2023 10:33 am, Woozy Song wrote:
    Xeno wrote:

    I haven't seen spare tyres stored upright since the 50s. Most have
    been stored horizontally in a well or hung horizontally on a carrier
    under the rear.

    Opel in Europe had it much later than that:

    https://www.carcarekiosk.com/video/2000_Opel_Omega_GLS_2.2L_4_Cyl./tires_and_wheels/change_a_flat_tire

    Well, that explains it. I'm not in Europe and Opel is an unknown brand
    here.

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  • From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to Xeno on Mon Aug 21 11:28:45 2023
    On 8/10/2023 4:25 AM, Xeno wrote:
    On 10/8/2023 10:33 am, Woozy Song wrote:
    Xeno wrote:

    I haven't seen spare tyres stored upright since the 50s. Most have
    been stored horizontally in a well or hung horizontally on a carrier
    under the rear.

    Opel in Europe had it much later than that:

    https://www.carcarekiosk.com/video/2000_Opel_Omega_GLS_2.2L_4_Cyl./tires_and_wheels/change_a_flat_tire


    Well, that explains it. I'm not in Europe and Opel is an unknown brand
    here.

    My 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser (Sierra wagon) has an upright spare
    tire behind a plastic panel, behind the rear passenger wheel in the
    hatchback. The rear floor folds up into a third row seat; no room for a
    spare tire in a station wagon.

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