28-12-2016 23:45 via pittsburgh.cbslocal.com

Consumer Reports: Avoid Being Stranded With No Spare Tire

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Have you looked in the trunk of your car lately? Turns out more than one-third of cars sold from model year 2015 don’t have a spare tire, according to a AAA analysis.
Instead, some carmakers provide sealant kits and others install so-called run-flat tires. Consumer Reports says run-flat tires have thicker sidewalls than traditional tires. Most manufacturers say they will support a car at speeds up to 50 miles per hour for a distance of at least 50 miles after most
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