In Europe, the vast majority of cars on the primary market fall into the hands of new owners without a spare wheel. The situation is similar overseas, for example, in the United States. According to official police statistics, more than 36% of drivers drive without a spare wheel every day. What is the secret of this attitude? Why foreign dealers neglect the spare wheel.
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If you tell a driver from the homeland that in Western countries cars are sold on the primary market without a spare wheel, he will be very surprised. The motorist will be even more puzzled if he is told that in the West many drivers in our time also drive without a spare wheel. Of course, someone will “cut off” something in the spirit, they say: “I have been driving for ten years and have never had to change a wheel”. On the other hand, every experienced driver is well acquainted with the law of meanness - it is worth leaving a spare wheel somewhere outside the car or not completing it in a timely manner, as soon as you hit a wheel.
However, the fact remains. In modern salons in the West, cars have been sold for a long time without a spare wheel. There are two important reasons for this. The first (as is often the case) concerns money. The fact is that in Europe they are literally obsessed with saving, and a spare wheel is still an additional load of 10-15 kg. It may seem that this is not much, but a spare tire increases fuel consumption by about 0.1-0.2 liters per 100 km. Thus, practical Europeans decided to abandon stocks in favor of "run-flat" and various repair kits.
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The second reason is about skills. According to research by the American Automobile Association, in 2015 in the United States, only 19% of all motorists were skilled at changing a spare wheel. Thus, most young people with rights do not even know how to handle a jack. In Europe, the situation is similar. In fairness, it should be noted that with the development of the repair kits market, such skills for the motorist really lose their relevance.
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