In the past, it has been a can of fix-a-flat, which sucks.

 

Yeah, those cans are really a big waste. They actually do more damage to the tire than good.

 

Fix-A-Flat renders a tire unrepairable.

 

Aztecs and Rendevous' had a small "built-in" compressor in the rear of the vehicle. Might be something like that.

Personally....and as much as I DON'T like them, I think I'd prefer a temporary spare. If the tire has more than just a very slow leak...not sure what good any kind of inflation device is going to do.

But I do like the battery in the back.

 

when talking to mr. fitzpatrick, he said it had some type of Goo, in it that clogged the leak. and someone said what if you have a blow out? he replied" thats why you have road side service for free. i dont remember how long he said the road side service was for. but apparently if you get a nail in the tire or something small, the goo, inflator kit will fix the leak, temporarily.

 

cant fit a 15" spare over a baer brake kit. thats why there is nor spare on the rs and ss packages.

 

Yes, that's what we're calling Fix-A-Flat (it's available for sale at your local auto parts store under that name). It's a white adhesive goo, compressed in a can. You put it on the valve stem and the stuff goes into the tire and hopefully seals up the hole from the inside. It works reasonably well for small punctures.

As HuJass said, using it renders the tire unrepairable. So if it fails to seal, you'll have to buy a new tire, rather than paying a couple bucks to have it fixed at Discount Tire.

Finally, it's a one-use-and-done thing. You'll need to buy more once you've used it.

Three nitpicks, just FYI:
If it comes from the factory, I wouldn't call it a kit.
It's Brembo, not Baer.
It doesn't matter what company made the brakes -- a 15" wheel won't fit over a 14.4" rotor (you have to leave room for the caliper)

 

Roadside service is good for the 5 years of warranty, I believe...I could be wrong though.

 

Then get a bigger spare and figure out a way to fit it in the trunk.

Roadside assistance? Ok. I'd much prefer to put the tire on myself and get on down the road in a timely manner. You ever had to wait on "Roadside assistance"? And if you don't have a spare, you're headed somewhere IMMEDIATELY for a new tire. IE....wherever you're going (even if its just a few miles down the road) is going to have to wait.

No thanks. But to each their own.

 

I agree. I was actually thinking about swapping out the tires for run-flat tires right away, these are WAY more practical and better than a can of fix-a-flat and an air compressor!

 

exactly!

 

but a lot more $$$$

 

geees. sorry. i was just telling you what i was told. and the tire inflation kit isnt a bottle of fix a flat. its a compressor that fills the tire with air and fills it with that"goo"/ dont get mad at me im just telling you what i was told. and sorry i called it baer instead of brembos. my bad. and for calling it a kit, lets not get back into the descusion we did last week. call it what you want, you get the damn point.

 

hey liek i said, im just telling you the reason mr. fitzpatrick told me. i asked him about getting a flat and how to repair it, and thats what he told me.

i think putting a full size 20" spare would be a little much. it doesnt really bother me that there isnt a spare. if i were getting a vette, id be in the same boat. i have only had 1 flat in my entire driving career. im not concerned about it.

 

You've certainly had better luck with tires than I have. I've had many flat tires in my time, and I've only been driving for six years. Some sticky goo, in my opinion, is no replacement for a real spare, even if it's a donut. With how expensive the tires are going to be on the 20 and 21 inch wheels, taking a shot in the dark at hoping that goo will seal the tire is a gamble I wouldn't want to take since if you use it and it doesn't seal, you can't get the tire patched by a shop.