No spare tire??

[MustangJen518]

Just bought a 2012 Mustang...no spare tire in the trunk. Is this standard??

 

[SpartaPerformance]

Yes. They do not come with spares

 

[BackInBlack]

Is it because of fords 24hour road assistance?

 

[Ford4me]

That's what they told me.

 

[mustangmike6996]

so you are pretty much screwed... have to buy a new tire or wait to get it repaired after you are towed to a shop....

 

[MoshpitMad]

Seriously?! I never even looked.

 

[Az Pete]

I thought it depended on the options..... My'11 GT/CS has a spare. I think the bigger brakes options have issues with the spare fitting so....no spare.

 

[Svtpilot]

Firstly welcome to Stangnet and congratulations on the new Mustang enjoy it!
As far as I know only V6s, Brembo cars and the Boss302 come without a spare. They have what Ford calls a "tire mobility kit" which is an electric pump and a can of tire slime. Other models have a spare. There was a pretty extensive thread about this last May:
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/need-a-jack-and-spare.838410/
Btw Stangnet has a "search forum" feature. It's a great tool. There is a good chance that there is already a thread on many of the questions or issues that you may have.

 

[LarsD]

Guess it depends on the model. Mine came with a spare.

 

[GOLDENPONY]

Must be the common thing now. My wife's '08 Miata has no spare, but on of those kits with slime & pump. It sucks. By dropping the weight I'm sure it helps their CAFE standard.

 

[Norm Peterson]

Also the EPA testing, since car weight is used to set the dyno loading for the emissions testing. It helps a little if you can drop down into the upper end of the next lower weight category.


Norm

 

[Svtpilot]

^Then why not eliminate the spares on all of models ? They eliminated the spare from the V6 for fuel economy, That I understand, from am advertising standpoint 31 mpg sounds better then 30 mpg and it sounds way better then 29 mpg. But why have no spare on the Brembo (and 2010 Trackpack) cars and the Boss 302, but keep it on a regular GT? It cant be due to the bigger tires cause the GT500 has even bigger tires and it has a spare.

 

[Coyote5.0]

Its a combination of saving weight, saving space, and saving money.

Ultimately, in the era of cell phones, better tires, road-side assistance, and general mechanical incompetence, that little donut spare is rather pointless if you really think about it. Most will never need it. Most of those that do won't know what to do with it, and most of those who do would still call AAA, or Ford roadside assistance because it is just so much easier.

And for the small percentage who actually make it to changing it themselves, the spare is probably flat anyway, since almost no once checks the spare.

 

[Ford4me]

Also, Brembo brakes calipers are larger then stock so the stock spare won't fit anyway.

 

[Svtpilot]

Also, Brembo brakes calipers are larger then stock so the stock spare won't fit anyway.

Makes sense except that the GT500 has Brembos and they come with a spare.

Its a combination of saving weight, saving space, and saving money....

Makes sense, but then why not eliminate the spare on all models?

 

[Coyote5.0]

Makes sense, but then why not eliminate the spare on all models?

They're going in that direction. I suspect in another 10 years or so, a spare will become a relatively rare thing on new cars, particularly sports cars.

 

[LAVAgt2012]

mine came with a compressor/fixaflat combo, they said roadside assistance. Really just an advertisement to shave a few pounds on the stats if you ask me. I really don't travel long distances really in mine so not much of a deal

 

[RJS]

I saw an $100 option on the order sheet for a spare

 

[KonaGTguy]

Yeah I am wishing I had a spare right now as I sit on the side of the road waiting on the road side assistance after hitting a pothole and blew out the side wall. Don't think slime is going to fix this one

 

[streethorse]

Yep. With no spare theres the chance of being stranded in an undesirable or dangerous situation.
After owning my 06 for a year and a half.... I havn't took a really good look at my spare,
So I did last night. A. Its near wore out. What kind of dumbass wears out the spare??? B. Theres no tire iron.
Ive been driving with dead weight all this time. Removed it for now. Less weight.