Sorry, each member gets one "rant" thread, and I'm cashing mine in now.....
I'm SO SICK of hearing about how the new Forester's (or even newer Subaru's in general) don't come with a full-size spare. Trust me, we get it, we know it. Hardly any new vehicles come with them anymore, not even most 4x4 trucks......they get a donut, just like the rest of us. If it's that important to you, why didn't you haggle to have one thrown in at purchase? And if you found out it doesn't have a full-size spare until after your purchase (which means it obviously wasn't important before the purchase), why is it such a big deal afterwards?
Now please, I'm normally a laid back, non-argumentative (to a point) kind of guy, but the amount of shear complaining about this is getting a little ridiculous.
-- BUT --
This isn't just a frivolous rant, oh no. I have a solution. It costs a whopping $100 bucks to equip your vehicle with a full size spare ($40 for a steel wheel in the 16" size, $60 for a tire) at your local tire shop. They may even have used tires and wheels for cheaper than that. Or you could even look around in the classified forums to see if anyone is parting them out. And if $100 bucks breaks the bank, then maybe you shouldn't be taking your brand new $20,000+ vehicle off-road in the first place, because I assure you if you off-road to the point where you "NEED" a full size spare, you'll eventually break something a bit more expensive than puncturing a tire. (and I can promise you that)
/rant
If mods or admins feel the need to delete this, feel free, I just felt the urge to have to share my frustration and actually post my first (i think) rant thread.
I'm SO SICK of hearing about how the new Forester's (or even newer Subaru's in general) don't come with a full-size spare. Trust me, we get it, we know it. Hardly any new vehicles come with them anymore, not even most 4x4 trucks......they get a donut, just like the rest of us. If it's that important to you, why didn't you haggle to have one thrown in at purchase? And if you found out it doesn't have a full-size spare until after your purchase (which means it obviously wasn't important before the purchase), why is it such a big deal afterwards?
Now please, I'm normally a laid back, non-argumentative (to a point) kind of guy, but the amount of shear complaining about this is getting a little ridiculous.
-- BUT --
This isn't just a frivolous rant, oh no. I have a solution. It costs a whopping $100 bucks to equip your vehicle with a full size spare ($40 for a steel wheel in the 16" size, $60 for a tire) at your local tire shop. They may even have used tires and wheels for cheaper than that. Or you could even look around in the classified forums to see if anyone is parting them out. And if $100 bucks breaks the bank, then maybe you shouldn't be taking your brand new $20,000+ vehicle off-road in the first place, because I assure you if you off-road to the point where you "NEED" a full size spare, you'll eventually break something a bit more expensive than puncturing a tire. (and I can promise you that)
/rant
If mods or admins feel the need to delete this, feel free, I just felt the urge to have to share my frustration and actually post my first (i think) rant thread.