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Nor is there provision for a spare tire under the rear cargo floor—there’s a bunch of batteries under there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Most people would vouch for specific items, such as a spare tire or a lug wrench, if they had limited choices on what to keep in their car every day.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

No more flatbed, which Joe conceded was mostly pointless with the bulky spare tire filling it up.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025

The next morning, Sylvia finds him shivering and near-incoherent, sitting in a spare tire on the ground.

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

A couple of the main campers were already in the trunk of the red car pulling out the spare tire.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline


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