At 11:59 AM 3/6/2011, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>I am curious as to why folks would not include the spare in the
>rotation.  That is obvious for cars with compact spare tires, but
>with a regular, full size spare like we have with the Vanagon's
>.......... why?  I can see why some might not for cars that they
>just drive in town, where a spare might be expected only to serve to
>get from home to a tire shop.  Buying only four tires at a time is
>cheaper than buying five at a time.  But if one drives a vehicle on
>long distance trips, and especially if one ventures out to remote
>locations, having a capable spare is a necessity.

I think people got out of the habit when radials came in, because the
early radials would take a set and have to stay on the same side of
the vehicle to get good cord life.  Then it was reinforced by the
advent of the single-use spare.  Just my guess.

Yours,
David