RE:  Spare Tires
In addition to the spare tire/wheel how many carry a tire repair in their
Vanagon?  And is it new enough that the glue will even come out of the
tube?  I ask that because while writing this it dawned on me that the
repair kit in my rig is over ten years old!  Maybe time to check it/replace
it?
Someone mentioned the 'little' spare tires provided on some new cars, good
to get you 50 miles or so.  Well, according to a news segment on a local TV
station last week some new cars are coming with NO spare!  They showed one
new car that had only a small battery powered air compressor and a tire
repair (plug) kit.