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pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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This is really ridiculous. :dunno: I just saw the following option on a 2009 Chevy Cobalt:

 

"spare tire and wheel : $ 70

 

Which means now you do not get a spare tire (not even a donut) on a new Cobalt, unless you pay extra for it.

 

Way to go GM! What's next, optional windshield wipers? :cheers:

Zembonez Senior Enthusiast

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That's pretty cheap. They probably figured most people these days get towed :cheers:

That's nuts...

 

GO COWBOYS!

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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The sad part is that somebody at GM probably got a $ 10k or bigger "valuable suggestion" check for this stupid idea. :cheers:

minibike132 Senior Enthusiast

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It's been an option for quite a while. I think I started noticing it on the 2004 Grand Prix GXP. There is usually an inflator as standard equipment and a tire option. The un-official reason I was given is "no spare=lighter vehicle=better MPG ".

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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Heck its a $250 option on the new Cadillac CTS,So $70 bucks is a steal!! :cheers:

MS3DALE Senior Enthusiast

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Oh and remember....You can't even get a spare on a Corvette,nor could you on the SSR when it was out.

They either have "run-flat" tires or inflator kits.

tobias Senior Enthusiast

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It's been an option for quite a while. I think I started noticing it on the 2004 Grand Prix GXP. There is usually an inflator as standard equipment and a tire option. The un-official reason I was given is "no spare=lighter vehicle=better MPG ".

 

Pathetic.

minibike132 Senior Enthusiast

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It's been an option for quite a while. I think I started noticing it on the 2004 Grand Prix GXP. There is usually an inflator as standard equipment and a tire option. The un-official reason I was given is "no spare=lighter vehicle=better MPG ".

 

Pathetic.

 

 

GM's bean counters, or did I spell something wrong? :cheers:

tobias Senior Enthusiast

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It's been an option for quite a while. I think I started noticing it on the 2004 Grand Prix GXP. There is usually an inflator as standard equipment and a tire option. The un-official reason I was given is "no spare=lighter vehicle=better MPG ".

 

Pathetic.

 

 

GM's bean counters, or did I spell something wrong? :cheers:

 

 

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:dunno:

minibike132 Senior Enthusiast

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It's been an option for quite a while. I think I started noticing it on the 2004 Grand Prix GXP. There is usually an inflator as standard equipment and a tire option. The un-official reason I was given is "no spare=lighter vehicle=better MPG ".

 

Pathetic.

 

 

GM's bean counters, or did I spell something wrong? :cheers:

 

 

bean%20Counter%20w-out%20Sig%20copy.jpg

:dunno:

 

 

Are you making fun of bean counters or me because I'm a "wetback" :crackup: . Just thought I'd get in on the duchebaggery going on in the ipod thread.

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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I am well aware that there are some cars out there that have very limited luggage space and therefore there is no room for a spare tire. Some examples are Chrysler Crossfire and Mercedes E55 AMG. Typically, a tire inflator kit is provided, in case of the Mercedes even a small electric air compressor.

 

But this is not the case with Cobalt. Both Cavalier and Cobalt have always come standard with spare tires and NOTHING was changed on the 2009 model Cobalt to force them to delete the spare tire. Somebody saw a convenient way to save $ 70 (or get extra $ 70).

 

Another example of getting extra money is body side molding deletion and making it optional. For example, late model Chevy Impalas always came with standard body side moulding, until they deleted it in 2008 and made it optional on ALL Impala models (extra $ 100). Ridiculous. The excuse provided: Some people like clean lines without the moulding. My answer: They can remove it at their convenience. For those of us who like the moulding, we would like to get is as standard equipment, thank you.

tobias Senior Enthusiast

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Are you making fun of bean counters or me because I'm a "wetback" :crackup: . Just thought I'd get in on the duchebaggery going on in the ipod thread.

 

:dunno:

 

Yeah, sorry about that. Some guys just don't get it. :cheers:

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