full size spare

[scottshiv]

I was planning on trading in my 1999 Solara on a 2004 until I found out that the 2004's do not have a full size spare. Does anybody know if the 2005's will have a full size spare?

[cydog3]

Not not sure if the 2005 will have a full spare. Am I reading this right your basing your decision on the spare tire ????????

[gyrlee22]

uh... I just got my 2004 Solara Sport Monday... it has a full size spare

[cydog3]

Hmm I've never looked at mine I have a sc sport also v6 .I have just heard they dont come with full size spares also. maybe it's a full size spare but not the WHeel ?? I'll look later

[dawp]

mine is a donut,i just checked to make sure,though it looks like a full sized tire might fit in the trunk.

[Shoe]

Thats a full size spare in there baby with rims !!! 04 sle

on a related note if you pull the tire out you will find a drain in there if you ever say get a leaky cooler or leave your trunk open in the rain



shoe

[TW85]

I think whoever puts the spare tires in the 2004 Solaras is on drugs. My '04 SLE has a donut.

Then again, you are in Canada...

[dawp]

shoe probly paid extra for the full size spare since it's matching.

[erasat]

I just checked my SLE Convertible and it also has a donut, never checked my previous Coupe SLE 04, maybe the guy who took it can answer that for us.

[Shoe]

No special orders here

heres a screen shot from the toyota.ca web site




and a link to the page as well

http://toyota.ca/cgi-bin/WebObjects/WWW.woa/6/wo/Home.Vehicles.Solara-2Kf1ol5zRvsugJYDTkVvKM/5.11?v142040e%2ehtml

shoe

[Jon11582]

Looks like USA got gipped. Its showing temp spares for all models (Click the "tire" tab).I have no idea why they would do that though. And I dont know why some people in the US are gettin full size spares either. Maybe they needed extra insurance to make sure they could run a flat 7 in the 0-60 for the V6s, as well as cuttin a few costs along the way

If the chassis is the same, as I assume it would be, then a full size should fit in the spare compartment in the US ones, so just get the car, get a steelie, wrap a bridgestone RE92 (or whatevers standard issue now) around it, an throw it in the trunk. Instant full size spare. You can find something creative to do with the donut too.

[Shoe]

You can find something creative to do with the donut too.

Like wrap a bunch of fire works around it and roll it down the street as it goes off ina tangent?

shoe

[Jon11582]

You can find something creative to do with the donut too.

Like wrap a bunch of fire works around it and roll it down the street as it goes off ina tangent?

shoe

^^ thats why I like Canadians. We would just do something stupid like drop it off a high building and see how many times it bounces. Probably wont be much different from the broken microwaves...Bounces once and rolls to a stop. No that wasnt my idea.

[angelo]

I was so mad initialy for being ripped of with the price for the SLE in Canada (compared to the US), but later realized that canadian spec SLE comes fully loaded with stability control, front and rear head airbags, full size tire etc.

[Shoe]

ya but we cant as canadians get the nav unit ??????????


shoe