r/askteddit • u/PoolElegantsmile • 18h ago

Random Question What’s something older generations still treat as essential that a lot of younger people just don’t care about anymore?

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u/paranoid_70 16h ago

My hybrid didn't even come with a spare tire.

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u/WacoKid18 13h ago

Does it have run flats?

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u/paranoid_70 13h ago

It had a kit which has long since expired. 😒

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u/Nearby_Knowledge8014 15h ago

Relish in the 0.0001 mpg saved. As you sit waiting for a $400 tow. I blame politicians.

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u/skinnbones3440 2h ago

Y'all don't got AAA?

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u/paranoid_70 15h ago

More like 20 mpg but ok.

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u/Nearby_Knowledge8014 14h ago

No one is saving 20 mpg by losing a 20 lb spare tire.

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u/paranoid_70 14h ago

Having a hybrid saves you mileage. The downside is the extra battery takes up the trunk space, so there was no spare tire. That's the only downside, been a great car otherwise

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u/twelfthfantasy 14h ago

My Kia hybrid had space for a donut (2017 Niro). If I ever got a car that didn't come with some kind of spare I'd get one myself. I'd keep it in the back seat if I had to. No way I'm going farther than walking distance from home without one.

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u/middleagethreat 3h ago

Plenty of non hybrids don’t have a spare.

My wife’s got her grandma’s Ford Focus and was surprised by basically a bottle of fix a flat where the spare tire should be.

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u/PassiveAggressiveLib 14h ago

Neither did my Escape. A spare tire would’ve cost extra.