<VV> Full Size Spare WAS Early, now geography

[Bill & Chris Strickland]

What's it say on the mini-spare, 50 mph for 50 miles?

So, since you live on Long Island, your geographic perspective may be 
different than mine -- I live in western Oregon, but often travel to the 
east side of the Cascade Range, where it is not unusual to be 50 miles 
from the nearest quick stop w/ fuel, let alone a tire shop (maybe 
100-150 miles).  Or say one is driving their Corvair to Convention, 
which this year is about 3500 miles away (and 3500 miles back, without 
any scenic detours) -- dig out that map book and take a look at the long 
stretches between the Oregon Coast and Ohio where there ain't nothing 
but road, plains, fences, a few beef cows, and maybe some corn.  We 
regularly go fish'n in a little hole about 70 miles from Baker City, the 
nearest civilization, and they just finished paving the road - used to 
be gravel - I don't recommend driving gravel roads without a "real" 
spare (or two).  And our driveway is gravel, also.

I regularly drive a forty-five mile stretch of road that has one (count 
it, one) corner, and that is about a whole twenty degrees worth -- and 
one closed gas stop.  Also a closed dinosaur farm converted into a 
big-rig chrome accessories shop -- no tire stores -- no cell service.  
Okay, maybe there are two such corners, but if it wasn't so darn 
straight, you might not notice the slight curve in the road.  Somewhat 
like going west out of Salt Lake City to Wendover, then on to Winnemucca ...

Sort of like bringing 50's era British cars to this country -- they 
didn't have to be terribly reliable, because in England, you couldn't 
drive very far before one ran into coast line, thus Luca electrics 
worked for that application.  But maybe I want to drive my Corvair to 
Dallas (TX) and I only have two days to get there -- I think I'll carry 
a spare thing or two.

Bill Strickland