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bynealric ( 3647765 ) writes:
Other than putting on a spare for a flat tire, what sort of "roadside repairs" are people performing in 2026? There's not much on any modern car (gas or electric) that can be fixed by the side of the road. It's not 1965 and you aren't fiddling with a carburetor anymore.
byPowercntrl ( 458442 ) writes:
Other than putting on a spare for a flat tire
Which many modern cars, EV or otherwise, no longer include a spare. Most people are just going to end up getting towed if they get a flat.
I decided on buying a junkyard wheel from a Chevy Sonic to use as a spare for the two Bolts that we have. There's really no room to keep a full-size spare in the car all the time, so I just leave it in my shed. I figure worst case if we're both riding in the car and get a flat, an Uber ride back home to retrieve the tire and head back out in one of my other vehicles is
byfahrbot-bot ( 874524 ) writes:
Back when I owned only ICE vehicles, I've always just gotten a jump and driven to the nearest Walmart, and changed out the battery in the parking lot.
All my cars have, and have had, manual transmissions so they can be push-started - which I've done a few times over the many years.
bythegarbz ( 1787294 ) writes:
The ability to push start is also dependent on vehicle. It's insanely difficult to push start certain cars with certain transmissions on a flat terrain even with multiple people helping. The same goes for jump starting. Some engines need quite a lot of juice to jump and if someone comes up to you with an econo-box you'll be out of luck.
There's no manual or not. Everything is always dependent on design and situation.
byfahrbot-bot ( 874524 ) writes:
The ability to push start is also dependent on vehicle. It's insanely difficult to push start certain cars with certain transmissions on a flat terrain even with multiple people helping. The same goes for jump starting. Some engines need quite a lot of juice to jump and if someone comes up to you with an econo-box you'll be out of luck.
There's no manual or not. Everything is always dependent on design and situation.
Agreed. All our vehicles have been relatively small over the years, with 4 cylinder engines -- VW Beetle; Toyota Celica; Honda Prelude ('87), and currently 2001 Civic, 2002 CR-V. I haven't had to push start all of them, but know I could, even by myself. I have been able to jump-start larger vehicles with these though.
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