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My friend recently ran over a culvert on the way to work and blew out one of his rear tires on his 2015 Volt. His insurance (SF) insisted on towing him to the nearest Chevy dealer where they gouged him on 2 new tires. He had just started a new job and was panicked about being late, so they took advantage of him.
I didn't want to go through anything like that, so I have been looking for a spare and a jack to keep around just in case. Many thanks to the people who contributed to this excellent and helpful thread:
https://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?48058-Volt-Spare-Tire-Guide
Turns out a local Volt owner I met on another forum had an extra spare from a Cadillac DTS and I had an extra part that he could use, so we traded. I had already ordered a Cruise jack off Ebay for $40, and today it arrived. It came with the jack, the crank, lug wrench, and 2 wheel chocks in a nice velcro case. The jack fits in the larger rectangular cubby under the cargo floor, and the tools wrapped up in the case fit nicely in the passenger side quarter panel compartment. My plan is to keep the tire in the garage most of the time, and only carry it in the Volt on trips. I think I can secure it to the LATCH fittings on the seat backs using a couple of ratchet straps.
I didn't want to go through anything like that, so I have been looking for a spare and a jack to keep around just in case. Many thanks to the people who contributed to this excellent and helpful thread:
https://gm-volt.com/forum/showthread.php?48058-Volt-Spare-Tire-Guide
Turns out a local Volt owner I met on another forum had an extra spare from a Cadillac DTS and I had an extra part that he could use, so we traded. I had already ordered a Cruise jack off Ebay for $40, and today it arrived. It came with the jack, the crank, lug wrench, and 2 wheel chocks in a nice velcro case. The jack fits in the larger rectangular cubby under the cargo floor, and the tools wrapped up in the case fit nicely in the passenger side quarter panel compartment. My plan is to keep the tire in the garage most of the time, and only carry it in the Volt on trips. I think I can secure it to the LATCH fittings on the seat backs using a couple of ratchet straps.
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