Originally Posted by
iahphx
Yeah, but the problem is what are you going to do about it after you check?
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I will ask for a car with a spare tire of *some* sort. Striking out there, will ask for explicit written instructions--which might net that (supposedly unavailable) spare tire. (I would hope that this is one of those cases where it helps to always use the same rental company and to have status. I guess we'll see.)