The other night when we went to leave for home, my carpooler discovered that he had a flat tire on his Chrysler Town and Country minivan. We didn’t think it was a big deal until we went looking for the spare.<\/p>\n
Usually the spare tire for minivans is located underneath the rear of the car. But when we looked, there was nothing. Next, we checked to see if it was in a side compartment somewhere. No luck.<\/p>\n
Since it was cold outside, we put our pride aside and got out the owners manual. That is when we learned that the spare tire was optional.<\/p>\n
Now, my carpooler had just acquired the minivan and couldn’t remember if the spare was on the list of options. So, I suggested that we check the owners manual as to where the spare would reside if it had been purchased. That way, if the location was devoid of a spare, we would know that we were SOL.<\/p>\n
According to the owners manual, if the spare had been purchased, it would be underneath the car between the driver and front passenger seats. A quick peak under the car revealed that he had indeed purchased the spare option.<\/p>\n
Next was trying to figure out how to release the spare. Again, the manual gave instruction. According the manual, there was a plastic plug in the floor between the seats. You simply pulled the plug, inserted a T-handled wrench and cranked the tire down.<\/p>\n
This seemed easy enough so we gave it a try. After about a minute of turning the handle, the tire appeared. Within a few minutes, we were on the road.<\/p>\n
What a strange place to put a spare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The other night when we went to leave for home, my carpooler discovered that he had a flat tire on his Chrysler Town and Country minivan. We didn’t think it was a big deal until we went looking for the … Continue reading