[Otter74]

Bought a Jetta TDI wagon recently, checked to see that it came with a full-size spare - check!

Got my first car flat since about 2012 last week on the Dan Ryan when I hit a pothole I didn't see and blew a hole in the sidewall. Fortunately this was like 200m before a big "accident investigation area" so I had a safe place to change the tire. Full-size spare mounted on what appears to be a standard VW steel wheel with a speed warning on it and a Bridgestone Turanza in the standard 16" Jetta size. Back on the road in under half an hour, replaced the tire at my local tire store in under an hour the next day. It may have taken me 8 years to get a flat, but I sure like having a normally-usable tire with me if I get one, especially if I'm on a trip. I keep a plug kit in the 911.