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Originally Posted by competentone
A design "problem" such as the installation of the spare tire "up-side-down" -- so that it requires complete removal in order to check the air pressure -- is not any age-related problem.
I wonder how many dozen people reviewed the design of the spare tire storage during the planning of the car, yet it never dawned on any of them that a simple design change would save people a lot of hassle.
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I think the donut spare in the '88 Taurus Wagon we owned in the mid-late '90s was similarly oriented... but it was over to the left side under a plastic panel that was a PITA to undo and reinstall, not in the floor... because that area was the footwell for the rear-facing seat.
IIRC, those donuts are supposed to have about 60 PSI in them, but I just resorted to carrying a can or two of Fix-A-Flat in case I ever had to use it.