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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
I see people complaining all the time on the leaf forum that the leaf doesn't have a spare.
I imagine they have a goo kit and not a plug kit. I'm not a fan of goo because it's less effective at plugging holes and ruins TPMS sensors. I've used goo successfully once, and unsuccessfully a couple times.

One time I drove home from hiking and the next day had a low tire. Figured it was a fairly minor leak since I was able to get home without issue. Wanted a quick fix so I put goo in the tire. Then I found the puncture, a 9mm bullet lodged in the tread. I pulled the bullet out and the goo puked onto my garage floor. Perhaps I'd be able to stuff a bunch of plugs into that hole, but that was one situation where having a full size spare was nice.
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