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Many new cars do not come with a spare either. I had a family friend I needed to help, and their Dodge caravan minivan, only came with an air pump that had a sealant to patch holes in the tire.

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Was that standard, or an instance of the dealer stripping the accessories and marketing them as as add-ons? First I've heard of this.

(Minivans often mount the spare in weird places around the undercarriage, not anywhere obvious...)

Could have been the dealer stripping the accessory, I do not buy cars often enough to know.

Some caravans have the spare in a strange place under the middle of the van, and you might not find it unless you read the owners manual a couple times while scratching your head saying "wait, it's there?" Later vans had no spare at all from the factory. It's very common these days for vehicles to come without a spare. The fact that many people don't realize this is exactly why they do it.

My 2016 Toyota Sienna came with run flat tires. No spare, no can of sealant.

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