The car companies say that those little “donut” spares shouldn’t be driven at highway speed, and that they shouldn’t be driven for long distances… but they also say that you shouldn’t use a Vise-Grip as a steering wheel! Just the other day, I watched a Mazda 323 with two space-saver spares (on the left side, of course) dicing with a tippy-looking Wrangler at 105 MPH on I-25 in Denver, and I remembered this A6 with three not-so-high-speed-rated wheels, spotted during the coldest Half Price Junkyard Day I’ve ever experienced. Let’s admire it! (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1990s, 1997, 1997 Audi A6, A6, Audi, audi a6, Down On The Junkyard, junkyard, Junkyard Find, Safety
Tagged as 1990s, 1997, 1997 Audi A6, A6, Audi, audi a6, Down On The Junkyard, junkyard, Junkyard Find, Safety
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