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Tyre Repair Kit Use Explained by Vauxhall Cutie

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Because spare tyres take so much space under the boot and affect fuel consumption because you're carrying around 20 lbs of dead weight, some cars are fitted with a repair kit instead.
Vauxhall has such a feature and wants to ensure people know how to use it. Owners manuals are often confusing and boring, so this video has just been released, telling us everything owners need to know.

A British cutie demonstrated how easy it easy using an Adam city car with a flat. Unlike with a flat, you don't need to use a tyre iron or get messy with the jack, which is a big plus. But it's only a temporary fix and one which you'll have to be very careful with, since you can't exceed 50 mph or drive very far.

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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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