Personally I'd quibble about calling cruise control a luxury. If used properly it's incredibly useful, and can end up saving you a lot of money in fuel over the years. Especially as these days its just a few cheap switches, some wiring and (ecu) software.

As for the spare wheel, I suppose it's ok not to have one for local running about, but there's no way I would travel more than 100 miles from home without one, and to heck with the fuel penalties for dragging a heavy lump of one around.

But while I'm at it, to all forum users with cars :- when was the last time you pulled your spare out and looked at it? Does it still have air in it? Are you sure? I check mine once a month. It lives in a well inside the car (hate the ones underneath) and the valve is easy to get to. But a flat spare is worse than useless.

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if you buy one I hope you are with a breakdown sevice. One puncture and you need a tow truck. There is no way I would buy a vehicle that didn't have a spare as standard.

The manufacturers know that no spare isn't the problem that a lot of us would see it as. Compared to 20 years ago even blokes now ring the breakdown services for a flat tyre as they have no more idea than the stereotyped hopeless woman drivers of 20 years ago.