Where to buy spare tire (17") for 2017 four touring

Try Ebay.

 

Get a temp spare? Third gen uses a 16”, and 4th gen a 17”. Tire sizes are in Owners manuals (they can be downloaded from Toyota Tech Info), and the temp spare rim part nos (and/or ordering) are available from online Toyota parts retailers (or parts depts).

my 2 cents, get the 3rd gen (16”) version; it’s closer to stock 195/65R15 tire size.

note: it does not matter that your tire size is 215/45R17, spare tire is same.

 

Pretty sure that a Corolla rim will fit.
Try eBay...used auto parts emporium, etc.

 

Yeah for full size 15” spare, Corolla steel rim circa 2003~2008 (approx). It’s also a matrix rim?

Any “compatible” generic rim will do, but the Toyo rim will be exact fit, for hub opening for example.

 

Before you do anything, check the space available to STORE whatever spare you get.
HIGHLY unlikely that there is enough space to tuck a full sized wheel and tire away out of sight.......and out of the way.

Call your dealer back and ask about the price of an "emergency spare" tire and wheel.
There may be space to store one of them.

 

Without throwing about a grand at it, it’ll be atop the hatch floor or behind a front seat.

 

Check with some salvage yards.
Or other dealers.
$700 sounds AWFUL high for a donut.

 

The last set of "take-off" OEM rims and tires (with 4 miles on them) I got for a GMC 4x4 were around $700.......

$700 for ONE tire....and not even an adult-sized tire for a Prius (or Corolla....or Yaris....etc) is rather steep to say the least!

 

They're not scarce if you can cast a wider net.

(NOTE! this is for illustration purposes only!!) I haven't verified which Dorman number will work with Priuses....mostly because I do not have to.
My company will not allow their technicians to drive out the gate without something as basic as a spare tire, which might be part of the reason that they didn't buy any G4s

Speaking of G3s - do not their doughnuts fit on a G4?
As I said before, Corolla doughnut spares fit too.....from what I've been told.

 

If nobody buys the levels that don’t have a spare, Toyota will reinstate them, on all the levels. Until then...

 

^ That's MY policy....BUT...the next Prius I buy will be the first Prius I buy.....

 

I picked mine up at a "u-pull" junk yard for 20$; it's a135/80R16 which works out to within 0.1" of the 17" wheel diameter. I originally tried to find a Gen 3 spare, but none of the vehicles in the yard actually had one. I eventually just started trying every donut I could find until I found one with the right size/bolt pattern.

 

@Tideland Prius’s started a thread about manufacturers nixing the tow eyelet. This is similar, but I’d deem the nixed spare more of an affront.

 

Pricey, but still not too bad compared to your original price tag. I was quoted 250$ at my dealership, which is why I went the junker route. I made my own luck by digging through every import in that yard for a couple hours, lol.