Purchased a spare for our 2025 Crown Signia from EZSpare. Both EZSparewheel.com and Modernspare.com have good quality alloy rim/wheel spares. Modernspare.com mounts Continental tires, the EZSparewheel one had a Chinese branded tire mounted. SM-G781V ?
I'm intrigued by current options. When I was a lad, the roadside tire change involved operating a scissor jack with a short lever and then dealing the the bolts with a fairly stubby iron. I see impact wrenches that will work a scissor jack and break and tighten bolts/nuts. That would take a lot of the misery out of the process.
The Toyota supplied scissor jack is a poor design, in that the part you twist is a single eye, made of soft metal that spalls when you look at it: For comparison, a Honda scissor jack is a bent-plate U-shape with:two holes, much more stable: That said, it's not a major hassle, especially when you're "motivated".
Even if you buy into the Roadside Assistance solution if you read the small print when it comes to flats it says "mount customer supplied spare" which, if you don't get one on your own, you won't have.
There's plenty of room for a spare. The reason it's not included is twofold. 1) Cost. 2) Weight (to eek out an extra 0.001mpg).
You must live in a good part of the world where roadside is close and fast. That and I wish I had your flat luck. If I am out on a road trip an hour plus from the nearest big town, I will be begging for a spare in the first couple of hours.
