No spare tire? How to handle flat

BlackJack makes some nice kits, solid quality, very complete, two sizes of plugs, a spare needle, and a very nice case to hold it all.

 

strap a donut down in back, if you need more space, put the rear seat backs down

 

I had a blowout in my 2012 Plug-In with no spare, no jack, 200 miles from home 9pm at night. I do not carry a spare, although I did have a can of Tire Pressure Monitor safe Fix-A-Flat and the Harbor Freight air compressor, but neither would help with the hole in the sidewall I could put my thumb into, after running straight into a curb while driving in dense fog. I have 4 new tires mounted on a spare set of Prius rims at home and wondered how I could get one wheel to where I was. McGyver to the rescue. I called the Roanoke, VA airport near where I had a flat and found a Toyota Corolla for rent. Had Uber take me to the airport. Found out my first ride with Uber was free. Put the Corolla spare on my Prius, next day contacted 3 people on the Roanoke Craigslist that had 195 65 15 tires for sale, ending up buying 4 like new tires for $100, since he wouldn't break the set. Seller let me know about a little tire shop nearby that would mount and balance for $10. Put the spare back and returned the car within 24 hours, so the one day free voucher that I happened to have for the rental car completely paid for it and drove home with 3 fairly new tires in the back. The only outside assistance was my client, who gave me a ride from the airport rental place back to where my car was parked. Since then I occasionally take a full sized wheel with me in the Prime on long trips, but it does take up a lot of space.

 

There should be a jack, just hiding in an obscure compartment? Excellent story btw.