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Not apples to apples, but I have run our '02 VetteVert without RFTs, since I re-tired it in ~2007 or 2008.
I carry a compressor, a decent plug kit and a set of vise grips/few poking tools, all of which fit in the trunk lower middle compartment, as in I don't know they are there...not a Slime fan.
Having plugged a few m'cycle tires while on the road, years ago and having 'practiced' on an old rimmed tire in the garage, I am pretty certain I could do it in a pinch, or simply call a road service.
Still have that replacement set of non RFTs on the Vette, though they are overdue to be replaced. Did a 13,000 mile 36 state cross country trip in that Vette a few summers ago, and never gave a 'flat' a concern. It does have very accurate TPMs that read out individually, so I gave that data an occasional look on the road.
Our '01 3.0 X also has non-RFTs and no TPMS, but it does have a jack and a doughnut spare, neither of which I have ever had to use in 15 years.
As for flats, when was the last time you had one, on the road? Probably not...
Most are discovered if one is aware, in the driveway, eyeballing a low tire.
And, non RFTs are imminently plug & patchable.
My 50Cts...
GL, mD
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