Your chances of getting a flat in any given year are close to zero. What's worse is having something that fails when you're in BFE. Just get a breaker bar. Alternatively, HF sells a long handle, flex head 1/2" ratchet for about $20.
I agree with ^^this^^.. and why carry the extra weight around. If your lugs are torqued properly they should never be a problem getting them off with a normal lug wrench. I put a little anti seize on the lug threads and a thin layer on the wheel to hub mating surface to help ensure they never get frozen.
Generally, I agree. My R is 5 or 6 weeks old. All four Contis were out of round at delivery. VW replaced them last week then 6 days later, 3" lag screw in the left rear. A spare would have been handy as I was 65 miles from home. Luckily it held air ok as I was driving.
