full size spares are too heavy for most women to lift, even enough to hoist it onto the wheel. i could never get it out of the wheel well when it was there.
it laid flat, not up and down on the side, like they used to. men design cars for men.
the van i use now has it under the bottom. even though it weighs less, can you see me lying on my back on the shoulder in ny traffic, trying to disconnect whatever holds it up and sliding it out and then putting it on? in your dreams!