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JimInMich
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Nov 16, 2016

16 year old Bridgestone faired better than 17yo Michelin's

Just bought new tires. I kept the two 16yo Bridgestones, both as a spare. They still looked new. The 1 year older Michelin's were so weather cracked, I was afraid I wouldn't make it to the dealer to g...
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JimInMich
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Nov 17, 2016
msmith1199 wrote:
My plan was that if I ever went on a long cross-country trip, I'd throw the spare in the bed of my toad which is a pickup so I'd have it if needed. My pickup is gone and now my toad is a Jeep, so for the next cross-country trip I'll just go without a spare and take my chance.


I'm lucky enough that the motor home has a spare tire compartment. I also have the other in one of the basement compartments ( unmounted ).

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