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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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J-Rooster
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Nov 17, 2016
Jim, I'm aware that you just purchased the RV but, 16 and 17 years is a long time to run a RV tire. In fact you hold the record for having the oldest tires on a RV that I ever heard of. I don't carry a spare tire. Have fun in your new RV and I'm glad to hear your not thin skinned! Lots of judge mental posters on this site! It's amazing also that a 17 year old Michelin tire was still running even though it had cracks!

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