Buying a used tire to carry as a spare?
My tires are 275/80R 22.5 Michilen. I'm considering buying a used tire to carry as a spare. I know a newer date would be great and the same make tire, but I'm assuming that will be hard to come ...
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hotjag1 wrote:kalynzoo wrote:
I had a flat with damage to the sidewall just last month between LA and Sacramento. We were able to drive safely to a tire shop at Harris Ranch. I was thrilled that on a holiday weekend they were open and had the right tire for my van. I only had to pay $180 for a tire I could purchase at home for $60-$80. Truly I was thankful that they were there, the service was fast, and the family could get back on the road. Just of cost of living sometimes.
So you were happy that you had to pay 3 times the normal price of a tire because you didn't carry a spare? Personally, I would rather carry a spare than get ripped off by a tire dealer that knows you are at his mercy!
I'd be happy -- for some people it is about the service and not dollars and cents. It is $100-120 extra which sounds reasonable. I assume they mounted it and everything. The business deserves to have some economic benefit for providing exceptional service.
I'd rather have his experience than getting my clothes dirty and dealing with 90 minutes of trying to mount a heavy tire (one poster had a tire on his roof.. how do you even get that thing down? That to me is for emergency use only)
