Spare tire OR NOT
Our spare tire is 12 years old but it hasn't been used. We are planning to replace it (cost around $250), but since we have AAA . We thought since we have AAA, if we ever need tire service while we ar...
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dcmac214 wrote:
Why not, when you get new tires, use the best of the replaced tires for your spare? May not be as good as getting a brand new tire for a spare but (1) it's going to save you some money and (2) it's a spare, not a running tire, if you ever have to use it you're going to travel baby-easy to the next tire shop to replace the lost running tire.
I bought new tires last week and did just that. They took the best of the 4 tires and moved it to spare. Didn't cost me anything extra. They didn't even have to remount it - all 5 of the rims were the same. I had thought about it, and when the guy at the tire shop mentioned that my spare was 15 years old, it seemed logical to replace a 15 year old tire with one that was only several years old at a cost of $0.00.
In 15+ years of driving, I have never had a flat or need for a spare. I don't want to try my luck though, and since I tend to get out there - I carry one with me.
