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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beemerphile1 wrote:
It can work but puts you at the mercy of forces beyond your control.
You mean like life in general?
We are fulltime fulltimers starting our 14th year and have accumulated over 175K miles. Always keep tires for only 5 years, including the spare and keep them maintained. ONE blowout in all that time (due to a puncture), and we've traveled from Alaska to Central America. And yes, I was happy to let someone else change that tire roadside using a properly fitted and maintained spare. If'n we have to wait a few hours for that to happen, what the heck, we have a fully self contained RV to sit in while we wait. DUH!
