It actually looks great, other than being covered with some white dust or something. Like it was just made.
For $150 I’m not taking any chances. The other problem is that no tire store in their right mind would work on it due to the age. If I could bust the bead and get a new valve in and it was for my car, maybe. But not for Mrs. Dan’s car. -D > On May 21, 2022, at 7:02 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I get that it's old, but I'd probably use it as a spare if the rubber still > looked good. Not like it's been exposed to the sun and elements. > > A skinny temp service spare is only supposed to be used to get you to the > nearest tire shop, really. > > > On Sat, May 21, 2022, at 4:32 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> I know your penny-pinching is driving your thought process, Mitch, but >> I’m not putting a 2003 tire into service, even if it’s a spare. It’s a >> beautiful tire, too, doesn’t appear that it’s ever been used. >> >> -D >> >>> On May 21, 2022, at 4:19 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> On 2022-05-21 16:10, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>>> It won’t. The old valve stem is cracked at the base where it comes out >>>> of the tire. >>> >>> So you'd have to break the bead and reach in to insert a new stem. >>> Probably harder to do with a skinny spare than a real tire. >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
