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Who has the oldest spare? Check in here.
Anyone else throwing caution to the wind and carrying an old spare?
Original era Conti TT 714 size 175 SR 14. I have a receipt from 1979 for new tires. I suspect this was the best of the old ones and was relegated to "spare duty". Not visible from this angle is a generous amount of tread still. It's lost only 5 psi since last summer.
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I think I've got one from 1981 - almost the same...
...so you win so far!
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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None of my tires are that old, but I did find one in the trunk at PNP with that same tire on a rim that looked to not ever been mounted. I might have it on one of the rims I dragged home on a light alloy rim.
Charlie
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Both of you have me beat, But if they are in active spare duty, watch your speed & distance with them.
I had a oldie in the trunk & (2) on the back of the '83. I blew a tire on the way into work, then heard that familiar wab, wab wab, on the return trip home. My daughter brought another tire I had in the house, with (2) beers & sandwich. Whata daughter !!
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I have what appears to be the original issue spare, with the paint lines still on it appearantly never installed on the car; the rim also looks unused. It sill holds air but I doubt I'd want to drive on it very far or very fast.
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I have what appears to be the original issue spare, with the paint lines still on it appearantly never installed on the car; the rim also looks unused. It sill holds air but I doubt I'd want to drive on it very far or very fast.
I never drive very far from home and rarely at speeds over 55. |
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Got me beat
My 84 300D had the original spare and appeared it had never been mounted on the car. Both the rim and tire looked perfectly new. Once I realized that it was very risky to use it, I had it replaced. That was just last year.
Why are so many of us keeping the original spare so long? I know I didn't want to part with mine, but it defeats the purpose of having a spare if you can't depend on it. I knew that I needed one I could depend on, even though I did not want to give it up.
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Shoot, those sidewalls look better than my DD! :p
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I don't even carry a spare. just a little compressor and some tire plugs. saves weight and space for tools and other stuff.
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My 240D had the original unused Continental spare when I got it about 6 or 7 years ago. I replaced it with a used Michelin.
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I'm surprised nobody has posted up a picture like this yet...
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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Carrying one of these around would impact my fuel MPG And I'd need help putting on the spare....
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How do you balance that ? a chisel and hammer.
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I think it is polystyrene guys!
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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Not a Mercedes, but....
I have the original 9.15-15 Firestone spare tire for my 64 Lincoln convertible. I'm confident it's original, I bought the car 38 years ago with 27K miles. I saved it for seventy mental reasons...
Jim
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