I never did retreads, but I used to buy used and really cheap new tires. I also used to have a lot of flat tires, usually from catastrophic sidewall failure or tread separation. Now I buy a little more expensive rubber and rarely have tire trouble anymore.

I'm trying to remember what I had on my Sammy before I sold it. I know they were Republics, but I can't remember the model. They had really good off-road traction and wore like iron. Last time I saw that truck, the same tires were still on it, and the girl I sold it to was using it as a daily driver.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.