I got up early this morning to take the truck to the tire dealer in town. I wound up getting four new Firestone Destination LE tires mounted and installed. Doing some on-line price comparisons, I think I got about the average price, but I’m satisfied with the local dealer and spending the money here in town.
We probably could have gone another few months on the old tires, but Damsel pointed out that summer is almost here (it is 108° here today) and with some near future I-10 desert crossings, it would be appropriate to get them now. We can just picture ourselves on the side of the Interstate halfway between Blythe and Chiriaco Summit waiting for help when it’s 117° outside. Aargh!
One of the four new tires is pictured at the right. Well, it looked brand new at the dealer this morning, but it’s showing the dust and gravel collected along the 500 feet or so of “unimproved road” between the paved road and our concrete driveway. 🙂
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