what to do with old stock tires?

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Oct 28, 2002

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what to do with old stock tires?

I'm replacing my stock Firestone FR690 tires with some new ones (still haven't completely decided which ones yet). Now I'm wondering what to do with the old tires. Do you guys hold on to them, sell them, or burn them to hell where they belong?

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I suppose you could get a couple of dollars for them, but I think some tire places will credit you for what % of tread is left on the old ones. Kinda like trading them in. No sense holding on to them, they suck, don't burn them, that's bad for everyone, so either trade em in, or try to sell them.

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Just kidding about burning them. Not really kidding about wanting to send them to hell though. How about recycling?

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just keep them for now. you never know when you might need them. or im sure you could get some money for them from someone.

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gum is made from recycled tires. yeah I would trade em in if you can

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keep them and use it as a burnout tire or something....[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]

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i guess some day care centers could use a few tire swings...

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I like the tire swing idea. I'll probably see if anyone wants to shell out a few bucks for these tires. They have 16,000 miles on them with lots of tread left. Maybe I could get $12-15 a tire. Any thoughts on the selling price?

P.S. Gum from tires? I think I heard that before. Kinda makes me [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-puke.gif[/IMG]