The ride is really nice. I originally planned on doing the tires in the spring but it gets harder to wait as each day goes by.
I bought my Jeep (second owner) with 42,000 miles on it. It had four tires with a decent amount of tread left and a different style spare. (The spare is the same size, just not an exact match in other ways.) I assume that the previous owner replaced the tires at some point and kept an original tire as a spare, but it's possible the dealer made the switch. At any rate, my spare now has slightly more tread on it than the four on the wheels.
So now, I play the self-psychoanalysis game of trying to figure out which is greater: My need for new tires, or my desire for new tires. It would be much easier on the budget to wait until spring. I will get some back in taxes and also expect a bonus from work sometime around then. The plan was to get the credit card paid off by then, pay for the tires outright, then go back to not carrying a monthly balance on any of my accounts. I know all too well from my misspent youth how dangerous credit can be. :emotions34: