ReTIREment Benefits

It's been raining here for the past 4 or 5 days. Not enough to fill any rivers or local sewer ditches creeks so I can go kayaking, but enough to keep standing water on the road and drive me to the point of buying new tires. I've been putting this off because I was emotionally attached to the set I had on my truck. They never gave me any grief. In fact, the dealer made money off my road hazard insurance this time around.

But my new tires (or 'toars' as they say in Tyler) are upgrades from my last set. Still Michelin LTXs, but they now have a 70,000 mile warranty instead of 60,000. We figure I put about 70,000 on my old set, with a little meat to spare.

If you price these you might cringe, but let me tell you, they are cheaper in the long haul(literally) than any other tire I have purchased. All other brands I have run on my truck have worn out at less than 40,000. And they aren't that much cheaper up front.

So if you plan on keeping your ride for any length of time (I hope to hit 200,000 with mine), you might just consider a set of these.