So I'm still driving on one of the tires that got slashed in Mexico, about
3,000 miles ago.  Everyone says this is dumb, and I agree.  But the rest of
the tires are in ok shape.  I priced new michelin LTX at $470 for a set,
installed.  Then I thought, hey, couldn't I just get one used one?

Obviously this isn't ideal, but how stupid is it, really?  Do I need to match
it closely to the ones I have?  Or is it enough that the sizes printed on the
tire match? I already have one odd tire that used to be my spare ( a
Continental).  The other 3 are michelin XZX.  I found a single BFGoodrich (no
model name that I saw) 185 R14 for $25.  It had almost full tread.

Doug Demarest
Minneapolis, MN
86 Vanagon "kombi"