On Nov 29, 2012, at 12:31 AM, Dick Wong <sailingfc@DSLEXTREME.COM> wrote:

You're right, tires are cheaper than a VC.  I guess I'll go shopping this
weekend and see what I can find for the spare.  If I can't find the same
tire, I hate to toss out a set of A/T light truck tires that only have about
11K miles on them.

-Dick-

You may have already heard this ... whatever we pay for our van initially
we will likely spend that again within the first year of ownership to get it
both roadworthy and the way we like it.

I purposely do not add up what I've spent on mine since getting it 4/02.
Having said that, my bet is that number is somewhere north of $30K.

I was offered $50K for it a few years ago, and it is no beauty, just well
prepped for trippin'/camping/funnin'.

bob