Hi Dick,
if you guy a brand new identical Bridgestone ..
it will be close enough.
  you are actually suppossed to rotate 5 tires on a regular basis so you
have 5 indentical tires if you get a flat.
11K miles is not that much.
I'd buy a brand new one, and identical tire by brand, size, and model..
and run it on the right rear for a while.
The after say 1OK, rotate it to the right front ...and rotate the other
ones in whatever 5 tire rotation system you are using.

fyi ..serious hard core syncro owners sometimes get 6 new tires, and
rotate 6 ..
so if they have a total failure of one tire, say to a serious rock
pumcture, they still have 5 identical tires.

You may have seen I highly approve of that size and load rating for a 14
inch tire, if it's an LT or C load rating tire, also called 6PR.

'scuze me for not reading further.
If you can't get that exact tire, then it looks like you are down to
finding a tire, new or used, or exactly the same diameter, more or less,
then rotate the 4 you are running now.

a factor to consider is if whatever spare you get will fit the spare
tire carrier ..
27 X 8.50 R14 is a tight fit I think.
  There are aftermarket 'deeper' spare tire carriers .,
but I have yet to see one that protects the side of the spare tire like
stock clamshell one does, which makes no sense to me.

scott
www.turbovans.com

On 1/10/2013 12:16 AM, Dick Wong wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am looking for 1 tire to use as a spare for my GL Syncro.  I have 4
> Bridgestone Dueler A/T 693, 27x8.50-14 on the 4 corners now.  They only have
> about 11K miles on them, per the PO and I tend to believe him since they
> have a lot of meat left on them.  I don't plan to buy new tires, but the
> spare is a Dayton SR, 205/70R14 M+S. The speedometer is dead on and I like
> the ride with the Bridgestones.
>
> Does anyone have one of these Bridgestone tires laying around that I could
> buy?  I don't really care if they are worn as long as they are still legal
> since it will only be used as a spare.  The model was succeeded by the 693II
> and then the 695.  I will even settle for the same size of a different brand
> tire.  I am in Foster City , CA and will come pick up in the greater bay
> area.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Dick Wong-
> 78 Scirocco
> Original Owner
> 87 Syncro 2.5 (slightly crispy)
> Third Owner
> 12 Golf TDI
> Original Co-Owner
>