So Audi really shit the bed on me. I ordered a new front left tire to replace the spare I was using last week, they told me it'd be here by mid-week this week. All this week I've been operating under the assumption that I'd have my tire and, as such, would have my car to drive the roughly 340 miles round trip to Williamstown, MA this weekend. As of today, they still don't have it, and now I don't have a ride.
The tire currently on my car is a normal driving tire, the same size as the other 3 but a different brand (Dunlap vs. Kumho). Assuming I drive very slowly and carefully, am I running that high a risk by driving on the spare? I just don't really have a lot of options right now.
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Does anyone else have experience with this sort of thing?
just make sure it's aired up
If so...for future reference, never, never, ever order a tire through the dealer. More often than not it results in raping of your wallet or worse.
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It was. They're charging me $200 for the tire and the install (including a wheel balancing). The best price for the tire I could find online was $150, so I'm not that upset about paying them $50 extra to put it on there. I am, however, upset that their inability to get a tired delivered in a week is interfering with my weekend plans. I should be compensated for that =P
Edit: Could I even do that? I haven't paid for the tire, but hypothetically they ordered it 8 days ago...
If you found the tire on Tirerack or something just get it shipped to a local shop and get it installed there. It will probably run you 25 to 30 dollars a wheel for installation.
A lot of Audi's have all-wheel-drive, if the tread is different on one tire and you go driving in the rain or something, things can get a little wonky, but you should be okay.
I wouldn't go on a 300+ mile trip without a spare, though.