^^ This, since you are selling the jeep in a few months and its the spare and doesn't need to match the tires on the ground.Agree, go look for used. You don't need 100% tread.
Unless all tires are brand new with the tire hairs (aka vent spews] still intact, an "informed buyer" won't place any value on the tires whether or not they match.. . . Of course you do realize if you sell privately, that an informed buyer will discount the price they are willing to pay for the Jeep with a spare tire that does not match the others.
Unless all tires are brand new with the tire hairs (aka vent spews] still intact, an "informed buyer" won't place any value on the tires whether or not they match.
The cost of a set of tires is always factored into the price I am willing to pay.
That's how I look at it as well. The tires are about due for replacement, I just don't want to sink $700-$1000 doing it when I know the sale price won't go up a penny if I do.
Certainly a reseller can bring up the age of the tires or mismatching spare as a negotiating point, but that's just life. I'm not expecting to make a mint off the car. Just around KBB.
Thanks for the suggestions. The guys who inspected my tire told me they don't sell used tires and I should go to the "seedier part of town" to find them ... funny how things change. When I was a kid everyone bought used tires and retreads.
