My 2005 car has the original Yokohama spare, It has never been on the road, has always had a wheel cover on it, the car is garaged when not in use, and the tyre looks pristine.
Is it safe to keep this tyre as an occasional-use spare of should it be renewed at my next tyre change?
I have just changed the spare on mine for a non directional budget tyre. The puncture was on the 'wrong side' so I had to creap to the tyre depot with the tyre going the wrong way. Probably illegal and dodgy in an accident. There is a 50% chance of this happening with a directional spare yet most Morgans have them. No point spending on a good tyre when it is seldom used and it needs replacing every 6 years, plus it is increasing difficult to match patterns with your existing tyres.
