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We drive a Dodge Caravan.

It is not a new one, it was made in 1989. I always thought that if I needed parts for it I would ask for Dodge parts. Well, I have since learned that Mopar parts would also fit. What is a Mopar? I am not really familiar with all of the auto manufacturers that are out there, so to me the question was not stupid.

All that I can say now is that I am glad that I asked my husband instead of someone in an auto parts store. I have no wish to add to the ‘dumb housewife’ fable that goes around in those quarters. I mean that I replaced the points in a 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger. I even managed to set them perfect the first time. All that I did later was to accidentally drop a screw down the distributor. It only took me half of an hour to set it right, and another one and a half hours to get the (*&^*) screw out of the distributor. Well, I guess that paying someone else to do the tune up on our car was actually worth the money. Our neighbor at the time had fun telling me that our car was hungry as I lay on top of the engine -growling at the screw. Live and learn.

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You know, it is really hard to drive on any road when one side of your tire is flat.

I called around a few places and could not find a 14′ tire , unless I wanted a new one at a price that we cannot afford. I found myself screaming at the sky over that one. Is it not a pain in the tucus.

I finally found a tire. First, however, I checked the van to see what size was needed to be replaced. This is what I found.

Right front tire - 185/60/14
Left front - 195/70/14
Right rear - 185/70/14
Left rear - 185/65/14
Spare tire - 205/70/14 It also had a hole in the sidewall, useful - NOT

If you read the list carefully, there are 5 different sizes connected to our van. ARGThat is one way to go nuts quickly. We were blessed. There is a place nearby that sells car parts. You pull the part off the junker with your own tools. At least the tires were already on a rack and didn’t need to be removed from the rims. After we got the flat tire inflated, went to the bank, drove to the parts yard, got the tire, went to the repair shop and they installed the tire for us. Our back tires now match. Will wonders never cease.( HAH insert sarcasm here.)

Oh well, we got a tire and we are on the road again. The spare, well……The rear tires are both now 185/70/14’s. Yes we can roll on down the road. For now.

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