bought a set of FALKEN ZE-51282H tires last saturday
right out of the box these have increased my consumption
by more than 20%
my lifetime is right around 50mpg's
after a week i am barely breaking 40mpg's
(and that includes a trip to seattle from vancouver
late at night and nice weather which should have
lowered the overall average a lot)
with the current gas prices i spend about 250.00 a month
add the 20% that will cost me 600.00$ a year
and about 1200.00$ more by the time the tires are ready to be replaced.
the tires were rated best overall in a 20 tire showdown.
they rated 2nd in the low rolling resistance.
why is this happening, i've heard of some increase but this is ridiculous.
i was getting 50mpg's with old winter tires in jan.feb. and mar.
some questions
they have michelin harmony which will fit
will those be any better (not as good "LRR")
is it worth buying 15" wheelsand michelin energy's
i know this is drastic but this store does not have
a lot of choice for the prius
thanks for any help
i need to solve this soon
right out of the box these have increased my consumption
by more than 20%
my lifetime is right around 50mpg's
after a week i am barely breaking 40mpg's
(and that includes a trip to seattle from vancouver
late at night and nice weather which should have
lowered the overall average a lot)
with the current gas prices i spend about 250.00 a month
add the 20% that will cost me 600.00$ a year
and about 1200.00$ more by the time the tires are ready to be replaced.
the tires were rated best overall in a 20 tire showdown.
they rated 2nd in the low rolling resistance.
why is this happening, i've heard of some increase but this is ridiculous.
i was getting 50mpg's with old winter tires in jan.feb. and mar.
some questions
they have michelin harmony which will fit
will those be any better (not as good "LRR")
is it worth buying 15" wheelsand michelin energy's
i know this is drastic but this store does not have
a lot of choice for the prius
thanks for any help
i need to solve this soon