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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile
I always buy premium tyres (Contis or Michelins), but over the life of a van tyre I will use about $10,000 worth of fuel. Sacrificing a bit of tyre life ~$800/set can still make financial sense.
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That is certainly the financial way to look at it.
Over the life of a set of tyres, I would have to make a fuel saving of 8% (55 to 59 mpg) to break even. Would I see that sort of improvement in my fuel usage by running at elevated pressures?
Mind you, any appreciable deterioration in tyre life would make even 8% uneconomical for me.