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After replacing the original Bridgestones on my 94 VX (yes they were made in March of 93, and this was less than a year ago!) with Michelins and watching my average mileage drop by 7 MPG, I was very leery about replacing the original RE 92s on the Insight.
New Re 92s went on 7 thousand miles ago.
They are not quiet.
I have them at 45 PSI and they ride rougher than most tires.
The fuel mileage is the same as with the originals.
I think LRR tires are lighter and have less tread depth than many other tires. In most cases their tread wear ratings are less, sometimes by a significant margin.
The other side of the coin is if a tire cost me 10% in mileage there is a break even point, but it's a long way off.
If I go 65,000 miles on 1000 gallons of gas that 10% would just about pay for the tires.
Fair enough compromise for me, but I can see why the performance oriented driver would reject them.
regards
Mech
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