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Rokeby · 11-05-2010, 08:24 PM

It takes 3-5K miles to "wear-in" a new set of tires.
This can mean +2-3 MPGs.

Is it possible that new tires would also affect roll-down test speeds?

Could there also be contributions from tightish wheel bearings, etc?

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Rokeby Gen II Prianista Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ballamer, Merlin Posts: 453 Thanks: 201 Thanked 146 Times in 89 Posts	It takes 3-5K miles to "wear-in" a new set of tires. This can mean +2-3 MPGs. Is it possible that new tires would also affect roll-down test speeds? Could there also be contributions from tightish wheel bearings, etc?