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Old 09-21-2011, 05:10 PM   #52 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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So, I probably overpaid for these tires. Oh well, I got a borderline set of 4 for the price of one new one up here in Canuckistan.

The tread wear is weird. Lots of shoulder wear. They look like they were underinflated for most of their life:



They're mounted on alloys & installed on the ForkenSwift, for now. The flat spots are definitely there (on the rear)... thumpthumpthumpthump.



I can say these tires absolutely roll easier than the tires that were on it (snows). I'm confident I'll see an improvement in efficiency. It's a big enough improvement that I don't doubt the butt-o-meter this time (I'm usually even skeptical of my own).



I intend to do a coasting comparo of the various tires in the Suzukiclone fleet, just for giggles.
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