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Old 05-28-2008, 02:00 PM   #10 (permalink)
99metro
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Location: Briggsdale, Colorado
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Wildfire - '96 Ford Bronco XL
90 day: 14.88 mpg (US)

Blackford - '96 Ford Bronco XLT
90 day: 20.26 mpg (US)

Y2k - '00 Honda Insight
Gen-1 Insights
Team Honda
90 day: 73.98 mpg (US)

Redford V10 - '01 Ford F250 Lariat
90 day: 15.64 mpg (US)

FireFly - '00 Honda Insight DX
90 day: 69.43 mpg (US)

LittleRed - '00 Honda Insight
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I went from 155/80/13 to 175/70/13 and noticed increased rolling resistance. My coasting has decreased quite a bit. The new tires are almost one inch wider, but still the same height. There is more of a selection of tires with 175/70 than 155/80. I only got the 175/70 because some of the roads here have grooved pavement and I felt the 175/70s would keep the car from weaving like a drunk driver. For economy, I'd do the 155/80 tires and live with whatever tread design you have a choice of, if any. I've just started logging MPG here, so we'll see if I can get good MPG with these tires.
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