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Old 05-14-2013, 05:31 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by CapriRacer View Post
But where this becomes a problem is in tire wear. Changing tires more often just to achieve fuel economy improvement may not work out in the final cost analysis.
Even that is no longer specific to LRR tires... the Michelin Defender XT LRR tire has a 90,000 mile warranty for the T-rated line. Better than many of the non-LRR tires!
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