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Old 06-29-2017, 12:09 PM   #36 (permalink)
ecocruze
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BlueBawls - '14 Chevrolet Cruze Eco
90 day: 48.47 mpg (US)

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Guess if I want the milage back I can always pick up a set of oem good years for around 480$ lol I'm going to just keep tabs on the eco tires that are up and coming. The fact that the eco tires become so much harder and louder over time is unreal. The OEM fuel max we're dry rotted to the point they need to be replaced. If I had kept better tabs on the alignment probably would have gotten about 10k more out of them. The road noise was terrible though. Have seen several others reporting the same things with LRR tires. They harden over time and become unbearable before tread wears out. For someone driving 30-40k a year probably ok. 10-15k a year the tires become aged and not in the good way like whiskey or wine lol. Rubber compound begins to loose it's flexibility it seems. Hopefully they come up with something better to extend the life on them.
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