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Old 08-28-2008, 10:14 AM   #3 (permalink)
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In big highway trucks, the rolling resistance decreases as the tread wears down.
On cars also it might well be that a new tire of a given make might be worse than a worn out one.

Hard to imagine 2.5 mpg difference though, that's a big change.......
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