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JSH · 08-28-2020, 05:10 PM

I've use BFG Advantage T/A Sport tires on 4 cars now - They are a good tire at a good price with better than average life for the class.

Going from Bridgestone Ecopia (185/65R15) to The BFG T/A (205/55/R16) dropped fuel economy 8% on my 2005 Prius.

Going from Bridgestone Ecopia (185/65R15) to BFG T/A (185/65R15) dropped kWh / mile 6.5 % on my 2016 Spark EV.

That said they are a good balance of cost, fuel economy, and life. Good dry traction and excellent wet traction. The lost of fuel economy was worth the improved handling to me.

EDIT: My VW Sportwagen is getting a set as we speak. We punctured a tire last weekend on a forest service road (3rd rock puncture since moving to OR) The stock tires only had 3.5 / 32 of tread left so we are replacing all 4.

I did something a bit different this time and went down a size instead of up. Stock tires on the VW are 225/45R17 and I'm having Costco put on 215/50R17 to get a little more sidewall. The 215 are also XL rated tires so they have a stiffer sidewall.

$433 for the set complete with mount, balance, and disposal of the old tires.

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JSH AKA - Jason Join Date: May 2009 Location: PDX Posts: 3,605 Adventure Seeker - '04 Chevy Astro - Campervan 90 day: 17.3 mpg (US) Thanks: 326 Thanked 2,151 Times in 1,456 Posts	I've use BFG Advantage T/A Sport tires on 4 cars now - They are a good tire at a good price with better than average life for the class. Going from Bridgestone Ecopia (185/65R15) to The BFG T/A (205/55/R16) dropped fuel economy 8% on my 2005 Prius. Going from Bridgestone Ecopia (185/65R15) to BFG T/A (185/65R15) dropped kWh / mile 6.5 % on my 2016 Spark EV. That said they are a good balance of cost, fuel economy, and life. Good dry traction and excellent wet traction. The lost of fuel economy was worth the improved handling to me. EDIT: My VW Sportwagen is getting a set as we speak. We punctured a tire last weekend on a forest service road (3rd rock puncture since moving to OR) The stock tires only had 3.5 / 32 of tread left so we are replacing all 4. I did something a bit different this time and went down a size instead of up. Stock tires on the VW are 225/45R17 and I'm having Costco put on 215/50R17 to get a little more sidewall. The 215 are also XL rated tires so they have a stiffer sidewall. $433 for the set complete with mount, balance, and disposal of the old tires. Last edited by JSH; 08-28-2020 at 05:21 PM..