MicroRacer
Veteran Member
I thought I would give my first report on these tires. First off the tires I had on were 205/55R16 Michelin Destiny'sThey were completely wore out. The best fuel mileage I got on these tires was 54.6mpg.(@40psi).
I wanted a high mileage tire with resonable fuel mileage. I read good reviews on this tire except for here. My first mileage reading for this tire was 51.3mpg. I am only running tire pressures of 36psi so I am very impressed. I will pump the pressure up to 40psi when it gets warmer.
I expected to get worse fuel mileage with new tires, I'm not sure that will be the case with these tires.
The results are good so far for a 100,000 mile tire. I did get 205/60R16 tires because I wanted a 91 rating tire and most 205/55R15 tires were only rated 89. So far I am happy with the ride traction and fuel mileage. I keep reporting as I get more miles on these tires.
2001 Jetta GLS TDI
I wanted a high mileage tire with resonable fuel mileage. I read good reviews on this tire except for here. My first mileage reading for this tire was 51.3mpg. I am only running tire pressures of 36psi so I am very impressed. I will pump the pressure up to 40psi when it gets warmer.
I expected to get worse fuel mileage with new tires, I'm not sure that will be the case with these tires.
The results are good so far for a 100,000 mile tire. I did get 205/60R16 tires because I wanted a 91 rating tire and most 205/55R15 tires were only rated 89. So far I am happy with the ride traction and fuel mileage. I keep reporting as I get more miles on these tires.
2001 Jetta GLS TDI
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