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Best Alternatives to Michelin Energy Saver A/S ?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by ngc4565, Feb 6, 2012.

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  1. ngc4565

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    Great. I look forward to that. BTW - I noted a slight decrease in MPG after the first tire rotation, followed by new record highs for the tires starting about 1000 miles later. I am theorizing that the tires need to be stretched both ways, meaning via braking and tractive effort, before they are fully broken in.
     
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    Depending on your alignment specs at each corner, your mpg may suffer as the tires adjust to the alignment setting at the new corner. I.E. your tires were worn into a pattern that fit the alignment spec at the corner they were first installed. If you move them to a different corner and that alignment spec is much different then the tire will then need to adjust by wearing down high spots or correct feathering and such. This should be so minor so as not to notice a difference but a poorly aligned car could cause such an effect. Hopefully this is not the case with your car.
     
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    We are now pushing towards 10,000 miles on the Continentals. The MFD is showing 54.3 MPG for the 4400 miles since the last oil change and tire rotation. That beats the previous oil change interval best of 53.7 on the old Yokohama S33Ds. We purchased these tires at a time when the Michelin Energy Saver A/S were unavailable. Based upon the recent reviews of the handling characteristics of those tires, we have no regrets. At this point we are happy campers.
     
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    That is good news. :)
     
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    My tire/Prius experience so far:

    I run Federal Super Steel 657 tires inflated to 50 psi all around and am getting 57-58.5 mpg consistantly with 50% city 50% hwy driving. I only run these tires because they came on the car when I bought it and the tread is getting extremely low, but after hearing the numbers you all are throwing out, I might go back to them @ $60 per tire LOL
     
    #145 Hesko, Sep 2, 2012
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    Keep in mind that worn tires have very low rolling resistance compared to new ones and everyone's conditions are different so it's not easy to compare fuel economy numbers. :)
     
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    That explains it haha
     
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