Energy Saver A/S Tires - finally !

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  1. The Critic

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    Very nice. How long did your set of Primacy MXV4 last you?

    I gave up on the LRR tires and switched to the Michelin Premier A/S myself. Surprisingly enough, out of the box, the MPG was equal to my nearly worn-out set of Primacy MXM4. Go figure...
     
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    I was able to get 62,000 miles with a 60,000 mile warranty.

    I just put a set of Premier A/S on my wife's Honda Accord. I will have to watch the mpg on these. My wife really likes the feel and handling of the new tires.
     
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    After five fill ups and about 2000 miles my average calculated mpg has jumped from 47 with the MXV4's to 50.4 with the ES A/S. I am really enjoying these tires.

    This has also been during the mild temperatures of spring so I know part of the increase is due to temps. Now that the temps are rising and I will be running the AC more, it will be interesting to see what impact this will have on mpg.
     
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    congrats, great write up and post install review. thanks jd!(y)
     
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    Should add that my experience is that when approaching the limit of adhesion while cornering, my set of Michelin Energy Saver nice person howled noticeably before they broke loose, which I feel is a VERY desirable characteristic in a tire.
     
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