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Originally Posted by JCL
I was with you up to here (although I think 1 cm of wear in the diameter is high).
By my reckoning, that 3 mpg reduction is 16%, not 1.2 %.
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my bad - i was looking at wrong spot after decimal... 19/16=1.1875... the difference in fuel consumption is 18.75%
in this case, a single percentage point in the tire wear probably can't easily transform into 19% MPG reading...
and yes, before i saw routinely 350 to 380 miles per tank before i would fill up, now i see routinely 430 to 455 miles before i have to put the same amount of gas...
and i agree, it is better to keep the tank always with some gas in it, and not run it dry - i learned my lesson in Panama, when going from costa Rican border, through David to Panama City without any gas stations in sight... running on fumes!!! lol...
now, since i am back to civilization, i just feel lazy and slipped back to the old ways...
