TonyEX
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Any ideas on these tires?
I wanted to put the Michelins but Costco told me that they're back ordered (they gave me a rain check on the $75 coupon).
Meantime, the fellow told me that they have the BS Ecopia EP422s in stock and that there should be a BS $100 off coupon next week.
I dunno... the reviews of the EP422 worry me.. true many of those are the clueless types, but overall it seems like the Michelins are better liked.
Ideas?
I want a tire with better mileage than the original rock hard Dunlops but with the ride, grip and durability of the Michelin X's.
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JP
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Why not going with ones of the Ultra High Performance All-Season category?
Are you looking for LRR?
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superchg2
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Tony, Tire Rack is an excellent source of information for the tires you are considering.
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JIRZLEE
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I usually check TireRack and Consumer Reports. Between the two you should be able to make an informed decision.
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TonyEX
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superchg2 wrote:
Tony, Tire Rack is an excellent source of information for the tires you are considering.
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I checked in there but some of the comments were inane... I mean someone was complaining about this tires falling off in blocks after 2500 miles.
And many put comments about the EP100 in lieu of the EP422. Different tires....
I want better mileage that the OEM Dunlops but with the ride, wear and handling of my current Michelin X's.
And, I specifically want to know about hybrid owners... the Prius folks seem to like both tires, but I did not see comments from folks that have had the tires for more than 40K miles.
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HONDA AFVM
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TonyE wrote:
superchg2 wrote:
Tony, Tire Rack is an excellent source of information for the tires you are considering.
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I checked in there but some of the comments were inane... I mean someone was complaining about this tires falling off in blocks after 2500 miles.
And many put comments about the EP100 in lieu of the EP422. Different tires....
I want better mileage that the OEM Dunlops but with the ride, wear and handling of my current Michelin X's.
And, I specifically want to know about hybrid owners... the Prius folks seem to like both tires, but I did not see comments from folks that have had the tires for more than 40K miles.
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I have the Michelin AS on my Hybrid, best tires I ever had.......I put 10,000 miles on them from April of last year to November of last year and they showed hardly any wear. Increased my MPG 3 to 5 ..........
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TonyEX
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HONDA AFVM wrote:
TonyE wrote:
superchg2 wrote:
Tony, Tire Rack is an excellent source of information for the tires you are considering.
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I checked in there but some of the comments were inane... I mean someone was complaining about this tires falling off in blocks after 2500 miles.
And many put comments about the EP100 in lieu of the EP422. Different tires....
I want better mileage that the OEM Dunlops but with the ride, wear and handling of my current Michelin X's.
And, I specifically want to know about hybrid owners... the Prius folks seem to like both tires, but I did not see comments from folks that have had the tires for more than 40K miles.
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I have the Michelin AS on my Hybrid, best tires I ever had.......I put 10,000 miles on them from April of last year to November of last year and they showed hardly any wear. Increased my MPG 3 to 5 ..........
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I ended up with the Bridgestone Ecopia EP422s... put them last wednesday.
My mileage, right off the bat, is up 5 mpg... I saw an indicated 40.2 mpg one way run, which works out to an actual 42. Mind you, this is an average of 80mph on a freeway run... with your typical coastal and San Diego Cty hills -you'd call them mountains in the midwest.
Round trip on the first tank I got an overall of 40 mpg.. but that was with one of day of very heavy cross/head winds (40 mpg Santa Anas). I'm on the second tank (yes, loooong drives) and I can see that the tires are wearing in and the mileage is indeed popping up.
The feeling is different.. I'll write them up soon.
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Hondasrule
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Tony, do you over inflate them at all - a couple of pounds maybe?
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TonyEX
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Hondasrule wrote:
Tony, do you over inflate them at all - a couple of pounds maybe?
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No. I left them as Costco did...
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JimmyEats
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Do you like the Ecopias?
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TonyEX
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JimmyEats wrote:
Do you like the Ecopias?
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Yes. They ride very smooth, are quiet, are fuel efficient and handle rather well.
Of course, this is the hybrid size... I don't know what they will do in other sizes.
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HONDA AFVM
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TonyE wrote:
HONDA AFVM wrote:
TonyE wrote:
superchg2 wrote:
Tony, Tire Rack is an excellent source of information for the tires you are considering.
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I checked in there but some of the comments were inane... I mean someone was complaining about this tires falling off in blocks after 2500 miles.
And many put comments about the EP100 in lieu of the EP422. Different tires....
I want better mileage that the OEM Dunlops but with the ride, wear and handling of my current Michelin X's.
And, I specifically want to know about hybrid owners... the Prius folks seem to like both tires, but I did not see comments from folks that have had the tires for more than 40K miles.
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I have the Michelin AS on my Hybrid, best tires I ever had.......I put 10,000 miles on them from April of last year to November of last year and they showed hardly any wear. Increased my MPG 3 to 5 ..........
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I ended up with the Bridgestone Ecopia EP422s... put them last wednesday.
My mileage, right off the bat, is up 5 mpg... I saw an indicated 40.2 mpg one way run, which works out to an actual 42. Mind you, this is an average of 80mph on a freeway run... with your typical coastal and San Diego Cty hills -you'd call them mountains in the midwest.
Round trip on the first tank I got an overall of 40 mpg.. but that was with one of day of very heavy cross/head winds (40 mpg Santa Anas). I'm on the second tank (yes, loooong drives) and I can see that the tires are wearing in and the mileage is indeed popping up.
The feeling is different.. I'll write them up soon.
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I was AMAZED on the difference from the OEM POS tires to the Michelin's........Smoother, quieter........no road noise.
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TonyEX
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HONDA AFVM wrote:
I was AMAZED on the difference from the OEM POS tires to the Michelin's........Smoother, quieter........no road noise.
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Shortly after I got the new tires I took a job next to home.
I think that in the last three months I've driven maybe, maybe 800 miles tops. There are weeks when I don't have a car and I get chauffeured around and my only drive is the weekend Costco run which is like 14 miles round trip.
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