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V6 Disappointing tire mileage--14,000

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Friends, what in the world could cause me to have such lousy mileage on the
tires of my 1997 EVC?

My van now has 41,000 miles, and I have gotten only 14,000 miles out of each
set of tires. The first set were the Goodyear Cargo tires, followed by two
sets of Vredestein. I am near the end of that third set right now.

I keep the inflation at 45-50 lbs. I drive sanely around town, though the
overwhelming percentage of miles I put on my van is on the highway. My tires
wear evenly, and there is no pulling on the steering wheel: no sign of an
alignment problem, in other words.

My next tires will be the Agilis, where I can get that 40,000 mile guarantee.
 

If the tires are wearing evenly (i.e., no sign of underinflation), I would
have to guess that the cause is the tire itself. You will have better
mileage with the Agilis 51s.

Bob Williams
93 Weekender with 36,000 miles on Agilis 51s and many more to go.YMMV.

In a message dated 10/25/99 10:10:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Earthlaw@... writes:

Friends, what in the world could cause me to have such lousy mileage on the
tires of my 1997 EVC?

My van now has 41,000 miles, and I have gotten only 14,000 miles out of
each

set of tires. The first set were the Goodyear Cargo tires, followed by
two
sets of Vredestein. I am near the end of that third set right now.

I keep the inflation at 45-50 lbs. I drive sanely around town, though the
overwhelming percentage of miles I put on my van is on the highway. My
tires
wear evenly, and there is no pulling on the steering wheel: no sign of an
alignment problem, in other words.

My next tires will be the Agilis, where I can get that 40,000 mile
guarantee.
 

That kind of wear indicates an alignment problem. Have you had a 4
wheel alignment done on your vehicle? Your savings in tire wear will
pay for the alignment.
Marve
'95 EVC
earthla-@... wrote:
original article:
Friends, what in the world could cause me to have such lousy mileage
on the
tires of my 1997 EVC?

My van now has 41,000 miles, and I have gotten only 14,000 miles out
of each
set of tires. The first set were the Goodyear Cargo tires, followed
by two
sets of Vredestein. I am near the end of that third set right now.

I keep the inflation at 45-50 lbs. I drive sanely around town,
though the
overwhelming percentage of miles I put on my van is on the highway.
My tires
wear evenly, and there is no pulling on the steering wheel: no sign
of an
alignment problem, in other words.

My next tires will be the Agilis, where I can get that 40,000 mile
guarantee.
Southard Family
 

I've got the Agilis on my '93 EV GL and they look really good after 10,000
miles. However, I'm pretty sure there is no 40,000 mile guarantee on these
tires. If you find evidence to the contrary, please let me know. The NTB
manager was adamant that these are "truck" tires and therefore have no
mileage guarantee. In fact, I could find no treadwear rating on the
sidewall.

Maynard
'82 Westy Diesel "Reinhardt"
'93 EV GL "Klinger"
'00 Golf GLS TDI "WooHoo"

-----Original Message-----
From: Earthlaw@... [SMTP:Earthlaw@...]
Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 10:10 AM
To: ev_update@...
Subject: [ev_update] V6 Disappointing tire mileage--14,000

Friends, what in the world could cause me to have such lousy mileage on the
tires of my 1997 EVC?

My van now has 41,000 miles, and I have gotten only 14,000 miles out of
each
set of tires. The first set were the Goodyear Cargo tires, followed by two
sets of Vredestein. I am near the end of that third set right now.

I keep the inflation at 45-50 lbs. I drive sanely around town, though the
overwhelming percentage of miles I put on my van is on the highway. My
tires
wear evenly, and there is no pulling on the steering wheel: no sign of an
alignment problem, in other words.

My next tires will be the Agilis, where I can get that 40,000 mile
guarantee.

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