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12-18-2008, 03:22 PM | #37 |
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So its a fluke? Right.....
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12-18-2008, 04:18 PM | #38 |
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Yes, I believe it is either a fluke or a misrepresentation by those that told you it was the fault of the higher pressure in order to escape their own culpability for a substandard product.
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12-18-2008, 06:27 PM | #40 |
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i had a set of Bridgestone Winterforce tires put on the Yaris for the winter. I checked the pressure and it's at about 35 psi. The max on the sidewall of the tire said 44 psi. I called the Bridgestone/Firestone tire dealer that installed the tires and asked them why so underinflated. They told me that the best thing to do woudl be to stay within what the car is rated for (whatever it says on the door label)
I think it's a load of crap, cuz I'm losing about 100 kms per tank ever since. Can I inflate to 44psi? |
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12-18-2008, 08:00 PM | #42 |
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Listen center tread wear can easily be tested the same way I use to test my tires for roll on turns. On a dry day take a piece of sidewalk chalk and just make 4 or 5 1inch-2inchthick lines from the sidewall and across the tread. Drive your car for just a mile or less and check to see where the chalk has been worn off. I bet that at 60 PSI you will see substantial center tread wear and at 32 if you have taken a hard turn will find that some chalk has been worn off of the sidewall!!! Easy test that I owe Loren for helping me find to use on autocross
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12-19-2008, 01:44 AM | #43 | |
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over 22,000 miles logged on the stock tires at 50 PSI
and for the record, i once had a blowout in my camaro on a tire that was less than a week old with the PSI at 32... not all blowouts are related to PSI, and I think it's safe to say that it had nothing to do with the PSI but more to do with whatever was on the road that poked the hole in the tire Quote:
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I don't doubt that you're telling the truth about your own personal experience, but you can't ignore the data gathered by a large membership at CleanMPG for example where no one has had any issues caused from inflating tires to max sidewall or even a little above and the thing is NO ONE paid for this testing. This testing is all done by normal people like you and I and Bailout who have nothing to gain by lying about results. They're only trying to help people be less wasteful of resources and save money with safe practices which are only questioned by the industries which directly benefit from you wasting these same resources. It's great to have a strong opinion on things, but you can't close the door to so many other peoples experiences or "testing". I'm glad I didn't. I've learned a great deal from Bailout and others like him in the different online communities. To the point where the performance I am getting out of our car is not believed by people who are still pre-believers like I once was. |
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12-19-2008, 02:52 PM | #48 |
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well i put 100 psi into my 205/40/17's... it hasn't popped yet...(just so you know this was a joke)
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12-19-2008, 06:22 PM | #49 |
When the salesman delivered my Yaris to my home he showed me these Green Tire "Caps"(where you put air in the tire ) He said the tires had nitrogen in them! That they would hold the pressure better than air? So far, So good! And I think someone special ordered this car and then rejected it...Thank goodness for unanswered prayers.
I had ordered a "sport" 3 door liftback from a salesman in New Orleans! I waited three months for my Sport Yaris to come in. THEN I LEARNED....Japan does not ship the Sport to America (they could now? but not then-three months ago). I then ordered my Yaris from Slidell LA and told he salesman to find me the closest car to the Sport; to which he did. It came with all the airbags/cd player/mp3 ready/Automatic/tinted windows/15" wheels and sporty rims. I added the GPS/Backup Camera/Viper Alarm/Scan Guage/ lots of trim and if I could find out how to make the GARAGE I once had no this site I would take pictures...I love the color..Meteorite Matellic..I sold my new Lexus to buy this darling car...and the only thing I miss is the cornering lights my Lexus had...Nothing else.... If you know how I can make my Yaris Garage again I sure would appeciate your telling me.. |
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I'm always trying to do my best to not waste and cannot understand why someone would brag about underachieving well. I highly doubt you can achieve over 44 mpg on tanks without engaging in common sense, disciplined driving which "others" would label as "hypermiling". |
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I, "hypermile," and I am only getting a paltry 36MPG. Did you rub cheetah blood on your engine block while doing the hokey pokey or soemthing?
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12-19-2008, 11:57 PM | #53 |
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generally i run 5-10 psi under max depending on the tire...keep in mind, the more the pressure the less the contact patch of the tire. while that smaller contact patch means less resistance and therefore better milage, it also hurts your traction if you inflate too far...and thats not so good.
just watch your shift points and keep your foot out of it, these cars can get 40+ mpg in stock form with ease if you take it easy.
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So putting 50 psi in a tire is "disciplined driving?" |
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