Also my gas mileage is only 28 combined. My 12 year old Honda Civic got better mileage and I was thinking the Versa should be better than this.
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The biggest factor in mpg is how you drive. You can't get great mpg if you are going 75mph, accelerating quickly, sitting in drive thrus, or jamming on the brakes all the time.
I too have seen the tire reviews of not getting the expected mileage out of them....I hope that is not true. Hence why I keep them rotated and aligned which will greatly extend their life.Thanks for the input. The Continental Pro tires seem to have a few reviews of tread life not meeting expectation. I will definately take it somewhere else, get tires and have it aligned again.
The place that put these tires on stated that
1. When tires are new, they grip the road better which diminishes gas milege, ( 2 other shops say it's not true)
2. There are 3 adjustments that can be made to align a vehilce but the Versa only has 2. I don't know enough about it to deny or confirm. LOL
When I left the tire store, my tire pressure light came on. I stopped, got out and looked to see if it was anything obvious. Nothing. So, when I got home I got my tire guage out of my Honda, tire pressure was 37, 32, 31 and 35. This was after only about 20 miles. They also said they had checked the alignment but the car was really pulling to the right. I told the person I purchased the car from and he had them align again. It has stopped pulling so hard to the right but still not what I expect.
Another factor is I live in the South. I would think since rain is more of an issue here than snow and given the heat here it may change what tire I would need??????
Thanks!
1. It is not true. In general, tires with 10/32nds will grip the same as a tire with 3/32nds of tread life left on dry pavement. The only time grip diminishes is when it is wet, snowy, or there is gravel and the sipes cannot keep up to evacuate the water. Many tires have sipes that only go halfway into the tread...so on dry pavement the grip will be better than new (and a bit louder) but worse in wet conditions. Of course that is assuming that the tire is still as soft and pliable as when it was new and not hard or dry rotted. Every tire has a different friction factor (rolling resistance)....that is what affects mpg.
2. I havent gotten into my suspension much but the 3 adjustments are camber, toe, and caster. Most vehicles have all 3 but not all.
