Member Since: 27 Aug 2008
Location: Devon
Posts: 110
Tyres and mpg
My D3 runs on standard 17" rims and until recently had continental 4x4 contacts fitted (as per factory fit). These were a great all around tyre and I got more than 30,000 miles out of them. When I came to change them our local tyre fitters couldn't get any contis in so I opted for goodyear wrangler HP AW (again, I believe a factory fit tyre) and these seem to be fine. But there is a mystery when it comes to mpg. Throughout the 30,000 miles on the contis I averaged 29 mpg. Since I've had the goodyears fitted this has dropped to 27mpg. I've checked the tyre pressures and no issues there.
I could understand it if I'd gone for an all out MT or AT pattern but both of these are basically road pattern tyres. Has anyone else done a similar swap and seen a similar change?
Guess I'll just have to get some 19s with MTRs and then at least I won't care about the mpg javascript:emoticon('')MY11 Disco 4 SDV6 HSE
Previously 06MY Disco 3 TDV6 HSE
Previously 06MY D3 TDV6 7 st
12th Nov 2009 6:01 pm
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6266
I am running HTS's getting around 31-33 depends on the foot
manual car
cheers
12th Nov 2009 7:21 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72789
Had 18" Wranglers on SWMBOs D3, hated then but changed to 17" Contis, much better!!! Mpg about the same as with Wranglers. Loose 2 - 3 mpg when swap my car's 17" Contis for MTRs.
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