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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
Last edited by MetroMPG; 10-07-2023 at 01:12 AM. Reason: error in tread depths
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 62.4 mpg (US) ... 26.5 km/L ... 3.8 L/100 km ... 74.9 mpg (Imp)
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 62.4 mpg (US) ... 26.5 km/L ... 3.8 L/100 km ... 74.9 mpg (Imp)
This tire test must have re-aligned the tire stars?
Dunlop Enasave tires have always been more expensive than the Bridgestone, until now. As a matter of fact, I have never seen Dunlop Ensave tires prices dropped this low before. Dunlop Enasave tires have been $160+ for months, maybe a couple years even.
I've never seen the Dunlop Enasave tires for cheaper than the Bridgestone tires before, but it's cheaper most everywhere now.
Walmart
Dunlop = $114.08/tire
Bridgestone = $145/tire
tires-easy.com
Dunlop = $111.84/tire
Bridgestone = $139.75/tire
Tire Rack
Dunlop = $139.32/tire
Bridgestone = $166.05/tire
SimpleTire
Dunlop = $113.98/tire
Bridgestone = $152.96/tire
Personally, I think the Kumho Solus TA51a (640AA/75,000 mile warranty) tire is the best 165/65r14 tire option currently in the States, but it's nice to see the Dunlop Enasave tire price come down some.
MetroMPG (10-07-2023)
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View my fuel log 2020 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.4 mpg (US) ... 18.0 km/L ... 5.5 L/100 km ... 50.9 mpg (Imp)
Someone can surely correct me if I am wrong, but I haven't seen Dunlop Enasave tire prices this low since I bought my Mirage back in October of 2017.
As far as energy savings goes, I would have to see some hard data on that one. I think most any 165/65r14 tire inflated properly is going to roll pretty good on a Mirage, but new tires may not roll as well as older ones.
165/65r14 - Most common all-season tire choices today -
Dunlop Enasave 01 A/S (340AB/no warranty) *
Bridgestone Potenza RE92 (260AB/40,000 mile warranty)
Falken Sincera SN250A A/S (320AB/no warranty) **
Nexen N'Priz AH5 (460AA/50,000 mile warranty)
Kumho Solus TA31 (500AA/60,000 mile warranty)
Kumho Solus TA51a (640AA/75,000 mile warranty)
* factory tire
** current factory tire on newer Mirages
Thanks to Dunlop Enasave sidewall issue in June of 2018, I have been using pairs of tires ever since. At 82,000+ miles, I have tried
Federal SS657 - worn out & replaced. Used them with the remaining pair of Enasave tires. Decent tire for the $40/tire price back then. No longer found in the States.
Dunlop Enasave - worn out pair in my garage. The remaining pair did well, but I started carrying a full size spare because of these tires.
Nexen N'Priz AH5 - currently on my Mirage rear axle, have done rear axle winter duty & front axle summer duty, too. Replaced my worn out Federal tires. I got these on sale for $50/tire, and they have been the best tire value so far.
Kumho Solus TA31 - currently on my Mirage front axle & have done rear axle winter duty, too. I paid approximately $68/tire for them at the time. I would rate these close to the Nexen. I expect the Nexen & Kumho tires to take me well past 100,000 miles on my Mirage, but I have a hard time stating exact mileage for every tire I am listing here.
Nokian Nordman 7 - front axle duty the past 6 winters. All four of the tires listed above have done rear axle duty with my pair of Nokian Nordman 7 snow tires. Whatever pair seems the newest/best gets that job.
Vredestein Quatrac 5 - My hope is these tires will replace the worn out Enasaves in my garage, but they have been on backorder since November of 2022. If I get them for the rebate/sale price, they will be approximately $68/tire. I want to see how an all-weather tire compares to all-season & dedicated snow tires.
I can't test them all, but I have done my share for sure! If I was buying tires today, the new Kumho TA51a might be my first pick. I wouldn't pass on the Nexen or other Kumho if they were on sale (much, much cheaper). If priced about the same, the Kumho TA51a is what I would try next.
If someone really lkes the Enasave tires, however, it may be a good time to buy them. I would at least watch the pricing of them. Maybe they will continue to go down. Tire prices are not stable these days.
Last edited by Mark; 10-09-2023 at 03:40 PM.
MetroMPG (10-10-2023)