Saw this one on eBay last night. There's still a day left...
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dunlop-Enas...item26017f3208
Saw this one on eBay last night. There's still a day left...
Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dunlop-Enas...item26017f3208
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 52.2 mpg (US) ... 22.2 km/L ... 4.5 L/100 km ... 62.6 mpg (Imp)
Daox (09-07-2018)
Weird that it's just one tire.
I wonder if you could actually fit a full-size spare in a Mirage...
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View my fuel log 2018 Mirage SE 1.2 automatic: 33.6 mpg (US) ... 14.3 km/L ... 7.0 L/100 km ... 40.4 mpg (Imp)
If I had a low-mile Mirage with Enasaves, I might be tempted to jump on this. It would be nice to have a spare one sitting around. If you damage one of your Enasaves and need a replacement in a hurry (not entirely unheard of), you'll find out that nobody stocks these tires...except maybe a Mitsubishi dealer. These tires are almost $120/each at the Tire Rack now.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 52.2 mpg (US) ... 22.2 km/L ... 4.5 L/100 km ... 62.6 mpg (Imp)
Considering I saw a $30 tire at Discount Tire (well, on the website)...
(Okey so it's a 175/65R14...)
https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tir...ntis-2/p/11363
Last edited by timw4mail; 09-07-2018 at 01:45 PM.
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View my fuel log 2018 Mirage SE 1.2 automatic: 33.6 mpg (US) ... 14.3 km/L ... 7.0 L/100 km ... 40.4 mpg (Imp)
And that's the decision some Mirage owners are faced with. If you have decent Enasaves on your car and need 1 replacement tire, what do you do? You can spend $125 to replace it, or you can spend $200 and put on 4 new tires of another size (175-65-14) or brand.
At least Wal-Mart sells 165-65-14 tires online...but I don't know if they are actually in stock anywhere.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 52.2 mpg (US) ... 22.2 km/L ... 4.5 L/100 km ... 62.6 mpg (Imp)
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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)
I had this dilemma a few weeks ago. I had a punctured sidewall on one of the factory Enasaves. All 4 tires still looked great tread-wise @ 15,000 miles.
I decided to try a pair of 165/65r14 Federal SS-657 tires. I disposed of the one tire with the bad sidewall, & I kept the extra Enasave. If I lose another Enasave, I have a replacement. I also had the same thought about keeping a spare of this odd size tire on hand.
I used my extra pair of snow tires on steel rims for a few days until the new Federal pair arrived. For a tire under $50 each, the Federal tires seem perfectly fine. During the summer months, I will use the new Federal tires with the original Dunlop tires. During the winter months, I will move the newer Federal tires to back & add my Nokian snow tires to front. As I do this, I will take care of my tire rotations at the same time. When climbing ridge roads in the winter, I like having that little bit of extra traction up front.
By the time the Dunlop tires wear out, I should have a pretty good opinion of the Federal tires. That may help determine what I will do next. I haven't ruled out going to 175/65r14 tires some day (tire options are endless in that size). For now, I am giving the Federal tires a try. I didn't see a need to replace all four tires. The Dunlop tires have a lot tread life in them. Thus, I am using 3 different pairs of tires mounted on steel rims (Dunlop, Federal, & Nokian).
Top_Fuel (09-08-2018)
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View my fuel log 2018 Mirage SE 1.2 automatic: 33.6 mpg (US) ... 14.3 km/L ... 7.0 L/100 km ... 40.4 mpg (Imp)
It's not a recommended practice, but I've done this with various small front wheel drive cars for decades. I drive way beyond reason in bad weather. I take it really slow on turns/curves. My concern is climbing up a fairly steep ridge road that doesn't get much sunlight in the winter. A little extra traction up front doesn't hurt.
I've used 3 pairs of tires on all of my small front wheel drive cars. Around Thanksgiving, I will add my Nokian snow tires up front. I will make sure my relative new Federal tires are on back. The older Dunlop pair will come off. In the spring, I will pull off the pair of Nokian snow tires & put the Dunlop pair back on. While I am doing that, I will take care of tire rotations at the same time. I can always add another pair of snow tires, too. I just haven't bother yet.
I can probably trace this practice back to my 1990 Ford Festiva having 145SR12 tires. Finding 12" snow tires back then wasn't easy. As a matter of fact, I didn't find them. Keep in mind, I didn't own a computer or smart phone in those days. Thus, I got into the habit of using 3 pairs of tires (A, B, & C) on that car. During the winter months, I would use my A pair (newest) up front & B pair on the back. During the summer months, I used my B pair up front & C pair (oldest) on back. When my C pair wore out, they would be replace (becoming my new A pair). This allowed me to use up tires during the summer months, but still have relatively new tires up front during the winter months.
Using 4 snow tires is much better than using 2. I just got into the habit of doing this. It's not the best practice by any means. When winter comes around, I like having all the traction I can get up front. I would never do this with an AWD vehicle. My Subaru has two full sets of tires. All four tires should match on an AWD vehicle for sure.
Wayne (09-09-2018)