My Dunlop Enasaves 7 years later.....

[fc321]

Just wanted to acknowledge my Ensaves as I am about to put them to pasture. date code 4614 (November 15 of 2014) makes them

7 years, 1 month, 21 days of loyal service and retired now at 26,700 miles of reliable service. They still drive well but very visible dry-rot (I will take a picture in the daytime) apparent. (But this car sat on dealers lot for 1 year before I purchased it in March of 2016)

Just wanted to acknowledge these good tires that some people complain about on this forum but in my case they served with honor.





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Based on Lincoln's head I think we are just about at 2/32, yes? I think I got my money's worth out of 'em. I dont drive so often and the car sitting stationary developed dry-rott on the tires

On my new set I will mitigate this problem by spraying the sidewalls every 6 months with 303 Marine Sun Protectant

[Mark]

Just wanted to acknowledge these good tires that some people complain about on this forum but in my case they served with honor.

If you feel that good about them, I would buy them again. A set of four are only

$667.96 - 4 tires @ Walmart
$56 - mounted/balanced/installed
$6 - old tires disposal
$40.15 local sales tax

= $770.11

I lost a factory Dunlop to a sidewall blow out @ 15,000 miles, but I still used up one pair of them this past summer. I was able to get 35,000+ miles out of the one remaining pair, but I carried a full size spare with me when I had the Dunlop tires on my car. I no longer trusted them.

At a price of $700+ for a set of small tires, you could talk you head off about how good these tires are, & I would just chuckle at you. If you really think they are that great, you should get 2nd set asap.

I understand your point, but the mileage you got out these tires is nothing to write home about. I have Cooper tires going on 9 years old (purchase them in 2013) for my 2011 Forester, & they easily have 60,000+ miles on them (near the wear bar, but not quite there yet). They show no signs of dry rot on them. A set of 4 cost well under half the price of the Dunlop tires above, but that was almost 9 years ago now.

[fc321]

LoL Mark, no way Jose would I ever pay the asking price of these Dunlops. No I bought some Chinese tires $200 shipped to replace these and will be writing a review on 'em complete with pictures next week.

Hopefully I dont "get what I deserve" for cheaping out. heh-Heh

[Cobrajet]

LoL Mark, no way Jose would I ever pay the asking price of these Dunlops. No I bought some Chinese tires $200 shipped to replace these and will be writing a review on 'em complete with pictures next week.

Hopefully I dont "get what I deserve" for cheaping out. heh-Heh

Glad to see you check in, brother! I was wondering what happened to you.

[Fummins]

I haven't bought many new tires but I'm happy with my cheap azz winter tires on my car. I bought the second cheapest winter tires I could find on the wifes sorento. They're round, hold air and are better than whatever came on it.
But...
I bought a set of maxxis trailer tires for my old camper. They lasted a long time. Never leaked. I replaced them after 8-10 years cause they were cracked between the treads and sidewalls. I replaced them with some cheap junk tires and barely got two years out of them before they were almost worn out.
I've got carlisle's on my triple axle toy hauler. I got my first flat trailer tire on our first trip out. Middle axle of course...I'll wait til they're bald before I replace them though. I'm cheap when it comes to tires too, but will probably go with something better on the trailer at least. It's a heavy ******* 14,500lb bumper pull *******.

[fc321]

Actually maybe I should take-back my gratitude for these Ensaves. As you can see with only 26,700 miles they are at 2/32 or less.

And I can assure you that I drive like a Granny. Im a hypermiller and usually go top speed of 70mph. I dont even wind out the engine and I upshift at 3000 rpm. So its not that impressive really

And by the way I "threw caution at the wind" as far as the rear alignment fears and never even had it checked for toe/camber and whatnot. And the warranty is over for me (>5 years owner)

Also I kept then at 40 psi for the life of the car (44 psi is the max rated value for these)

[Mark]

Actually maybe I should take-back my gratitude for these Ensaves. As you can see with only 26,700 miles they are at 2/32 or less.

And I can assure you that I drive like a Granny. Im a hypermiller and usually go top speed of 70mph. I dont even wind out the engine and I upshift at 3000 rpm. So its not that impressive really

And by the way I "threw caution at the wind" as far as the rear alignment fears and never even had it checked for toe/camber and whatnot. And the warranty is over for me (>5 years owner)

Also I kept then at 40 psi for the life of the car (44 psi is the max rated value for these)

I've been known to be a bit harsh on the Dunlop Enasaves (340AB rating), but that's due to the pricing of them. At $162+/tire, I have much higher expectations.

The current Falken Sincera SN250A A/S (2021+ factory tires) are priced more with reason, but their 320BB UTQG rating is not very impressive. The 175/65r14 Falken SN250 A/S is a much better value.

Using tires-easy.com prices -

165/65R14 Falken Sincera SN250A A/S (320BB/no warranty) is $81.59/tire with free shipping.
vs.
175/65r14 Falken Sincera SN250 A/S (720AB/80,000 mile warranty) is $82/tire with free shipping.

An extra 41 cents is probably going to give you a tire that last twice as long as the other one.

In case no has ever heard me say it before, the Mirage should come with 175/65r14 (23") or 185/55r15 (23") tires as standard equipment in the North America.

[Top_Fuel]

...I bought some Chinese tires $200 shipped to replace these
...Hopefully I dont "get what I deserve" for cheaping out.

You did the right thing. You should be buying the cheapest tires you can get. You're only driving 4,000 miles a year! In that Florida sun, your tires are probably dry-rotted junk after 3-4 years. You would be throwing your money away to buy tires that last 40-60-80,000 miles. Just buy the cheapest things that roll and replace them when they are dry rotted.

303 is a great product. I use it on my tires, black exterior plastic, and even the headlight lenses.

[Mark]

LoL Mark, no way Jose would I ever pay the asking price of these Dunlops. No I bought some Chinese tires $200 shipped to replace these and will be writing a review on 'em complete with pictures next week.

Hopefully I dont "get what I deserve" for cheaping out. heh-Heh

For your situation, I agree with Top Fuel.

By the time you have them mounted/balanced/installed, how much are saving on $200 tires verses the local quote of $240 for everything (+ sales tax)?

[dspace9]

Just wanted to acknowledge my Ensaves as I am about to put them to pasture. date code 4614 (November 15 of 2014) makes them

7 years, 1 month, 21 days of loyal service and retired now at 26,700 miles of reliable service. They still drive well but very visible dry-rot (I will take a picture in the daytime) apparent. (But this car sat on dealers lot for 1 year before I purchased it in March of 2016)

Just wanted to acknowledge these good tires that some people complain about on this forum but in my case they served with honor.





https://postimg.cc/gallery/sBPBLM5

Based on Lincoln's head I think we are just about at 2/32, yes? I think I got my money's worth out of 'em. I dont drive so often and the car sitting stationary developed dry-rott on the tires

On my new set I will mitigate this problem by spraying the sidewalls every 6 months with 303 Marine Sun Protectant

I agree. They are good tires. I have owned 8 of them now, 4 new and 4 used. Never failed me, and held the air, and got the MPGs.

I always have felt with endasaves: the more worn out they are, the better the gas mileage. New they lasted me about 2.5 years with around 18,000 km's of driving a year. 45,000 km's total to bald, and no cracks if my arithmetic serves me well.

My used 2016 used endasaves lasted around a year and change. Wore out faster with a different driver me. So I won't buy used again now that I don't have to. Not wearing used shoes either lol.

My point: those 8 tires never failed me. But new or used, wore out fast with regular use, and I am a gentle driver and drive all sorts of heavy equip vehicles besides my Mirage.

So anyway endasaves are expensive for your working man. Especially $166 bucks USD a piece.

In 2021 I bought another 8 new tires for my Mirage. Not endasaves. I have kuhmo winters on my car now, and hankook all seasons for 3 seasons. Canada eh