Lousy mileage but good performance
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Lousy mileage but good performance
My junkyard battery works great in every respect- except MPG.
I'm getting mid 30's - my tires are lousy, i'm putting off getting fresh tires until i deal with the rear control arm issue.
All the battery performance indicators i am aware of show a good battery-
- the SOC indicator cycles through the whole range
- i neverer have battery recal.
- the car starts on the main battery pack after sitting for several days in fairly cold weather.
No IMA or Check Engine lights.
As for the tires, - the car came iwth 80K miles and lousy tires.
I got a gooed deal on a pristine set of 195/60's - slightly smaller than required. - my corrected mileage with the smaller tires was a solid 41 mpg with no real effort on my part.
THen the tires started wearing out and i learned about the rear control arm issue. Right now I have 195/65s in front and the smaller tires on the back. the front tires rumble (having been rotated from the rear)
So, could the tire issue account for 6mpg?
I'm getting mid 30's - my tires are lousy, i'm putting off getting fresh tires until i deal with the rear control arm issue.
All the battery performance indicators i am aware of show a good battery-
- the SOC indicator cycles through the whole range
- i neverer have battery recal.
- the car starts on the main battery pack after sitting for several days in fairly cold weather.
No IMA or Check Engine lights.
As for the tires, - the car came iwth 80K miles and lousy tires.
I got a gooed deal on a pristine set of 195/60's - slightly smaller than required. - my corrected mileage with the smaller tires was a solid 41 mpg with no real effort on my part.
THen the tires started wearing out and i learned about the rear control arm issue. Right now I have 195/65s in front and the smaller tires on the back. the front tires rumble (having been rotated from the rear)
So, could the tire issue account for 6mpg?
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