New tires: Bridgestone Dueler APT4 and ongoing review.

[Philberto]

It sounds like he was just trying to find the max limits of traction for his tires. Glad to hear your tires are making you happy Nick.

[foosh]

Haha yeah man trust me I know about testin traction, used to do it all the time...

[irishboy02]

Haha yeah man trust me I know about testin traction, used to do it all the time...

Yea, cause you dont know how to drive

[foosh]

Hey not true... pergury i say, citizens arrest!

[irishboy02]

Hey not true... pergury i say, citizens arrest!

uh-oh post 500...

Relax there addict, go get your fix

[foosh]

Hey... its never enough... more more more!

[That1Guy]

Dude you shouldn't be spinning out or really even spinning at all. I have drag slicks on my trans am and have been out in rain a couple times and with nice easy driving nothing happens.

I was comparing old to new. The old tires were worn a good amount past the wear bars, the rain we got was pretty slick and in some places an inch deep. It honestly felt like I was on the edge of hydroplaning 100% of the time I was driving in the rain as I had to fight the steering wheel to keep it straight.

[foosh]

Oh ok man thats pretty bad to be running tires that low...

[That1Guy]

Oh ok man thats pretty bad to be running tires that low...

Yeah I know, but when your spending damn near 200 bucks per week for gas alone you try and squeak every last bit out of what you got.

[irishboy02]

Oh ok man thats pretty bad to be running tires that low...

Yeah I know, but when your spending damn near 200 bucks per week for gas alone you try and squeak every last bit out of what you got.

I feel ya with that

I have a 6.8mile commute each way to school and im off on fridays and im still spendin $80/week

[That1Guy]

I feel ya with that

I have a 6.8mile commute each way to school and im off on fridays and im still spendin $80/week

Oh man, 80 bucks a week would be nice, I have never seen gas for a week for me below that. I have always driven V8s or suvs and have also never had as light of a foot as I do now

[HARDTRAILZ]

I feel ya with that

I have a 6.8mile commute each way to school and im off on fridays and im still spendin $80/week

I have a 15 mile commute to work each way, plus drive another 50 miles or so on weekends minimal and spend under 40 a week.

How much is your fuel there? Or are you getting really bad mpg?

I get 14 city and 16 hwy and am paying 2.50-2.65 on average for fuel.

[foosh]

The last couple weekends going down to wharton doesn't help. If thats all the driving he's doing he's got issues. I get an average of a bit over 14, like 14.6 to 15 with half and half hw/cty driving.

[Trail X]

I have a 6.8mile commute each way to school and im off on fridays and im still spendin $80/week

You cannot be serious...

6.8 miles x 4 days x 2 per day = 54.4 miles per week

$80 / $2.75 per gallon average = 29 gallons

54.4 / 29 = 1.87 miles per gallon

[foosh]

Brendan is definately doing more driving then that... and i think its pretty much impossible to get that kind of mpg's in our trucks.

[bgwolfpack]

Not if he's got a leak in his gas tank or a crazy neighbor. He may need to just rework his math.

[foosh]

Nah, i think he just needs to figure out how many miles he's driving daily and but his bumper cover back on. Plus he needs a fluids change.

[KE7WOX]

If your original gas mileage was 30MPG and the current one is 1.87, you should invest in a locking gas cap.

[irishboy02]

I reset my trip on last fillup before this storm hit. I filled up at approx 1:30pm on sat and have driven 38miles, mostly city, some highway. Rpm havnt been over 2300, highway over 60mph, accept for 3 parkinglot dounuts. So far, i have consumed 5 gallons (1/4 tank) of gas. 4wd was used for .6miles

[Philberto]

Any gas smell around your car? With those numbers, you're either leaking gas, or you're running rich enough to melt your catalytic converter and light your exhaust on fire. That is a major issue, and you should check that immediately. How are you able to calculate your consumed gas?