In between pricey high end tires and "SUMITOMO" (I hope they are Korean and not Chinese) there is a big realm of good, reasonably priced tires. Actually, the retail (not OEM) version of the Ecopia might be what you want.
gingram5 said:The time has come to replace the original 17" Michelin tires on my 2015 Leaf SV. Originals lasted 24k :x. I had the mechanic install a set of SUMITOMO (not sure of model) for a great price. He laughed when I mentioned LRR tires and said he had never heard of such. So I went with the suggested tires and now this week on my normal 17 mile (1 way) trip to work I have noticed my range is left at 74 miles where as the stock tires left me with 84 miles!!! A 10 mile range decrease each way is a significant decrease in range! I am increasing the inflation from 36 psi to 42 psi and see what happens. I still have a narrow window that I can exchange the tires and pay the BIG difference for some other tire (maybe the Continental Pure Contact) but just wondering if anyone has gone down this road.
2/16/17 After inflating to 42 psi I only gained 4 miles on the remaining range once I got to the office. It read 78 miles and 80% of charge!
RustyShackleford said:Our 2018 Leaf has Michelin Energy Saver A/S. I do not like them. The front have worn out tread at 29K miles (perhaps previous owner didn't rotate properly). Also, I do not like the handling - perhaps this simply isn't as good handling a car (as our Outback) but that's hard to believe considering how much lower it is (although the Subaru has AWD). TireRack recommended the Continental PureContact LS and they certainly seem to compare VERY favourably against the Michelins (on every category including price, very dramatically so on some of them, such as "would you recommend" and "wet performance").
Any opinions here on the Continentals ?
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