

| Subject: | Re: Diesel mileage tire question (odometer accuracy) |
| From: | Gnarlodious |
| Date: | Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:27:52 -0700 |
I said: >>>> I got you beat, at 39 MPG (highway) I get over 400 >>>> miles between fillups. (1.6 diesel). Chris DeLong said: > One thing to note is the size of tire on the front. This is where the > speedometer gets its signal. The rear tire size is pretty irrelevant if you > are tracking mileage via the factory odometer. OK, I measured the odometer inexactitude and it's .95012, which puts me at 37 MPG. thanks for the headsup. Incidentally, these are front tires P185/75R14, what front tires should I be running for more accurate speedometer/odometer? -- gnarlie
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