[TALBOTL]

Morning All

First of all I'm hoping I'm not the only penny pincher (tight so & so) on the forum !

I don't skimp on pennies when it comes to tyres and my car just everything else, much to my partner's annoyance. Just had to spend £250 on new front brakes due to a stuck caliper which don't get me wrong was required but a bit of a kick in the man zone a week after Christmas ! Prior to this on a 250 mile round trip I averaged 36 mpg in my 123d which set the alarm bells off in the old wallet ! back to 52 now thank heavens !

One thing I like to do is find the optimum tyre pressures for economy due to the mileage I do (approx 28k per annum) currently got them at recommended manufacturer PSI levels but they just don't feel right at all with the differing levels (17 inch staggered wheels with RFT's). I've seen 35 all round mentioned and was hoping somebody can point me in the right direction.

Any help appreciated, thanks

LT

 

[n54_liam]

You could buy a sail and use the wind to move you along
Or only drive downhill
Cut the car in half so it is not as large a surface area
Go on a diet
Carry less pennies in your wallet for weight reduction

Or you could get a grip, asking about tyre pressures for economy on the internet

 

[JohnKimble]

You could buy a sail and use the wind to move you along
Or only drive downhill
Cut the car in half so it is not as large a surface area
Go on a diet
Carry less pennies in your wallet for weight reduction

Or you could get a grip, asking about tyre pressures for economy on the internet

Harsh.

But it I have to say it made me laugh

 

[marco_polo]

For Runcraps, stick to the recommended pressures. They suffer with low grip at the best of times, especially at this time of year. Over-inflate them, and you might find it hard to slow down in an emergency.

 

[Gary_LB]

As Marco says, I'd be running tyre pressures based on safety rather than economy.

It's your only contact with the road so don't mess about with it to save a few pennies

 

[TALBOTL]

All the above comments made me laugh in fairness ! but with regards to the tyre pressures it's not me wanting to add a few PSI to save 1mpg but more to do with the fact that the pressures don't feel right and wondering what other PSI people run, granted some have non RFT's or larger wheels. As said in my original post I don't skimp on tyres or anything else on the car.

As people have said though if running extra PSI through the RFT's is a bad idea. I'll keep them as they are and as planned when I'm due for new ones I will ditch them.

 

[Jord_559]

All the above comments made me laugh in fairness ! but with regards to the tyre pressures it's not me wanting to add a few PSI to save 1mpg but more to do with the fact that the pressures don't feel right and wondering what other PSI people run, granted some have non RFT's or larger wheels. As said in my original post I don't skimp on tyres or anything else on the car.

As people have said though if running extra PSI through the RFT's is a bad idea. I'll keep them as they are and as planned when I'm due for new ones I will ditch them.

Better idea. Most do that I think, also improves ride quality and feel to the car I found when I changed. I do a similar mileage to you per annum so I know the feeling !

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[0l0dom0l0]

Best thing you can do, if you're a penny pincher is ditch the runflats.

Non RFT's = cheaper to buy, handle better and last longer.

And this isn't just made up. My dad on his 535d switched to non run flats last tyre swap and he's got well over 20k out of them now - he was getting closer to 15k with run flats. So if you do one set of tyres a year, that's quite a saving. This is partly due to the fact that you can actually run non run flat at the correct tyre pressures in the first place!

They were also about £150 cheaper for the set.