Well ok, I'm not really a star, but my new tires most definitely killed my mileage. I got the new tires around the middle of Oct and have seen my average MPG go from the low/mid 50's to mid/high 40's. I used to regularly break 600 miles/tank, now I really have to work to break 550. Still better than 99 percent of the cars out there but depressing nonetheless.

I ended up getting Michelin Harmonies to replace the stock Bridgestone B381's.

But I don't mean to diss Michelin. Besides the mileage issue, I am very happy with these tires. I never did like the Bridgestones. They were slick in wet weather and pretty much useless (in fact downright dangerous) in snow.

By comparison, while I haven't had to deal with any "real" snow with the new tires yet, they have performed VERY well in the seemingly never-ending rain we have had here in upstate NY.

I have about 9 tanks to add after I finish this post (I haven't posted or added tanks in awhile because I got wrapped up in the election, and the month long bout with depression that followed) and I suspect this will drop me out of the top ten.

Oh well, safety first, right? And I guess I can actually slow down and drive the speed limit to get my mileage back up

I'm also sure some of this drop is due to the colder weather, so I guess I will have to wait for next Spring to get a better comparison.

MC