Outback Mileage with Goodyear TripleTred

[George Schroeder]

My 2003 Outback Wagon will be needing new tires sometime this summer. Reading the reviews at
Tirerack.com and other places seem to indicate that Goodyear TripleTred tires could be a good
choice. A couple of reviews reported significantly reduced gas mileage when these tires were
used. Does anyone here have any experience to confirm or refute these claims?

George

 

[M. Butkus]

I bought some tires for my 2001 OB at Sam's club. Bridgestones, for $62 or
so each. Tires aren't going to kill your gas mileage. So long as they are
radials.. and that's all you can find.

 

[Hal Whelply]

Don't have the TripleTred but do have the same-family Goodyear Assurance on
my wife's Volvo. Haven't noticed any particular drop in mileage.

I have my eye on the TripleTred, also, for replacing the OEM Yokohamas on my
XT.

HW

 

[Paul Harding]

Although this is not comparing apples to apples, there is no question that
tires can affect milage significantly. I replaced the stock tires on my WRX
with Bridgestone Potenza RE750. My gas milage dropped from 20 to 18. On the
plus side the difference in handling and reduced noise levels was
substantial. I guess everything is a trade off!

 

[Dom]

Yes - gas mileage can drop (or increase).
The rolling resistance of a particular tire can have a significant
impact on mileage.

For what its worth (I have a Forester), and just put the Triple treads
on about a month ago.
They are excellent and highly recommend them for anyone who needs an
all weather tire w/o sacrificing in performance to much. The 80,000
mile warranty is especially nice too.

I haven't noticed any drop in mileage, and they are quieter than the
stock Geolanders that came on the car.

 

[Danny Russell]

Yes - gas mileage can drop (or increase).
The rolling resistance of a particular tire can have a significant
impact on mileage.

For what its worth (I have a Forester), and just put the Triple treads
on about a month ago.
They are excellent and highly recommend them for anyone who needs an
all weather tire w/o sacrificing in performance to much. The 80,000
mile warranty is especially nice too.

I haven't noticed any drop in mileage, and they are quieter than the
stock Geolanders that came on the car.

The RE-92's ARE "gumby sidewall" low rolling resistance tires (almost all OEM rubber is). When I
switched to RE-950, my mileage dropped but my cornering improved. :^) -Danny

 

[H]

I replaced the geolandars at 17k with Tripletreads. I record every cost re:
vehicles and know precisely what my mileage has or hasn't done. I can tell
you that the mileage has actually increased by exactly the same amount as
the circumference of the tire decreased in terms of percentage. The actual
diameter (distance traveled per revolution) is slightly different for the
same nominal size. So in effect I have had no change in fuel mileage. Put a
larger diameter tire on and you may believe you are getting improved gas
mileage and getting everywhere faster than you used to. Tirerack.com has all
of the specs you need to make your decision.
Re: TripleTreads - fantastic tire (I've driven over 12,000km now).

H

 

[Dan Jensen]

This is an awesome tire!

I put set on a 97 Subaru Outback and have over 8,000 miles on them. There
was no change to my gas mileage. What I did notice was with my old tires,
I had to turn up the stereo once I got on the freeway. I don't even touch
the dial now. You will not believe how quiet these tires are. I used to
think the reason I felt every crack in a road was the Outback's stiffer
suspension. The difference with these tires is incredible. I took a tight
circle freeway offramp with a 20 mph speed limit at 40 mph and the car took
the turn better than going 20 mph with the old tires. Where I used to get a
side lean in a corner, these tires hold solid and make cornering effortless.
They are also incredible in heavy rain. I just got back from taking them up
to mountains. While I was there I got to try the tires in snow, ice and
combo of slush and ice.

These tires have exceeded my expectations!

 

[John Rethorst]

I put set on a 97 Subaru Outback and have over 8,000 miles on them. There
was no change to my gas mileage. What I did notice was with my old tires,
I had to turn up the stereo once I got on the freeway. I don't even touch
the dial now. You will not believe how quiet these tires are. I used to
think the reason I felt every crack in a road was the Outback's stiffer
suspension. The difference with these tires is incredible. I took a tight
circle freeway offramp with a 20 mph speed limit at 40 mph and the car took
the turn better than going 20 mph with the old tires. Where I used to get a
side lean in a corner, these tires hold solid and make cornering effortless.
They are also incredible in heavy rain. I just got back from taking them up
to mountains. While I was there I got to try the tires in snow, ice and
combo of slush and ice.

Your car doesn't lean to one side any more when taking a corner? How could the
tires have anything to do with that?

 

[George Schroeder]

Thanks to all who have responded. Looks like I have found the tires that
will be on my Outback soon.

George

 

[Tom Reingold]

This is an awesome tire!

I put set on a 97 Subaru Outback and have over 8,000 miles on them. There
was no change to my gas mileage. What I did notice was with my old tires,
I had to turn up the stereo once I got on the freeway. I don't even touch
the dial now. You will not believe how quiet these tires are. I used to
think the reason I felt every crack in a road was the Outback's stiffer
suspension. The difference with these tires is incredible. I took a tight
circle freeway offramp with a 20 mph speed limit at 40 mph and the car took
the turn better than going 20 mph with the old tires. Where I used to get a
side lean in a corner, these tires hold solid and make cornering effortless.
They are also incredible in heavy rain. I just got back from taking them up
to mountains. While I was there I got to try the tires in snow, ice and
combo of slush and ice.

These tires have exceeded my expectations!

I'm seeing some amazing reviews of this tire here in this newsgroup. It
must be pretty darned good to justify the price. Tirerack.com is selling
it for $91 each at the 205/60R15 size. That's far more than I've ever
paid. But maybe I will buy them when I'm in the market, which might not
be for another year.

 

[rick]

I'm seeing some amazing reviews of this tire here in this newsgroup. It
must be pretty darned good to justify the price. Tirerack.com is selling
it for $91 each at the 205/60R15 size. That's far more than I've ever
paid. But maybe I will buy them when I'm in the market, which might not be
for another year.

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I had no intention of spending that much on tires, but after reading the
specs, ratings, and reviews, I'm sold! My baby gets new shoes this week.

Rick
www.vertigohaze.net

 

[Jim]

On my 97 Legacy Wagon I seem to have lost about 2 mph, or nearly
10%, based on about 5 months experience. Love the tires though.

Jim