2006 TSX - nearly 40,000 Miles, Gas Mileage seems to be dropping...
04-17-2008, 10:44 AM
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I don't think $99 is outrageous for the NY metro area. Its probably equivelant to 1 hour of labor at Acura's labor rate in NY. Sounds reasonable I guess.
04-18-2008, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by bradykp
i still have to disagree about the tires. i've spoken to mechanics, and other car enthusiasts about this (who happen to be engineers), and it really makes no sense. if the tire did offer more resistance, the power required to start them rolling would be greater by a slight amount, but it would also propel the car further because more grip would be less slip.
regardless, it cannot be the tires, since i've experience the good gas economy with these tires for at least 5k miles.
took the car in today for alignment, they said it did need it.
regardless, it cannot be the tires, since i've experience the good gas economy with these tires for at least 5k miles.
took the car in today for alignment, they said it did need it.
Whenever two surfaces touch, there's friction, plain and simple. Overcoming this friction uses some of the car's energy, which decreases fuel economy (because it uses more fuel per time), depending how significant the friction is. Ever notice how your tires get warm after driving for awhile? Well, the energy to heat the tires came from somewhere (hint: all the energy associated with your car comes from the gasoline you put in it).
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