By Jenny McLane continued from part 1 However, after run-flat tires were offered as standard to some vehicles, complaints started to pour in. Jennifer Stockburger, a senior tire-test engineer for Consumer Reports magazine, said the tires offered a safety advantage, but the tire forum on its Web site (consumer.org) had many complaints from run-flat owners …
Category Archive: Underinflated Tires
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Mar 23
Run-Flat Tires: The Solution Or The Problem? (Part 1)
Jenny McLane With the aim of wiping away tire blowouts and make them part of the past, run-flat tires have been unleashed. The tires are introduced to the auto industry to serve as an ideal solution to such a blowout problem. But after quite some time, criticisms started to pour in. In a 2001 study …
Feb 02
Importance of Tire Maintenance
| Visit Avani Home Page | Tire Maintenance Guide | Did you know that underinflated tires can reduce your fuel efficiency by as much as 2 miles per each gallon of gas? A total of about 27% of Vehicles had a tire that is 8 pounds/sq inch lower than the recommended pressure. This result is …