With only 23K miles on my Leaf, today I was forced to replace the stock Bridgestone Tires. The Nissan dealer wanted $720 for this.
I am used to getting double this mileage off of a set of tires. There was no alignment problem, and I'm not a hard driver.
I did my research and found the P205/55R-16 Yokohama AVID Ascend, which I purchased from TireRack.com. The Yokohamas are Low Rolling Resistance tires that are green because they incorporate orange oil in their formulation.
The total cost was about $200 less than what the dealer wanted, including mounting and balancing.
I'll let everyone know how they fare. Is anyone else experiencing problems with the Leaf's OEM tires?
-John Logan
I am used to getting double this mileage off of a set of tires. There was no alignment problem, and I'm not a hard driver.
I did my research and found the P205/55R-16 Yokohama AVID Ascend, which I purchased from TireRack.com. The Yokohamas are Low Rolling Resistance tires that are green because they incorporate orange oil in their formulation.
The total cost was about $200 less than what the dealer wanted, including mounting and balancing.
I'll let everyone know how they fare. Is anyone else experiencing problems with the Leaf's OEM tires?
-John Logan