Time for new tires

[Luft]

My tires are beginning to look worn and I'm thinking that come this spring I'll be in the market for a new set.

Is there a consensus about which brand and model of tires make a good replacement? :?:

 

[Nubo]

No.

 

[TimLee]

Certainly no consensus.
I will probably go with the recommendation of the person that has driven a LEAF further than anyone else and replace with Ecopias.

I replaced the original tires at 93K miles with Michelin MXM4. I drove with them for 500 miles and exchanged them for the Ecopia tires under the Costco Customer Satisfaction Program.

As soon as I put the Michelins on, I could feel the car trying to overcome the tires.

My experience with both: Same route - 49.4 miles. With Michelins I started with 182 GIDS. At the end, I had 13. With the new Ecopias I started with 183 GIDS and ended with 30. Similar driving conditions for both with less truck following on the Ecopia tires.

Pressures up at 40 on both types.

See http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=14580&p=332274&hilit=+tires#p332274" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.
Eleven pages of discussion there, and there are multiple other tire threads.

 

[garsh]

I wouldn't rule out getting Ecopias as replacements.
There have been people reporting that replacement Ecopias seem to be better than the OEMs.

 

[LeftieBiker]

Are you looking for higher quality tires or more inexpensive ones? If the latter, I'm doing fine with Goodyear Eagle L/S tires. They aren't as "squishy" as the Ecopias and get very close to the same energy economy. They are also US-made.