Goodyear Integrity Mileage

[Syclone]

UPDATE!

I bit the bullet and dumped the Integrity's. Went to Costco and bought 4 Michelin 195/60/15 MXV4's. With the $60.00 instant rebate the set came to $400.00 before sales tax.

First impressions:

Although hard to tell because of the dropping air temps, I don't seem to be taking a MPH hit.

Handling seems to be more sure-footed - which I expected.

Tires are definitely quieter.

Speedo accuracy is a little worse than the Integrity's. The Integrity's were 0.4 - 0.5 high at 60 MPH. The MXV4's are about 1.4 -1.5 MPH off at the same speed. It's hard to get a really accurate figure because the speedo rounds off to a whole number and the GPS shows speed to tenths of a MPH.

More info when I have some decent mileage on them.

[tumbleweed]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(rudiger @ Nov 4 2006, 06:25 AM) [snapback]343735[/snapback]</div>

That's strange. I had always heard that radial tires (which I would assume are used on an '00 Tundra) should only be rotated on the same side and never crossed.
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Yep. I had been told that for years, in fact ever since I bought my first set of radials back in the 60s. Last year I called three tire dealers and ask what their policy was. They all said essentially the same thing, we cross from side to side now. They could not tell me if it was due to a change in tires or if the concept was wrong all along. I suspect the latter.

BTW I replaced my Integritys at 15K miles and they had very little wear, I wish I remembered the numbers. Anyway the tire store gave me a pretty fair trade in on them. I think they would have gone 35K or 40K and I'm not usually very easy on tires, plus the rear alignment was out of spec for the entire 15K miles they were on the car.

[Tideland Prius]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(syclone @ Nov 4 2006, 07:58 AM) [snapback]343762[/snapback]</div>

UPDATE!

I bit the bullet and dumped the Integrity's. Went to Costco and bought 4 Michelin 195/60/15 MXV4's. With the $60.00 instant rebate the set came to $400.00 before sales tax.

First impressions:

Although hard to tell because of the dropping air temps, I don't seem to be taking a MPH hit.

Handling seems to be more sure-footed - which I expected.

Tires are definitely quieter.

Speedo accuracy is a little worse than the Integrity's. The Integrity's were 0.4 - 0.5 high at 60 MPH. The MXV4's are about 1.4 -1.5 MPH off at the same speed. It's hard to get a really accurate figure because the speedo rounds off to a whole number and the GPS shows speed to tenths of a MPH.

More info when I have some decent mileage on them.
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I assume it's the MXV4 Plus? There's also the MXV4 S8 (OEM on the Cdn TCH)

I just took the Prius out on the highway when it was pouring rain yesterday. At 85km/h, they seem to be ok. There wasn't any sign of slipping or slight hydroplaning. (We got close to 100mm of rain in some areas and it's still raining today). Maybe I do have a bit more life out of these tyres.

[devprius]

I'm at 43.5K miles on the original Integrity's. I estimate I have about 5K miles left before they are down to the wear-bars. Tires have been rotated every 6K to 7.5K miles (when I get the oil changed at the dealership). I typically run the tires at 38/36 (Front/Rear) psi. Tire wear appears to be mostly even. One thing to note is that I had to replace the left front tire at about 26K miles due to a screw puncture that couldn't be patched. So the left side of the car hasn't had the tires rotated since that time (about 10 months ago). I continue to have the right side rotated as normal. My driving is a mixture of 60% highway and 40% city typically.

I will definitely be looking at better tires when it comes time to replace the Integrity's.

[TorontoSusan]

10K. The distance it took to get from the dealership to the tire store. Replaced them the first week I got them - Michelin Harmony

[seasalsa]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TorontoSusan @ Nov 9 2006, 04:56 PM) [snapback]346650[/snapback]</div>

10K. The distance it took to get from the dealership to the tire store. Replaced them the first week I got them - Michelin Harmony
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I hope that was 10KM. If not you must have bought it in Tokyo.

[bhaynnes]

My tires rotate every time I drive so I don't worry about it

[qbee42]

They didn't wear out; I replaced them to keep from killing myself on snowy roads!

Tom

[Lake Superior]

I've got 25,000 km on my 2005 Prius, but only half of that is on the Integrities. I run Blizzak's for six months in the winter. (Hard to tell if there is a mileage hit because of the cold weather when mileage always decreases. However, in -20 C temperatures my worst weeks of driving in winter were in the 5.7 litres per 100 km range; best in summer is 4.5)
I'd posted earlier about drifting left after the steering recall. That must have just been a coincidence, because the problem turned out to be tires and was solved yesterday by the dealer. The front tires (Integrity) are badly worn on the outside edge, one tire worse than the other. Once they were moved to the rear, no more drift!
Dealer says Toyota won't help with premature wear of the Integrities on a Prius, even though Toyota has a program to replace Integrity tires that have failed early on Corollas (subject of a Notice to Dealers on Nov. 11 a year ago in Canada).
So, I'm switching to the Blizzaks next week and will probably trade in the Integrities for a credit on new Michelins.
I notice some people buying wider tires than our original size. What's your advice?
All the best,
John

[Tideland Prius]

update: 40,000kms and still going. One tyre replaced due to a nail in the sidewall. The guy at the Goodyear Store said they should last 80,000kms. Looking at my tread, I find that hard to believe but sure, we'll see how it turns out.