Replacement Tires for 2007 Touring

[staze]

Though, looking now, it would be about $560 at costco for the Michelin's, but they have an instant $60 back. So it would be ~$500 for Michelin's. So about $60 more than the Bridgestone's, or $125 more than the Falken's if I order them online and have them installed somewhere.

The thing I don't like about the online option is if there is something wrong with the tire, where do I go to get it replaced?!

[Tchou]

Michelin's new Energy saver, if available in the US...

[staze]

You can get the Energy MXV4 and Energy MXV4 Plus... but for the life of me, I can't tell the difference. And they're only available in the 205 size.

[barryjkaufman]

I have a 2007 Touring edition Prius and just replaced the tires at 40,000 miles. The OEM tires served me well, but there just isn't a lot of choices in the 195/55 R16 size. I could have gone with a Firestone in the original size, but I decided to buy the Falken Ziex ZE329 in 205/55R16's. (They were the same price) I've only got 200 miles on these tires but so far my mpg had dropped from 48 to 41. The biggest difference I notice so far is that I really have to hit the gas to move the car from a complete stop. I'll let everyone know how the mpg does over the next few months. Of course I'll have to multiply the mpg on the screen by 1.7% (1.017) because the speedometer will be off with the 205 tires. Here's a website with a table to calculate the difference. Tire size calculator: 195/55 R15 -> 205/55 R15

I'd love to hear from anyone else who switched to the 205/55 R16 size especially the Falken's.

Barry

[Genoz World]

hmmmmmmm...........ok folks, here are my 2 cents from experience.

i tried a set of my friends turanza's. also, i had them on my caddy. they're OK tires, nothing to write home about. wore out really fast too.

when i got the touring rims, i opted with the bridgestone potenza's. G019's. they're AWESOME! car is on rails, as far as mpg's, i went from 47.7 mpg with my stock integrity's to 46.5 with the potenza's.

photos are included. if i went back in time, i would have done the exact same thing. my prius is so sure footed and handles so well, it's amazing!

again, my 2 cents.

cheers.

[staze]

Originally Posted by Genoz World

hmmmmmmm...........ok folks, here are my 2 cents from experience.

i tried a set of my friends turanza's. also, i had them on my caddy. they're OK tires, nothing to write home about. wore out really fast too.

when i got the touring rims, i opted with the bridgestone potenza's. G019's. they're AWESOME! car is on rails, as far as mpg's, i went from 47.7 mpg with my stock integrity's to 46.5 with the potenza's.

photos are included. if i went back in time, i would have done the exact same thing. my prius is so sure footed and handles so well, it's amazing!

again, my 2 cents.

cheers.

Okay, so, how's the road noise? What do you inflate them to? And lastly, how many miles do you have on them (common wisdom seems to be that new tires will give you lower MPG until they're broken in a bit)? Is the ride about the same on the Turanza's (as far as smoothness)?

I guess really really lastly, handling is better on the Potenzas? Mind if I ask what you paid, and where you got them?

I think at this point I'm leaning away from moving to 205's... the hit to MPG, and the cost really puts me off... not to mention the speedo inaccuracy.

I'm going to hit Bridgestone and Sears (Falken's) in the next week or so and see if they'll work with me a bit on price.

[Neicy]

This is what my search came up with. I have been thinking I might go with the Continental Conti-pro Contacts when I get ready to replace mine.

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[F8L]

I just ordered the Nokian i3 185/65/15.

LRR, inexpensive, environmental "more friendly" company based in Findland. What more could I ask for? lol

[Boo]

Originally Posted by Neicy

This is what my search came up with. I have been thinking I might go with the Continental Conti-pro Contacts when I get ready to replace mine.

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Hi Neicy,

Just a suggestion that you might want to test ride the Conti's or other tires of that type first because they're RunFlats.

Maybe drive a friend's car with RunFlats or test drive a new car that has RunFlats as OEMs.

[Genoz World]

Okay, so, how's the road noise? What do you inflate them to? And lastly, how many miles do you have on them (common wisdom seems to be that new tires will give you lower MPG until they're broken in a bit)? Is the ride about the same on the Turanza's (as far as smoothness)?

********road noise compared to the turanza's................none to talk about. quiet and almost silent. i have put more than 800 miles on them already. i am putting about 46/44 or 45/44 psi, all within a pound. **************

I guess really really lastly, handling is better on the Potenzas? Mind if I ask what you paid, and where you got them?

**************i paid less than a 100 per tire, mounted, balanced/installed, i purchased them from a shop in walnut, california. handling, when i pushed the turanza's, it was strange. they held ok, then they would suddenly break loose, resulting in an unpredictable 4w drift. when i pushed the potenza's, they held better
and as i pushed them to the limit, the 4w drift was much more predictable to handle.*********

I think at this point I'm leaning away from moving to 205's... the hit to MPG, and the cost really puts me off... not to mention the speedo inaccuracy.

I'm going to hit Bridgestone and Sears (Falken's) in the next week or so and see if they'll work with me a bit on price.