Goodyear Fuel Max tires

[ilusnforc]

I'm planning on going in to Discount Tire on Monday 6/22/2009 to get a set of Fuel Max tires for the stock wheels. Can anyone else who's bought a set share what they spent for pricing? I saw someone said they got a $20 rebate from Goodyear and Discount matched at $20 off? I just called in today and they quoted me at $87 per tire. Any other suggestions before I go in and have them installed? The only thing I can think of is I'm going to mention the tire pressure sensors in the wheels to make sure they don't damage those taking the tires off and mounting the new ones. Thanks! Looking forward to these tires though, I'll likely start off at stock PSI in the tires and report back on any discernable differences. I still have the stock Goodyear Integrities and about to roll over 40K miles now, tread is very low and typically averaging around 53~54 MPG.

[Boo]

TireRack.com sells them for (prices exclude shipping):

Standard Prius OEM size 185/65R15: $75

Standard Prius Alternate size 195/60R15: $81

Touring Prius OEM size 195/55R16: Not Available

Touring Prius Alternate size 205/55R16: $99

[ilusnforc]

Originally Posted by Boo

TireRack.com sells them for (prices exclude shipping):

Standard Prius OEM size 185/65R15: $75

$85.64 after shipping from TireRack, road hazard not included, then I'd have to take them to Discount tire and pay them to mount and balance the tires... I'd rather just go directly to Discount Tire to start with, they already have the tires in stock and include the road hazard.

I just noticed the $20 Goodyear mail-in rebate offer on TireRack. I wonder if this will also be available through Discount Tire.

[Boo]

Originally Posted by ilusnforc

I just noticed the $20 Goodyear mail-in rebate offer on TireRack. I wonder if this will also be available through Discount Tire.

I would think so because it's a manufacturer's, not a store's, rebate offer.

[PriusChattahoochee]

I got these tires a few weeks ago. Ordered online from Tire Rack and had delivered to my auto shop. Very pleased with them. First couple tanks of gas the car got 50 - 52 MPG. Previous tires, Yokohama, when new dropped MPG down to 44, but by the time they were balding were getting 50 - 54 MPG.

They drive fine, but I'm not one to notice performance things.

I am very satisfied with the tires and am glad they live up to the fuel max name.

[PasPrius]

First, thanks for all the previous reports on this forum about the Fuel Max Tires.

I bought four GoodYear Assurance Fuel Max tires at American Tires (Discount Tire outside of California) in Pasadena today. $91 each before tax, title, fees, balancing, disposal, certificates, et al. The Integrities had about 25K on them and were worn enough that there was slippage on wet pavement at acceleration and they were a bit loose on the freeway. Four new tires is cheaper than a hospital stay.

The tire installer told me that he had pumped them up to 35/33 and sent me on my way. First thing I noticed was that my Prius rolled very free and long. Second thing I noticed was that I was feeling the road a good deal more than I had expected. Once home, I checked the PSI with my compressor and found the tires at 42 in the front and 40 and 38 in the rear. This was OK because I was going to pump them up to 42/40 in any event. However comma it is also good to note that everything should be checked no matter how trusted or competent seeming the installers.

Noted that "Fuel Max" on the tires is denoted by a little gas gauge symbol with "Fuel Max" in tiny letters. Looking forward to driving these and reporting the results.

PasPrius

[Shawn Clark]

Originally Posted by PasPrius

Once home, I checked the PSI with my compressor and found the tires at 42 in the front and 40 and 38 in the rear. This was OK because I was going to pump them up to 42/40 in any event.

Thanks for the report on how they felt. User reports have been so favorable that when the OEM's go, this is the tire I'm likely to try.

Just one note on the above your tire pressure should be set when cold ("cold" as in not-recently-driven.) You probably know this, but others might not. If checking it in the first half hour or so after driving the rubber and air inside will be warmer than ambient and they will read higher by a few pounds or so. It's still okay to check pressures just to make sure everything is in a safe range and to approximately set the pressure.

The impact of this is that as winter approaches tire pressures begin to decline even without any air loss...and as summer approaches the tire pressure will increase unless air losses offset it. I've not had to add any air for the past several months as the average daily temps have increased by around 50 F. For the remainder of the summer though I expect to lose about 1 psi/tire per month which seems to be a fairly normal loss rate.

[richard schumacher]

Ditto that. The best time to measure is in the morning, or before starting the day's driving. This should be done at least once per month.

PasPrius, how much did you pay including all that other stuff?

[Piper]

After getting 52,000 on my original Goodyear Integrities, I put the Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max on my Prius last week. In the summers I get on average 51mpg, and in the winter (using the heater) it drops to 46-48mpg. I will post if the mileage changes with the new tires.

[PasPrius]

Richard-

Here's the full breakdown of the cost:
$364 4 Fuel Max Tires
$ 52 4 replacement certificates
$ 7 Environmental Fee
$ 9 Waste Disposal Fee
$ 60 Lifetime spin balancing
$ 32 TPMS Rebuild
$ 37.46 Tax

$561.46 Total


Shawn-

I took the TP about 2 hours after I got home. Checked again this morning.

PasPrius