Anyone have an opinion on Goodyear Assurance ComforTred Tire

[mayfieldt]

The Goodyear "Triple Thread" has had so many good reviews on this group, I thought I would check out the Goodyears Web page to see if it is available in the P180/65R15 size.
It's not. :cry:

I did find, however, a new Goodyear tire... the "Assurance" with "ComforTred Technology".
It is available in the P180/65R15 size and has a very good rating on the TireRack.com site.

Anyone with experience or opinions???

One person rated the tire very good but lower gas milage (did not elaborate). He had only 300 miles on the tire though. If true... not good.

Tom M.

[jayman]

Tom:

Well, you know that old saying about Opinions and sphincters, right?

Seriously, Tire Rack reports that - overall - folks are quite pleased with the GY Assurance ComforTred especially the ride quality. They have also reported a bit of a mileage hit.

If the roads here get any worse - I nailed a huge new pothole on the way home this afternoon - I may very well trade my Michelin Harmony for ComforTred's. The roads here are getting ridiculous! What the h*** is up with all these frost heaves??

:cussing:

[RBW111]

I just got the GY Comfortreds today. An improvement over the Integritys. Time will tell and I will report back when I've driven several miles, but I can tell a difference.

[jayman]

I know this is entirely subjective, but did it make the ride softer? That's what I'm looking for, a softer ride over these bone-jarring potholes and frost heaves.

[duanerw]

I purchased my 05 jan 31 and after 1000 miles on it i traded for the comfortred.now have 2700 miles on it.
had a couple inches of snow a couple weeks ago and gave it hell going up a hill both trac control and tires have me no problem ,doug in and went right up the hill.
Ride is much softer and feel i have better control of the car with the new tires.
went from lexington ky to lousiville on a cool day and avg. was 52mpg.around town with temps below 37 most of the time avg. 42 mpg. last 183 miles in town only,temps above 37 but not much got 48 mpg.
i paid $160 difference but from reading prius chat im happy.
Im retired and since finding prius chat i spend most of my retirement time here reading and learning .
all i can say is go for it.

[jayman]

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Ride is much softer and feel i have better control of the car with the new tires.[/b]

Thanks that is exactly what I'm looking for. My car spends 95% of the time in Winnipeg with average speeds of 70 km/h or slower.

I'm not worried about winter traction as I have dedicated winter tires - Dunlop Graspic DS-2 - on steel rims. In mild winter conditions, most "3 season" tires are ok.

[LOLGuy]

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I purchased my 05 jan 31 and after 1000 miles on it i traded for the comfortred.now have 2700 miles on it.
 i paid $160 difference but from reading prius chat im happy.
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I've contacted a number of Goodyear dealers in the area as well as GY Customer Service to find some way in which I can "trade-up" without nary a bite.

They'd be happy to sell me four new Comfortreds but no trade-in allowance for my Integritys.

Any hints from anyone????

[duanerw]

Guess i just hit it lucky. was told that goodyear will trade if you have less than 500 miles on your car but found it is only for employes and retired employes of goodyear. i checked with one of the local stores that sell goodyear and he took mine in trade.didnt give me as much as i wanted but was just glad to get the orig ones off.

[removeum]

8) mayfieldt,

I purchased my GY ComforTreds the first week in December 04. They worked very well here in Omaha, NE this past winter. Great tire in my opinion.

Ben

[bruceha_2000]

My TripleTreds were very good in snow. The Integrity's have none in snow :-)

I had occasion to drive to Manchester, NH on Tuesday. My roundtrip yielded only 45.5 MPG. Yeah I know non Prius owners would ask why am I complaining. BUT I got over 49 in the rental going R/T to Boston last July. So I figured the TTs were causing nearly a 10% hit. I put the Integritys back on for a trip to Keene yesterday. After setting the pressures to 38 F / 36 R as Tire Warehouse nicely put in 31.5, 32, 33 & 34 even though I asked for 2 at 36 & 2 at 38 AND they gave me each tire telling me which it was!!!

The first part of both trips is the same: 90 miles to I/91, 68 MPH on CC all the way. Temps: 50s & 60s Tues, mid 40s to 50 yesterday. On Tuesday I saw 46 mpg when I got to I/91, yesterday it was 47 mpg. So the difference wasn't as much as I thought AND I hadn't thought to check the pressure in the TTs before the trip. :-( Thus it would appear, that the TTs didn't cause much of a hit, if any. I'll have to make a similar comparison, only making sure I have checked the pressure before and after, when I swap back to the TTs in the fall.