Forgive for me yet another tire thread - but I need help

Summer and winter are very different seasons where you live, and no tire is going to perform well throughout the range of conditions. A soft tire that's good at lower temperatures will wear out quickly in the summer heat, negating any savings you might gain by not having to swap tires around twice a year. I think you're better off getting two sets of tires. Look at this way - they'll last twice as long!

Personally, I think you've eliminated the wrong tire - I chose the TripleTread over the Hydroedge in part because of its better ratings in winter conditions. But winter here is not like yours - we rarely get snow, and it doesn't stay long. Finding an installer was not an issue, though I did have to answer a set of skill-testing questions.

 

Living where you do - not unlike where I live - I think you might want to reconsider and go with a true snow tire - especially on a Prius which is not the best ice and snow vehicle in the best of circumstances. I know it is a hassle at times to be changing tires. Still - I know I would never be comfortable driving my Prius in winter around here without snow tires. This is especially true since you are used to driving a big four wheel drive in winter. (I have a Tundra by the way).

 

Yes, please consider a dedicated snow tire for winter, preferably a good quality studded tire. Your first drive in a blizzard, you'd wonder just what the hell you were thinking driving with "all season" tires before

 

Well, when I lived in Western Minnesota, I had just plain old all season radials on my car (front wheel drive, dodge spirit)... never a problem.

Do you drive on streets, the highway, or back gravel roads?
I love the Hydroedges.

 

OK, Had a 2005 Prius and now have a 2008. I had a terrible time with tires on my 2005. Only got 25thousand miles on the orginial set and they were really bad at that time. Replaced them at my Goodyear dealer who said he knew what to put on the car. Wrong!! those 685$ set only lasted 10thousnad miles before the side walls gave way. Then the Goodyear Dealer replaces those free, with what they said were the tires they made for this hybrid. Not sure they even know what a hybrid is or how much they weigh or any facts about the llr tires they need, I traded the 2005 in and the third set only had 15thousnad miles on them and they tooo were shot. I do not want to go through that again with this car. I need to know what tire exactly to put on the car and not loose 5 miles to the gallon and get more than 25thousand mile out of the tires. I think this is the biggest problem with the prius and I don't understand why toyota has not helped us with it. Please help me with your opinions and with a place to go at toyota to find the answer to this problem.

 

The HEs have not, in my opinion, been very noisy. I have driven them on icy roads, on very wet (lake effect) roads, and in high winds on both... and they've been wonderful.

 

Tired of this Pressure on these Rounds of Questions.
Just Four searches will Roll out Concrete results.

 

Spare us the thread Jacking, oh Inflated-ego Nut.

 

Re: ...another tire thread - P3000 Pirellis

Next time you're up for fresh rubber, try swapping your cheapie Goodyears, for Pirelli P3000s... I cannot believe the difference.

My P3000s at 33 PSI, I boast no appreciable loss of fuel mileage, between 2400 ft and 4000 ft elevation. AND, I boast an improvement of 5 MPH, at the apex (e.g., that is day and night). Across the board, a 5 MPH speed variance reduction, ex ante and ex post apex, through a technical intermediate speed canyon, is statistically significantly (e.g., no cost gain; something for nothing).

Don't take my word for it... Seeing's believing. Discernible transformation. The most obtuse of drivers would have no choice but concede, difference is significant.

Having driven on the Pirellis, transitive preference logic leads me to suspect a small gain is to be had for the Prius with respect to fuel consumption, and sizable one with respect to tyre wear looms large...

Set of Konis (e.g., dialing away push, going full soft up front; three-quarter turns, slightly stiffer both sides at the rear).

Expensive... Koni's at all 4 corners is not cheap. Cost benefit analysis, Konis never pan out.

I derive a nonpecuniary marginal benefit paying extra, having my car the way its supposed to be. Swapping out those cheapie Toyota dampers, I suspect perhaps I'll halve my tyre wear, AND improve my fuel consumption another three MPGs, across the board.


Regards,
~ Samuel, '04 Prius


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I'm happy for you Happy Feet.

How much are you paying for the Nokian WRg2?

Would love to hear what you think about them this winter.

 

Snow tires - I just bought Hankook Ipike snow tires with extra wheels for my 08 prius.
they reduced the gas mileage by a couple mpg (of course they just changed to winter fuel this month too) so that may be a factor.
They are very aggressive and i am much more comfortable with them than the standard goodyears. I just hit 10k miles today on my car.
got the tires and wheels from discount tire direct for 685. I didnt get the TPMS and it just blinks the light in the dash for a minute.
Mike
Syracuse NY

 

Got the same deal here from my car dealer.

For some reason they only inflated them to 30 PSI though.