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Bridgestone Ecopia Tires REPLACED After 25K Miles!

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by MrGuardia, Oct 8, 2014.

  1. MrGuardia

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    Just left the dealer and got my factory Bridgestone Ecopia tires replaced on my 2010 Gen 3. The thread on all 4 tires was nearly all gone after only 25K miles! Got some Goodyear Intgrity tires this time around - let's see how they fair. Hopefully my MPG can go up as I was only getting about 42/43 MPG with the Ecopias.

    How have your factory tires performed?
     
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    I'm at 53k miles on my EP20's on my 2012. With any luck, I will get another two years out of them for a total of 4 years likes you. The only difference will be that drive more highway speeds and will have some 100k miles on them.
     
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    The "Integrity" tires have very soft sidewalls and tend to scrub their tread in turns. Make a point of running the PSI at 42(front)/40(rear) to try to get more than 25k out of them. You should go through the various tire subject discussions. There are much better tires available for your Prius. I use Nokian WRg2 tires (current model is WRg3) with great results (ride, 50k life, good MPG and great bad weather traction.

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    i think the integrity's will be similar to the ecopia's. do you drive your car hard and put her up wet?
     
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    Thanks for the info but I already pulled the trigger. Should have done more research I guess...

    I don't drive my car hard at all - more like an old lady really lol. Most of my miles are city, don't get on highway too often.
     
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    FYI: I paid $506 out the door for the 4 tires at my local dealership.

    They had the buy 3 get 4th free deal going. They each came out to $106 plus all the fees and taxes. And they supposedly include lifetime hazard and rotation/balancing.
     
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    That's the eco-premium that everyone expects to pay, because environmental responsibility is easy to charge extra for.
     
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    I got 47k out of my factory Bridgestone Ecopias.
     
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    did you get an alignment with the new tyres? might have been part of the problem.
     
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    I'm on 32000 km with our 'vagon' and the sidewalls are rotten. I've been running 38/36 psi OEM bridgestone turanza 's
     
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    LOL,
    Ecopia is the best OEM tire I ever had. lasted almost 40,000 miles with mostly city driving. Too bad I replaced them with Continental tires and I hate them now.
    I had Goodyear Integrity OEM tires in Corolla and they were the worst OEM tire I ever had. Sliding on dry asphalt. I couldn't wait to replace them under 30,000 miles.
     
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    OP: What pressure did you run in your OE tires?

    Totally anecdotal observation by me: hyper milers run 7 -10 PSI more than door jam sticker usually get many more miles than those who stick with manufacturer recommendations.

    Personally, I have never seen running higher PSI causing the middle of the tire to wear out more than the outside. I have been told (not by tire engineers) that it is a old wife's tale stemmed from the bias tire days and do not apply to the radials everyone has today.
     
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    Just curious. What Continental tires do you have? I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on the Pure Contact tires from Continental since Direct Tire on eBay is running a sale $100 off $400. Reviews on Tire Rack was pretty
     
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    Do not buy PureContacts. I bought them on the same Direct Tire on eBay $100 off $400 promotion (and $70 rebate on top of it) and will lose hundreds of $ on lost fuel efficiency over the life of tires.
    Read more:
    Continental "ecoplus" is pure BS | PriusChat
    Low Rolling Resistance replacement tires: Current List | Page 53 | PriusChat
     
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    With winter around the corner, I priced out some good winter tires at Goodyear, and I was surprised to find that the Toyota dealer had a much better price, for Michelins no less. They also store my summer tires for a small price, so it looks like my tire shop has lost a loyal customer this year.

    My biggest worry is how the lower ground clearance of the Prius will affect my mobility in deep snow. After all, we haven't had a mild winter around here since the 90s.