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Looking for a tire replacement recommendation

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by lbergman, Jul 4, 2009.

  1. easted

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    What are your impressions so far for the Kumho tires? I will be replacing my OEM's in the near future and my dealer suggested the Kumho tire as a replacement.

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  2. tkoegel

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    Chalk me up as another Nokian convert after 40K on the original Integrities on a 2007. Had a set of i3 put on a few weeks ago. Mileage has dipped from 47 to 45 as they wear in, but handling is much improved. Went with the 195/60R15s. Not sure how much the improvement is due to the better tire and how much is due to the wider tire.

    PS: If you are considering i3s, you might want to pull the trigger fast. With the new surcharge on tire imports from China, they might get more expensive pretty quickly. Doesn't apply to WRG2s since (I am told by my dealer) they are still made in Finland.
     
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