Tire blowout. Am I liable to pay for it plus damages?

If you shop you can get them for under $700 installed.

 

Justin will stop by and educate you on the tire options. He has done extensive research on many different brands & models of tires. I wouldn't even want to guess a correct link to his information. He'll be by soon I suspect Good to hear the dealership is working with you. You'll get it fixed and get a set of new safe skins

BTW, what's your best guess on February weather this year down there? We come to Orlando every February for a week or so. We won't have a rental Prius this time as Hertz quite renting them from Minneapolis. They assured us we will have a Swagger though

Mike

 

Without the rebate I feel the MXM4 is too pricey.

For Florida I would say try the Bridgestone Turanza Serenity Plus for comfort and value or Goodyear Assurance ComforTread (because of the $80 rebate). For fuel economy the Continental PureContact is nice. All of these are in a 205/50/17.

If you're dead set on sticking with the OE size then the Continental ContiProcontact are cheap right now ($300 less than the MXM4)! They have them at $416 a set vs. $700. The Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 is not on sale right now otherwise I would suggest those in either size.

 

RaZa, did that blown out tire have any previous sidewall damage, like hitting a curb, pot hole, etc? Did it have any visual cue of a pending failure?

 

Thanks. I am debating if I should ditch them and get a set of Primacy MXM4s myself, before one blows and breaks the car, or worse, breaks me or one of my passengers. I only have 7K on them.

I do weekly pressure checks and look at the sidewall. Base on what you said, I don't know how much good it would do. Plus, I can't see the inside sidewall anyway. Seems to be a losing battle.

 

They are excellent. You are lucky. Toyota should install these tires OEM on all the Prius series.

 

I had a sidewall blowout on an almost new Yokohoma, but got no warranty relief because the certified Yokohoma dealer believed I ran over something, with which I disagreed. In any case the car dealership wanted an outrageous price for a replacement Yokohoma, while the tire dealer had a more reasonable price. Neither one of them had one in stock, and the soonest either one could have one was three days. Ridiculous.

 

By running at the higher pressures, you will limit the flexing of your sidewall., thus decreasing the heat generated by that flexing. This generated heat is a typical cause of tire failure. I think you should be OK. Just keep an eye on F8L's omnipotent Tire Replacement sticky in the Gen III fuel forum for all your tire replacement needs.

 

The MXM4's stick like glue to the road in hard cornering. I run them at 49 psi fronts & 47 psi rears. I have yet to feel any pushing or oversteer. They ride like a sports car tire but that is fine if you are used to that type of a ride. My Plus suspension likely has an effect on the ride stiffness.

Mike