Tire Life
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From: pakman on 9 Sep 2007 11:19 I have a 2005 Prius that I bought with about 23,000 miles on it through Craig's List. The original owner had never rotated the tires, and I found them underinflated a number of times. I had them properly inflated (actually, slightly over, as recommended) and rotated every 5000 miles or so, and bought 4 winter tires and rims, which I used for the first time last year. The car now has 41,000+ miles on it, and I see the front tires have distinctive outer-edge wear. I will probably have to buy 4-new tires before winter, but hope I can hold out until springtime. Prices are high around here (New Hampshire / MA border) for tires, so haven't decided on the tire brand yet (leaning towards Goodyear ComfortTred) or dealer. John I'm shopping "Richard Warren" <rwarren(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:O25Ei.9657$NL2.3216(a)trndny04... > What is the expected life of the original equipment tires on a 2005 Prius? >
From: B. Peg on 9 Sep 2007 13:36 >......(leaning towards Goodyear ComfortTred) or dealer. I took the orginals off at 20K (about 1/2 gone and dealer sold them to some guy there as used tires while I was waiting) and went to the Comfortread. Very quiet tire. I hear more of the engine now than the road. B~
From: ninnypoppa on 11 Sep 2007 02:23 On Sep 8, 1:34 am, "Richard Warren" <rwar...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "Richard Warren" <rwar...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:O25Ei.9657$NL2.3216(a)trndny04... > > > What is the expected life of the original equipment tires on a 2005 Prius? > > Thanks for all your responses. I've gone about 20,000 miles and it looks > like I'll be lucky to get another 5000 miles out of my tires. My experience isn't a lot different, Richard. I replaced the original Goodyears at 30k (with identical Goodyears) and questioned that at the time but didn't get overly excited about it. At my 60,000 mile service the service writer came to the waiting room and told me that my tires needed replacement right away! I wasn't as calm this time and asked to talk to the Prius tech. Very nice young man came out and I asked him what was going on with the tires. He told me that this was a common problem with the Goodyears and he'd suggest that I put on a new set of Goodrich tires. According to him the Goodrich are a bit harder rubber and they will last longer. I said something to the effect that I sure as h##l hoped so. I'm now at around 80,000 miles and the Goodrich tires appear "like new". Oh yes, I always over inflate (trying to play that gas mileage improvement game) and I check pressure frequently. I have also had the car aligned twice since it was new - once conventional and once digital. The consumer can't do much more than that. The conclusion that I'm operating under is that the original equipment Goodyears are too soft. As for me, I'm not buying anymore of them. CamMan N.W. Iowa 2004 Prius 1955 Studebaker Love them both!
From: Richard Warren on 11 Sep 2007 22:11 <ninnypoppa(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1189491798.656589.160900(a)r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > On Sep 8, 1:34 am, "Richard Warren" <rwar...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> "Richard Warren" <rwar...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:O25Ei.9657$NL2.3216(a)trndny04... >> >> > What is the expected life of the original equipment tires on a 2005 >> > Prius? >> >> Thanks for all your responses. I've gone about 20,000 miles and it looks >> like I'll be lucky to get another 5000 miles out of my tires. > > My experience isn't a lot different, Richard. > > I replaced the original Goodyears at 30k (with identical Goodyears) > and questioned that at the time but didn't get overly excited about > it. > > At my 60,000 mile service the service writer came to the waiting room > and told me that my tires needed replacement right away! > > I wasn't as calm this time and asked to talk to the Prius tech. Very > nice young man came out and I asked him what was going on with the > tires. He told me that this was a common problem with the Goodyears > and he'd suggest that I put on a new set of Goodrich tires. According > to him the Goodrich are a bit harder rubber and they will last longer. > I said something to the effect that I sure as h##l hoped so. > > I'm now at around 80,000 miles and the Goodrich tires appear "like > new". Oh yes, I always over inflate (trying to play that gas mileage > improvement game) and I check pressure frequently. I have also had the > car aligned twice since it was new - once conventional and once > digital. The consumer can't do much more than that. > > The conclusion that I'm operating under is that the original equipment > Goodyears are too soft. As for me, I'm not buying anymore of them. > > CamMan > N.W. Iowa > 2004 Prius > 1955 Studebaker > Love them both! Thanks. Since I have the Goodyears, that's very useful info. Won't be buying those again. >
From: stratus46 on 22 Sep 2007 00:01
On Sep 11, 7:11 pm, "Richard Warren" <rwar...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > <ninnypo...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1189491798.656589.160900(a)r29g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > > > > > On Sep 8, 1:34 am, "Richard Warren" <rwar...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> "Richard Warren" <rwar...(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > >>news:O25Ei.9657$NL2.3216(a)trndny04... > > >> > What is the expected life of the original equipment tires on a 2005 > >> > Prius? > > >> Thanks for all your responses. I've gone about 20,000 miles and it looks > >> like I'll be lucky to get another 5000 miles out of my tires. > > > My experience isn't a lot different, Richard. > > > I replaced the original Goodyears at 30k (with identical Goodyears) > > and questioned that at the time but didn't get overly excited about > > it. > > > At my 60,000 mile service the service writer came to the waiting room > > and told me that my tires needed replacement right away! > > > I wasn't as calm this time and asked to talk to the Prius tech. Very > > nice young man came out and I asked him what was going on with the > > tires. He told me that this was a common problem with the Goodyears > > and he'd suggest that I put on a new set of Goodrich tires. According > > to him the Goodrich are a bit harder rubber and they will last longer. > > I said something to the effect that I sure as h##l hoped so. > > > I'm now at around 80,000 miles and the Goodrich tires appear "like > > new". Oh yes, I always over inflate (trying to play that gas mileage > > improvement game) and I check pressure frequently. I have also had the > > car aligned twice since it was new - once conventional and once > > digital. The consumer can't do much more than that. > > > The conclusion that I'm operating under is that the original equipment > > Goodyears are too soft. As for me, I'm not buying anymore of them. > > > CamMan > > N.W. Iowa > > 2004 Prius > > 1955 Studebaker > > Love them both! > > Thanks. Since I have the Goodyears, that's very useful info. Won't be > buying those again. > > 2006 with 18500 miles and the Goodyears look new, no overinflation. The replacement tires will be Michelin MXV4 + Lifetime MPG 51.97, 16 consecutive 500+ mile tanks, 18 total. GG GG |