Tire Review - Goodyear Viva Assurance Fuel Max

I also have the Yokohama Avid Touring S's on my 01. I didn't sacrifice any mpgs but, be careful when it rains. I found that running higher pressure (42/40 for me), limits wet traction on them. If you deflate to 34, they get decent wet traction but that diminishes at higher pressures.

 

I got Uniroyal Tiger Paw Touring tires on my 06. They were $75 each installed. They have been good in rain and snow, no MPG difference from previous tires. Have 30k miles on them so far, and still good amount of tread left.

 

I had the same problem with goodyear assurance fuel max tires - did not last very long. Seems most of the tires I have used did the same, except for the tripltreds I had once, but those are not available in the size used normally in the US Prius, but they do fit.

 

Ditto on getting lower miles from my Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max than anticipated. They also started out nice and quiet and have gotten rather loud. My Integreties wore evenly at high pressure, the Fuel Max are wearing more in the center. Have any of you gotten or tried to get a prorated warranty reimbursement on the less than promised miles?

PA P

 

Sounds like it's time for a set of Energy Saver A/S or AVID Ascends. Or you can be the first to try out the new Michelin Defender with its 90,000 mile warranty.

 

I've presently got 70k on my Energy Saver A/S, and even at high pressure, they're still great in dry and wet weather. They don't seem to tramline (or we just don't have many roads that are grooved in my area) and are wearing pretty evenly across all four tires. I'm going to replace them in 5-10k miles, which would be right around 100k miles on the car. They're right on the cusp of hitting the wear bars at the moment, but they should last me through the summer.

 

I got about 35,000 miles on the Fuel Max, they seemed noisy as well. Not a bad tire, just a short lived tire.

 

Not on my Pri but once on an Avalon with michelin. A huge headache. they want to see all the tire rotations and alignments and even then made you feel like they are doing you a big favor

Who makes those tires?

 

Michelin.

It's good to hear that Ophbalance got that many miles out of his EnergySavers. I didn't know they were running that long.

PA P

 

Thanks, Yep, 75k miles is great but it is a smallish car
I'll try to keep it in mind as my originals may not last to 35k.

 

The Energy Saver A/S has the lowest cost/mile of any tire we currently know of for the Prius. There are some that are close, however.

http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii...etime-cost-fuel-tires-over-150-000-miles.html

 

Keep in mind I run the pressure at least as high as the max on the tire, and they've not seen a day under that max since I brought it home. I drive about 600 miles a week, 75% of it highway. And I wonder if the state I'm in (NC) makes any difference. I was truly hoping to hit 100k miles on these tires, but it wouldn't be safe based on how worn they presently are.

 

Somehwre on here, I read Tirerack's test results on the Assurance, Integrity, Michelin's competitor (what's the name?), and one other tire.
The Michelin tire came out on top--but it's the most expensive. The Integrity didn't fare all that badly against the other 3, and it's the cheapest--significantly. If I needed a tire, I would price out the Michelin vs the Integrity. For mild winter conditions, the Integrity is a decent tire for the money. And its low rolling resistance gives excellent gas mileage and a quiet ride--as long as you don't rotate your tires and mix up the cambers.

 

What's with this new format? First I have to replace my avatar, then my signature.

Then I write a post here, edit it, and promptly lose it !

I hope nobody else is having this problem.

Ok. I'll try again. Briefly, there's a Tirerack testing of these tires somewhere here on this website.
The Michelin tire is the best--and the most pricey. The Assurance is more expensive than the Intergrity and not that much better. The Integrity is still the best value, but I would consider the Michelin as well. The Integrity has low rolling resistance, great gas mileage and is quiet. None of these tires are any good in snow. I would not recommend rotating the Integrities, as the camber differences make them noisey. They're cheap--just buy a new set every 40K miles.

[ sorry, my edited post just appeared before this post. It wasn't there when I wrote this. ]

 

If you re-read the test results the Integrity rated poorly in every category except dry traction. Wet traction was downright scary! It is also wears out quickly which puts it near the bottom of the list of quality LRR tires and total cost per mile. With the ever present $70 rebate offered by Michelin the Energy Saver A/S is only $66 more than the Integrity, offers at least 2.7mpg more and 15,000 mile better warranty.

When Round and Black Becomes Lean and Green

 

Sorry to hear about the mileage hit Steve. As I said, I have the same tires and haven't taken a mileage hit. My only complaint is the wet traction when inflated to 44 psi (max sidewall). It may be just me but if I try to take off fast, the tires spin and traction control kicks in (wet pavement).