Goodyear Comfortreds Ain't All That

The Goodyear manager told me it wasn't worth the extra cost to upgrade to the comforttred or the tripletred. He said the Integrity was decent enough for normal driving--just lower tread life than the others.
Somebody on this site said they found the best pressures were around 38/36 for mileage, handling and wear.

 

Your center tread wear problem is not consistant with the observations based on the Integrity tire. My guess is the construction of the GYCT is different such that even a bit of overinflation can cause a problem? I have the opposite effect, super overinflation is causing a TINY bit more wear on the edges. It's barely a noticable difference though.

Good information on the GYCT. Thanks!

 

I got about 50,000 miles out of my comfortreads before they actually self destructed! Now trying some Pirelli 3000's. But the Goodyear's were OK up until within the last 1000 mikes they just got weird bulges and self destructed. Went through 4 tires that way. Did get some money back because the tires were rated for 80,000.

So I don't think I could recommend these. But I will say that I don't recommend spending over $200-$250 for a set of tires on the Prius installed.

 

I only have 33K miles on my GYCTs, but so far they have treated me very well. I will see about rain traction this coming winter, but I have well over 20K last winter in the rain with no issues. We don't get snow around these parts so no comment on that. I have not noticed any of the wear issues at this time yet either. I use them with 42/40 PSI in the front and back.

One of the reasons I got the GYCT was for less road noise, where they have done very well. I was also able to trade the INtegrities on these GYs so the price was very good.

Funny enough I was also thinking about a Michelin low rolling resistance tire for the Prius in the future. Let us know how you like the Michelins in terms of noise, comfort, traction and MPG compared to the GYCTs.

 

Love my GYCT's.
Replaced my Integrities at 15K miles and there's a world of difference between the quiet, better wet traction, longer wearing GYCT's and the crap OEM's

 

I would not buy the GYCT again either. I bought it based on positive comments here and other sites. Handling wasn't all that great and reduction in MPG is just not cool (Avg 37MPG) I didn't buy Prius for handling, I bought it for MPG.
Anybody want to trade your OEM tires for slightly used GYCTs?

 

I replaced the OEM Goodyear Integrity tires with Goodyear Comfort Tread all season tires shortly after purchasing my Prius this past March. Therefore, I haven't had the opportunity to test the car in pure winter (snow) conditions yet. I live in central PA and will encounter snow during the winter. Generally, the roads are well plowed and treated when snow hits. But where I live is in a home development that gets plowed on the later side of the plowing schedule and the roads can pile up some snow amounts..

I am interested if anyone has had any or some experience with the GY Comfort Treads during the winter season while driving their Prius?? Interested to hear your comments, thanks..

 

I used to be very happy with my ComfortTreds, and even bought a set for my wife's Prius too, about 8 months after getting them for mine. But these days, after about 25K miles, they are begining to act like the stock Integrity tires used to.

When I got them, they worked great. No more slipping on wet pavement. I could gun the engine onto a busy road on wet pavement, and at most I got a little chirp from the tires and no traction control engagement. For about 14 months they've been great.

But this spring, 25K into the tires, with lots of tread left and proper inflation, I'm slipping all over the place on wet pavement. If I'm not real careful, the traction control will engage when I pull out into traffic on wet pavement. There's been a couple of times when it engaged two or three times in a row while trying to get up to speed after turning right onto a busy road. They're not behaving any better than the stock tires did.

I will not be buying them again.

 

For what it's worth, I haven't had these problems with ComforTred's cousin, TripleTred.

On my prior car, which I still drive on occasion because I gave it to a family member, there are now over 40,000 miles on the TripleTreds. When I saw and drove it last month, the TripleTreds' tread was still deep and they still seemed to grip the road like glue.

But I do recall one PriusChatter reporting that he started noticing a significant decline in wet traction on his TripleTreds after about 40,000 - 45,000 miles.

 

AquaTred??? They haven't made those in several years. I think you mean TripleTred - especially since that's what your sig says.

 

LOL. Yes, I meant TripleTred. I'll edit my prior post.

 

my old comforthread set gave me roughly 40 to 50k miles. stock gave me 15 to 20k

get your alignment checked.. and turn down your psi...

 

I replaced the Integritys with ComforTreds the day my '06 Prius was delivered. $$$! Remarkable difference - quieter, better ride, better handling. By 42K, they had worn down to 4/32 (2/32 is TOO little tread!), and after a lot of arm-twisting, my local GY tire dealer reluctantly submitted my claim of premature wear to GY Corporate. I had phoned GY and set up the case file.) They graciously replaced two . (The other two had been "adjusted out" for nail punctures at more than new ones cost at TireRack! Thanks a bunch, local GY tire dealers!) I would love to try Michelins next time (I've always had good luck with Mics!), but they're pricey and reputed to be noisy on this car. ComforTreds drive great, but only for about HALF the life expectancy! Then, performance drops. The tread depth is simply no longer there, and tread is the padding and gripping surface between the wheels and the road. I run 'em at 40/38 with even wear, and check tire pressure twice per month. Mostly highway driving. NOTE: If shopping for tires, watch the revs per mile - it affects speedometer accuracy and fuel economy. Tire tread design and compound affects noise, traction, performance, as does construction. Cheap tires are intrinsically less safe than better tires, and keeping pressure laterally equal and balanced is invaluable! Never exceed the max pressure on the sidewall, and never undercut the car mfr. recommendation.

 

What is the number of revolutions per mile that would allow the speedometer accuracy and fuel economy to be at least what the OEM tires give?

 

The 185/65SR15 Goodyear Integrity tires are rated at 855 rev/mile when new. Of course the revs/mile for all tires increase as they wear and are about 2% higher at the end of life for this size tire.

JeffD