Thoughts on tires !

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by anxious, Jul 4, 2011.

  1. anxious

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    I'll need tires for my '10 IV. Always have good luck with Goodyear. Choices are Assurance Comfort Tred which are quieter vs Assurance Fuel Max. I'm questioning whether I'll really see an decrease in mileage with the NON FUEL MAX tire. Replacing the factory Avids.
     
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    You'll find more information by using the search function. There are hundreds of threads on this subject. :)
     
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    The Assurance Fuel Max are very quiet in my opinion.These are a great FE tire, I can't say enough about then. Hal
     
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    I bought the Assurance Fuel Max this spring and have been very happy with the performance.
     
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    Ditto for me. Very happy with the Fuel Max
     
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    Thanks for you replies, BUT does anyone think the Comfort Tred without the
    Fuel Max cause a lower mpg ?
     
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    Yes. If a company's marketing 2 tires, and one's indicated as having Low Rolling Resistance, the other not: it follows that you're going to take a mileage hit with the non-LRR tire.

    If mileage is important to you, I'd stick with LRR choices. Also, look at what Prius are coming with, ie: what's getting put on at the factory. Those tend to be LRR.
     
    #7 Mendel Leisk, Jul 5, 2011
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