2012 Prius C, first time getting new tires...

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  1. Mikey The Mailman

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    Hi all...

    On my way to work this morning on the freeway, I hit something hard which blew my front left tire. I went to Big O Tire to see if it's fixable but it had a small hole on the sidewall. It's the original tires with 68,000 miles (I had about 5k miles to go before I need it replaced anyway LOL).

    So anyway, I got the quote and I wanted to see if these new tires are good fit for my 2012 Prius C 2?

    175/65R15 Sumitomo HTR A/S P02 and they're selling buy 3 and get 1 free and everything including tax is $309.53

    What do you think?

    Thanks all.
     
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    make sure they are lrr low rolling resistance. personally, i wouldn't get anything that wasn't highly rated around here for mpg's, quietness, ride comfort and handling. all the best!(y)
     
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    Plug in your car on TireRack and you can see all compatible tires. You can filter out all but LRR, read reviews and so on.
     
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    also check tiresavings.com discounttires, Costco, Wal-Mart. Tirerack has reviews and ratings.
    RT-43 is usually high rated inexpensive option and while non lrr one of the easy rolling tires. Especially H rated as you can run it at 48psi
     
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    One thing about TireRack survey results, there can sometimes be a lemming mentality, ie: everyone loves a winner. Also, they tend to be traction/comfort 'centric, and low rolling resistance is not that paramount. Reading between the lines in the reviews can be helpful. And...., posting on a site like Priuschat. :)

    In other words, just use Tirerack for what it's good at, a great database and some feedback.
     
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    I don't want to order tires to be delivered. I just want to know if this tires I mentioned are good, if not, which tires are good at a local shops (Sacramento area) such as America Tires, Les Schwab, Big O Tires, etc...

    Lastly, do I really need 4 wheel alignments?
     
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    Understand. I've never bought tires through TireRack, but they're still a good info resource.
     
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    If you are in Sacramento then call Maxat Hybrid Repair (916-801-9544). Max will get you the right tire at a good price and can check on your alignment issue. I won't take my C anywhere else. He is honest and very reasonable with his rates.

    Chances are you don't need an alignment but it depends on how hard the impact was.
     
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    I just bought Bridgestone Ecopias 422 Plus a week ago, $370.00 out the door. Very good tire, low noise and high tread rating. Tire store tried to make more money with offering the 4 wheel alignment but the car has always been straight and tire wear has been even, so I passed on it.
     
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    I've seen quite a number of Prius owners recommending Bridgestone ecopias. Well, I for one can say its a good choice for tires.
     
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    I regret getting that 175/65R15 Sumitomo HTR A/S P02 tires that I had it installed last Monday. Immediately I noticed poor MPG unlike my daily observations of my MPG (commute) Usually when I get to work, I can get 52 to 56 mpg ALWAYS! but now I barely can get it to 46!

    My evening commute? 41 or 42 mpg!

    All tires are set at 41 PSI (same with my old tires).

    Should I return to Big O Tires and ask for a different tires? I'll folk over extra cash for better tires ugh!
     
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    +1 on the Ecopias. I had my local Costco put them on. I checked into all other local tire center options and while Costco had approximately the same price on the rubber (after their eternal Bridgestone $70 off sale), their install, warranty and free lifetime rotation sold me. That, and got the Costco rebates and $ points from my membership there. In fact, it paid my yearly membership with just the tires alone.
     
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    Wonder if this a low rolling resistance tire vs a standard tire effects.


    The car I am looking has crappy new no name tires. I suppose at least I know what mpg to expect with standard tires.




    iPhone ?
     
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