Why are Prius V tires so expensive?

You can check price on TireRack.com and add about $30 for install ( and you have shipping too).

 

Since you do not list a location, it is hard to know how 'taken' you were US dollars, Canadian Dollars, Australian Dollars, etc.

4 Michelin Energy Saver A/S would be $644 at a 'nearby' Sams Club in MS. ($161 each 2 hour drive)
But only $548 at a Costco in TN ($137 each, 2.5 hour drive)
So shopping certainly does help

 

At least you were probably cooled off by the hosing.

 

Sorry you were hosed

 

You sure you even needed a new tire?
Nail Punctures can often be repaired.

 

Any OEM replacement tire purchased at a dealership will be on the order of twice retail.

 

I replaced by factory tires at 105k with Michelins from Costco. Probably $150 each installed out the door with nitrogen and lifetime rotations. No impact on mpg.

 

that's just standard dealership practice. if you want to keep more change in your pocket, you have to shop around.you only need the dealership for warranty, and very specific hybrid service/maintenance items, usually not in the first 100,000 miles.

 

The original factory tire is a Toyo Proxes A20, which sells for $241.52 at tirerack so that seems like the right price for an OEM replacement. It's made in Japan. However, as a previous poster said, a nail shouldn't warrant a tire change, unless the tire got shredded?

 

You claim to have a Prius v V, if you meant Prius v Five, you have the rarer 17 inch tires. That may increase the price as well

 

apparently, the o/p had a moment, and got it off his chest.