Great condition, set of 4 wheels and tires with less than 8k miles on them. X-ice Xi3 version, I believe. $400 pickup in Santa Barbara, CA 93110 4th gen / Prius Prime OEM 15" wheels MICHELIN® X-ICE® XI3 195/65r15 tires winter / snow / ice Stored 10 months a year, bagged and air vacuumed out - I want my items to last. No TPMS, no centercaps.
Can anyone confirm if these fit a gen 3 Prius? I was at the auto dismantler today and he swore they wouldn't.
They will fit. The only problem would be between the Prius v wagon wheels and the regular Prius hatchback wheels as they are 5 x 114.3mm vs 5 x 100mm bolt patterns. Perhaps that's what caused the confusion on the part of the wrecker employee's understanding of compatibility. Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
Thanks xliderider for confirming. Now's the time to buy for next winter! Only selling b/c we need the storage space back and we got an AWD Sienna.
LOL - yep! Not the best seller's market here. We put them on for a snowboard road trip to SLC, Jackson and other areas - Big Sky once, Sun Valley another time. Funny how in those parts we were the only non-truck it felt like. Snow tires worked great when it was 14* and blowing snow while driving from one mountain to another. Def. worth the investment (wheels and tires were easily paid for with MPG and cost savings vs renting a vehicle and/or flying)
When using these tires on your trips did you encounter any R2 or R3 situations (4wd or chains mandatory)? I'd buy them to drive to Reno up 395 but want to be sure I'm not going to be ticketed. I've driven in bad conditions with regular tires and just laughed off the legal requirements but if I'm going to buy the tires I want to be pretty sure they'll keep me legal also. Thanx
Snow tires are almost invariably all you need. I've never used chains, never encountered a road where they were required. From reading here, @fuzzy1 says (paraphrasing), that if chains are required, perhaps you shouldn't risk it. Especially in a low slung Prius. Tire sellers would be a lot less ambiguous showing a pic with a tread-depth gauge ($2~3 at automotive supply stores, or Amazon). Lincoln's head almost buried leaves me somewhat bewildered.
Sorry, I should have been more clear. My question about legality experience was intended for the original poster, MTN. Thanx
Sorry just noticing your question now. We never ran into chain restrictions on our trips - mainly b/c we were in other states. For CA driving, it is advisable to carry a set of cheap cables to help get through any restrictions. I know that the x-ice do much better than crappy all-seasons + cables though! Unfortunately CA DOT doesn't take into account real winter tires vs M+S - so these tires will keep you safer, but you might still have to install cable chains if the local authorities insist. (side-note - we would be willing to throw in a set of the super Z cables if you buy these!)
Driving in the Tahoe Basin & Reno area for the past three decades - Cal Trans makes NO exceptions. You either have to have a 4x4 or AWD to get past chain controls. You must have a 4x4 or AWD emblem, somewhere on the car - otherwise the kids running chain control checks won't let you through. I've slipped through a few times with my FWD w/M+S tires and it was pretty hairy. Just had to give the stupid flat landers a LOT of space for them to spin themselves out....
Hi Biomed, Thanks. Yeah I used to drive my VW Scirocco back and forth to Mammoth from LA a lot. I got quite good at installing cables - which chew the hell out of the shoulder of tires. More recently I snuck through from San Diego to Palm Desert at the height of the early 2023 winter storm on mountain roads - my Prius without chains. It was pretty high risk and exciting as can be. I made it where guys with pick ups were spinning out. Helps to have regen braking instead of "calipers clamping discs" to slow down I think. It was too early in the morning for chain control checks to be manned ;-) I appreciate the definitive info - no exceptions. Well noted. Aloha
