Tire Replacement for California drivers

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  1. uclabruins

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    I have seen a lot of tire recommendations as replacements for the Integrities. I live in the Los Angeles area and wanted to know what type of tires would best suit this environment (All-Season, High Performance All-Season, Grand Touring All-Season or something different like Summer tires)? The driving conditions are only dry or wet. Thanks in advance.
     
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    I live in San Diego and just had the Goodyear ComforTreds put on. Several Prius owners have gotten that one.
     
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    Yokohama AVID H4s, Dunlop Sport A2 Plus, and then the usual Prius staple tires of ComforTreds and HydroEdges.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(aaf709 @ Mar 29 2007, 06:04 PM) [snapback]414495[/snapback]</div>
    Any oppinion on the Michelins Costco sells?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(brighamwj @ Mar 29 2007, 04:53 PM) [snapback]414581[/snapback]</div>
    I think they're pretty good and Costco can fill them with nitrogen if you want.
     
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    I just put Continental ContiProContacts on my 04 Prius for $270 OTD. I've only driven 100 miles on them, but they're much better than the Integrities - quiet, sure, and my sense is they're just as good and maybe better on mileage (they're rated as Low Rolling Resistance). I imagine they won't last as long as Michelin Hyrdoedges or some of the other $400-$500 sets, but if I can get 45,000 out of them, I think I'll do well. I'm pretty certain that they'll get better mileage than the Michelins you mention. They also come very highly rated by Tirerack.com and Consumer Reports, where they ranked higher than the comparable Michelin MXV4, a very popular Prius tire.
     
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    Any other recommendations? What about summer tires vs. all-season tires in California? Any thoughts?
     
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