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Tire Life Richard Warren 09-07-2007
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Posted by Richard Warren on September 8, 2007, 2:34 am
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> What is the expected life of the original equipment tires on a 2005 Prius?



Thanks for all your responses. I've gone about 20,000 miles and it looks
like I'll be lucky to get another 5000 miles out of my tires.



Posted by Mike Rosenberg on September 8, 2007, 9:33 am
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> Thanks for all your responses. I've gone about 20,000 miles and it looks
> like I'll be lucky to get another 5000 miles out of my tires.

Now THAT is decidedly rapid wear if you have the Goodyear Integrety
tires. Have you kept them inflated to at least 35 psi in front and 32
psi in the rear?

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Posted by Richard Warren on September 8, 2007, 10:57 pm
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>> Thanks for all your responses. I've gone about 20,000 miles and it looks
>> like I'll be lucky to get another 5000 miles out of my tires.
>
> Now THAT is decidedly rapid wear if you have the Goodyear Integrety
> tires. Have you kept them inflated to at least 35 psi in front and 32
> psi in the rear?



Actually, I've been running with what was recommended to me for max
mileage - 41 front and 40 rear.




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Posted by Ike on September 8, 2007, 11:11 am
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Richard Warren wrote:
>> What is the expected life of the original equipment tires on a 2005 Prius?
>
>
>
> Thanks for all your responses. I've gone about 20,000 miles and it looks
> like I'll be lucky to get another 5000 miles out of my tires.
>
>


Something's wrong. Are the tires equally worn? Properly
inflated? On one of our prePrius cars, an alignment problem
destroyed tires prematurely, and rotation spread the evidence.

Posted by pakman on September 9, 2007, 11:19 am
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I have a 2005 Prius that I bought with about 23,000 miles on it through
Craig's List.
The original owner had never rotated the tires, and I found them
underinflated a number of times.

I had them properly inflated (actually, slightly over, as recommended) and
rotated every 5000 miles
or so, and bought 4 winter tires and rims, which I used for the first time
last year.

The car now has 41,000+ miles on it, and I see the front tires have
distinctive outer-edge wear.

I will probably have to buy 4-new tires before winter, but hope I can hold
out until springtime.

Prices are high around here (New Hampshire / MA border) for tires, so
haven't decided
on the tire brand yet (leaning towards Goodyear ComfortTred) or dealer.

John

I'm shopping
> What is the expected life of the original equipment tires on a 2005 Prius?
>



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