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Onwrdigo · 01-17-2014, 10:37 AM

I ditched my Bridgestone Turanza tires within the "first half-hour" of driving my new '13 Yaris LE off the lot. I had read enough on TireRack Reviews the night before I was to pick it up about those Bridgestone nightmares. Got a great trade-in for those tires for just a few bucks...literally....from a local tire dealer to put on "General Altimax HP's".

I noticed a difference right away in ride, noise, handling. Now, with almost 8,000 miles on these General Altimax HP's, no wear, noise or handling woes that I can feel or hear. Great replacement tire for those interested.

However, they did not cure the on-center numbness of the steering. That is just the design of a lot of electric steering systems. I have even seen some car magazines complain about the same problem on BMW's and other high-line automobiles.

roxy1 · 01-17-2014, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Onwrdigo

General Altimax HP's.

those are one of the tires im considering. not too many choices in the 175/65-15 sizes.

it will be those or the Yokohama Avid Ascend. the Michelin Pilot A/S 3 look awesome. im into getting the best mileage possible, and im afraid the performance I hear about from those pilots would mean they have a higher rolling resistance.

*kimona* · 01-17-2014, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by roxy1

those are one of the tires im considering. not too many choices in the 175/65-15 sizes.

For more selection and an excellent fitment, replace with either 185/60/15's or 195/60/15's.

nookandcrannycar · 03-02-2014, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by kimona

For more selection and an excellent fitment, replace with either 185/60/15's or 195/60/15's.

^^^^^ This. I could definitely tell the difference between the 175/65/15s on the '13 LE and the 185/60/15s on my Yaris.

roxy1 · 03-02-2014, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

^^^^^ This. I could definitely tell the difference between the 175/65/15s on the '13 LE and the 185/60/15s on my Yaris.

im kind of a slave to the mpg's, so I like to stick with the narrower 175's. plus the skinnier tires are (in theory) a little better in the snow. the oem's are such garbage, I think the biggest improvement will be dumping them. I think I will look at what is available in the wider tire, but would 185's fit properly on the stock rims?

edit after a few minutes on tirerack: come to think of it, I don't think I want any less profile on the yaris. its not the smoothest car over bumps and such and a lower profile isn't going to help. those pilot a/s 3's look like one of the best all season tires (ratings wise) in existence, but im sure they will not maximize mpg's.

nookandcrannycar · 03-03-2014, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by roxy1

im kind of a slave to the mpg's, so I like to stick with the narrower 175's. plus the skinnier tires are (in theory) a little better in the snow. the oem's are such garbage, I think the biggest improvement will be dumping them. I think I will look at what is available in the wider tire, but would 185's fit properly on the stock rims?

edit after a few minutes on tirerack: come to think of it, I don't think I want any less profile on the yaris. its not the smoothest car over bumps and such and a lower profile isn't going to help. those pilot a/s 3's look like one of the best all season tires (ratings wise) in existence, but im sure they will not maximize mpg's.

Do you think the narrower tires on your 3rd Gen account for the up to couple MPG improvement over (a few cars ago, as you mentioned) your 2nd Gen Yaris ? (The search I did indicated they have the same relatively slippery CD number...and that there is only a 5 lb weight difference)

roxy1 · 03-03-2014, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

Do you think the narrower tires on your 3rd Gen account for the up to couple MPG improvement over (a few cars ago, as you mentioned) your 2nd Gen Yaris ? (The search I did indicated they have the same relatively slippery CD number...and that there is only a 5 lb weight difference)

maybe. a little less weight to turn and im pretty sure they have pretty low rolling resistance. it also seems like my 07 ran just a touch higher rpms on the highway. even a very small improvement in coefficient of drag can make a difference.

I know I will not go through another winter with these awful, awful, awful tires. did I mention they were awful?

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01-17-2014, 10:37 AM	#1
Onwrdigo Drives: Yaris LE 4-Door Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Southeast Posts: 31	I ditched my Bridgestone Turanza tires within the "first half-hour" of driving my new '13 Yaris LE off the lot. I had read enough on TireRack Reviews the night before I was to pick it up about those Bridgestone nightmares. Got a great trade-in for those tires for just a few bucks...literally....from a local tire dealer to put on "General Altimax HP's". I noticed a difference right away in ride, noise, handling. Now, with almost 8,000 miles on these General Altimax HP's, no wear, noise or handling woes that I can feel or hear. Great replacement tire for those interested. However, they did not cure the on-center numbness of the steering. That is just the design of a lot of electric steering systems. I have even seen some car magazines complain about the same problem on BMW's and other high-line automobiles.