New tires for my Yaris S

[MPC Motorsports]

After 36,000 miles on the 205-40-17 Yokohama Avid H4S tires that I installed when my car was new 25 months ago, it is time for some new shoes. Yokohama discontinued the Avid H/V/W4S lines and replaced them with the new ENVigor line. The new line only has 205-45-17's and it was difficult to justify $110 per tire plus shipping. Also looked at the Continental ExtremeContact DWS at the same price. 205-45's are more expensive by about $15-20 more per tire, so I'm keeping with the 40 series. My oldest is still in college and we are helping with expenses, so I still try to find the best deal.

My Dad has some Falken Ziex ZE-912's on his Infiniti and really likes them, so I am going to try a set of them on the Yaris. I found a great deal on them at http://www.onlinetires.com/. Got them for $70 per tire INCLUDING shipping. Discount Tire Direct sells them for $80 each shipped. I gave them the opportunity to match the price and they declined. Ordered late Friday online and they arrived today via Fed Ex Ground. Going to my favorite tire store Friday morning for installation and alignment.

I'll post a review after I get them installed, then I'll update after I get a few miles on them. I drive about 350 miles per week so I should get a good impression soon.

Marc @ MPC Motorsports