Set of 4 Hankook 185/60-15 H727 for $186 and free shipping after 2 rebates

[antmanbee]

The OE tires are T rated. These tires are T rated. Michelin Harmony and Defender tires are T rated. For most owners these Hankooks are an excellent choice for a long wearing tire. You will not be sacrificing your safety with these tires as fnkngrv implies if you drive in a sensible way.
Check out the reviews at Tirerack:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....lar=&tab=Specs

[fnkngrv]

Originally Posted by antmanbee

The OE tires are T rated. These tires are T rated. Michelin Harmony and Defender tires are T rated. For most owners these Hankooks are an excellent choice for a long wearing tire. You will not be sacrificing your safety with these tires as fnkngrv implies if you drive in a sensible way.
Check out the reviews at Tirerack:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....lar=&tab=Specs

Do what you like, but the OE tires are complete garbage and to be seemed a safety hazard, at least the ones on the earlier model Yaris. Horrible in the rain, soft sidewalls, not very good handling at interstate speeds of 75+mph. I figured that I would help folks if they wanted it. Just because something comes OE does NOT mean that it is the best bet to go with. I am not implying that you have a definite safety issue with going with a T rated tire...I am implying that folks need to be better informed. The ratings on my Falken 912s were excellent and I liked them a lot, but would I buy them again? Nope and just because they wear so damned fast yet so many "raters" on the different sites said they get easily what is advertised for mileage and even better. I call Those like many other ratings are skewed and can be manipulated with ease in today's advanced digital age.

Toyota, especially in the case of the Yaris, designed and made their choices specifically to get the mpg that they could with the cheapest parts possible that might stand up over the years. I could give you a laundry list of what I have found to be substandard in this car that I replaced. Hell, a primary example of this is lowering the car even just 1.5" which makes the car much more stable and handle better especially in high winds therefore making it safer on the road without any compromise in ride quality with the right combination nor in efficiency.

I love my car and love the Yaris pplatform, but TBH I actually feel that the 96 Tercel I had was built with better quality parts than the Yaris. At least in 4 season states. My old 96 is still a DD for the guy I sold it to when I bought my Yaris back in 06 and the only thing that has been done to it is oil, filters, tires and wheel bearings after 15 years. Curiously enough the OE choice for tires for that platform was miles ahead of the ones they equipped the Yaris with.