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Onwrdigo · 01-17-2014, 11:37 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.

01-17-2014, 11:37 AM	#20
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.