So, I've had these tires on my Prius for ~2 years and 55,000 miles. They're terrible.
Pros:
- They've got 55,000 miles on them and probably another 25,000 worth of tread before I'll need to replace them.
Cons:
- Wet weather traction is laughably bad. I drive 40 miles to work on some fairly curvy country roads and on the long, sweeping turns that I can take in the dry at 65 MPH no problem I can feel the front end of the car ever so slowly pushing out.
I can recall several times where I've been making a U-turn on a wet road and the front end will start plowing straight forward just past the apex of the turn if I'm turning sharply enough. It's so easy to do that I sometimes do it just to scare passengers.
- Steering response is, um... I have to drive a dump truck (16-foot dump body) from time to time and the dump truck's steering response when unloaded feels quite similar to the Optimo H727. I've tried messing with tire pressures and it makes very little difference besides making the ride harsh.
Pros:
- They've got 55,000 miles on them and probably another 25,000 worth of tread before I'll need to replace them.
Cons:
- Wet weather traction is laughably bad. I drive 40 miles to work on some fairly curvy country roads and on the long, sweeping turns that I can take in the dry at 65 MPH no problem I can feel the front end of the car ever so slowly pushing out.
I can recall several times where I've been making a U-turn on a wet road and the front end will start plowing straight forward just past the apex of the turn if I'm turning sharply enough. It's so easy to do that I sometimes do it just to scare passengers.
- Steering response is, um... I have to drive a dump truck (16-foot dump body) from time to time and the dump truck's steering response when unloaded feels quite similar to the Optimo H727. I've tried messing with tire pressures and it makes very little difference besides making the ride harsh.