Tires Uniroyal or Vredestein

Do some research if you haven't heard of Vredestein tires. These things are incredible in the snow and routinely get excellent reviews.

I did the same after a set of Vredsteins (which were still good tires). Much quieter.

My mini cooper (FWD like your Prius) is a beast in the snow with winter tires. WINTER tires, not just all seasons.

Stick with your Vredesteins. I live in the Great White North and swear by the quatrac's. You're not going to find a better value tire.

if you just need tires for street use and not break the bank, vredestein quatrac are the best all season tires i've ever ran (94'). and they worked great when i lived in Oregon and handled snow pretty well for what it was.

Very quiet, good wearing (I never expect much more than 40K of all weather usefulness no matter what the warranty says), and very good snow traction.

Switched to Vredestein on my City ZX21 earlier this year. Wondering why I did not do it earlier!

Consumer reports says:

Pros: Solid performance in the areas of dry braking, handling, hydroplaning resistance. Solid treadlife performance also.

Cons: Just average rolling resistance performance which can have a negative impact on vehicle fuel efficiency.

Tiger Paws with 5,500 miles over 6 months had an old fashioned blowout

Verdesteins that i put on my q7 were trash. All 4 went bald within 20k miles !!