Continental Tires??

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airjames

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Whassup people,



Couple of buddies of mine have Continental tires on there trucks. They both say there smooth and quiet and have a 80K mile warranty on them. I found some at Wal-Mart for $76 a piece. There the LT/SUV tire. Does anyone have these on there car/truck???? What do you think about them???
 
I believe the Continental is what they put on lincoln navigators from the factory (atleast used to) so they obviously must be a good luxury-type ride.
 
they make some of them down the road from me, used to think they were an off brand, then I bought a Mercedes, came with contis. Most BMW's come with them, mine came with Dunlops though. For that price it seems like a good deal



Check Tire Rack.com to compare, they have write ups on all tires, lists the best and worst features, lot of good comparisons
 
Higher end Porsches often come with Contisport Contact 2 (or whatever the hell they're called, I *LOATHE* Continental's naming system) - supposedly excellent tires.
 
My bmw has contisports made by continental, but they are a z rated performance tire. They only last about 30K miles - but this is a different type tire than you are referring to.
 
I had continental's on my last benz. My new one has Michelin.



A side note about Continental, they also make General and Uniroyal.:)
 
I have Contiental tires on my stock rims and they are terrible. Traction, wet or dry, is very poor. They get loud at times too, and two of them have a "dimple" in them, adding to the noisiness. I wouldn't buy a set of them again.
 
Continental Conti-Trac SUV tires came OEM on my Escape. They seem to be pretty quiet, and have pretty good grip on dry roads, but in the rain they are not that great. I have about 14,000 miles on them with no signs of wear yet. I don't know if they are any good in snow/ice.
 
I used Continentals in the 80s and early 90s on my Saab. They were nice. They rode and handled well. They also lasted longer than Pirelli's
 
VIN said:
My bmw has contisports made by continental, but they are a z rated performance tire. They only last about 30K miles - but this is a different type tire than you are referring to.
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"only 30k" ?! :eek:



I would *KILL* for a tire I'm happy with that would last that long on my MR2...I expect the S03s to last 20k at best.
 
SickOfItAll said:
"only 30k" ?! :eek:



I would *KILL* for a tire I'm happy with that would last that long on my MR2...I expect the S03s to last 20k at best.
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I agree! 30K was stretching it a bit. I probably had been driving on the wear indicators for a few thousand miles before the change, but since the weather was warm and no rain at the time, i couldn't get off my lazy buttocks to get new ones. The only thing I had to put up with was the loud humm coming from them!



Anyhoo........I have new ones now, I just wish I had purchased the S03's because they are far superior to the Conti's.



Do you have a seperate set of snow tires?
 
Lowejackson said:
I guess Continental like most tyre firms make some good and bad tyres. Therefore it would depend on a specific type
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100% agree.



I was very unhappy with the Continetals on my Boxster. After 8k miles they howled, had horrible wet grip and not very good dry grip. However I have driven some of their performance all season tires (more touring like) and thought they had a very nice plush ride yet offered good grip. Research the particular tire.
 
Buddy of mine says he has some balancing problems with Continentals. He only has 15K on them and there really wobbly and can't seem to stay balanced. I've been shopping around and for the money, longevity, and overall value, I have found Michelins to be the best. But that's just me. Thanks all,,,,,,91
 
Check out tirerack.com and see if they have any details on it. They do tire comparisons, road tests, and have customer surveys as well. You may find a different tire on there you like. Good luck!
 
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