and found out it will cost me over $1000 in the form of new tires.
I just bought a set of Conti's for by 2004. Very happy with the ride and rain performance. I am in snow country so their performance in winter is yet to be seen. Like you, I put little mileage on my M so wear factor was not an issue. They do have a low mileage wear issue, but with the mileage we run I would not sweat that. They have wear bars on them that will tell you when they are shot for certain conditions. So far I like them. These are my first replacements of the factory tires and Blizzacks. Being in CA and not having to worry about snow I might have choosen another brand, but then again, low mileage......they will last awhile. I am giving mine 3-4 years.haseeb wrote:Guys,
Found a nail today after 6 years
What do you guys recommend ... I explored 3 options today:
1. OEM Bridgestone Potenza
2. Conti Extre DWS
3. Hankook V12 EVO
I will appreciate if you guys can share experiences. I am in California and dont drive HW much with near 7K miles per year.
So far I have found the Conti's slightly less noisy than the factory sport tires. The ride is a little softer, but these cars ride hard anyway and I like that. Price sounds about right. I paid $1,100 for 4, including mounting, balancing etc. I also had them dispose of 8 tires, my 4 original sport tires and 4 Blizzaks, so I got charged an environmental disposal fee. So far I am pleased with the Conti's. I also looked at Tirerack and could not find another tire that suited me. I am happy with the Conti's so far, but winter snow will tell me how happy I am with them overall.haseeb wrote:Just coming back from the shop and with these 2 in mind.
Michelin Super Sport: 1200+Tax
Conti DW ExCon: 900$+tax
Tirerack does show very high rating for the Michelin's above and Cont DW are not too far with $300 cheaper. Out of these 2 which one is quieter guys?
Any other comparison is appreciated. I dont have any bias except noise if the difference is significant between the two i will go with the low noise ones.
I was wondering which model of Kumho you're running. Last month I dipped into a fatty Seattle pothole and ended paying almost $375 for a replacement Michelen-sp tire at Discont Tire! So needless to say, im not going to do that again. I've run Kumho's on my Honda in the past but...ImStillaYankee wrote:I needed tires last year and after a lot of research went with Kumho. Paid about $735 for 4. With a 40k treadwear warranty which no one else was offering on a 19" wheel. Tires have been great. Nice and quiet, stick like glue. Huge upgrade from OEMs. I don't drive much either but oems were done after 22k, about 4 years worth for me but that's still absurd imo. Looked at all other options as I really didn't want a Korean tire on my baby but I'm thrilled at my choice. Saved 300-500 bucks over competition and got great handling, smooth riding, quiet tires that are also outstanding in our FL storms.
The word is "tramlining." Nice to squash it, huh!About Tree Fiddy wrote:I put a set of PilotSport 2's on my M35 last fall since I got a smoking good deal on them and love these tires. Quiet, grip very well and have all but eliminated the trammeling. This was the previous generation Michelin so I can only imagine the SS would improve on them and last longer too.
