Re: Tire Replacement Time
That's what I have here on mine in Minnesota. I'm impressed. Quiet, the car has almost 14K on it and the tread on all 4 are fine. I expect to replace them all in the fall with Eagle F1's for something different, I heard those are very good for overall snow traction. But the Conti's have been fine. In fact I was pleasantly surprised how much so in the snow and ice we've had up here this year. Stayed light in the throttle, 40-50 pound bag of salt over the rear axle, and had no issues except in 7 inches of snow up my inclined drive-just didn't get enough steam behind me to get past the snowplow droppings at the end of my drive! But cleared a path and up it went without too much hassle. So, don't hesitate on them if they're a good price and they're what you want. They're fine.
By the way, I did find that 80#, 2 bags of salt is too much. Takes a bit too much weight off the front and it tracks goofy in my opinion. Steering seems too light. 50# seems to be around the magic number.
Oh, and if you have 18's all around, the dealer up here says Cooper Zeon's are really good for all season use-good traction in the snow, but they don't have a 19 for the rear.
Last edited by mdaniels4; Mar 11, 2009 at 05:09 PM.