Originally Posted by JHM2K
I'm actually going to shock everyone and go from PS2s to Conti's... The new Continental DWS.
I've heard some excellent feedback from these tires. Dry grip is very good, not "PS Cup good" but certainly good enough from me. I have a friend that drives like a total maniac and he's only broken them loose once...
The biggest push for me purchasing them is the wear. They're warrantied for 50,000 miles. I've also heard huge praise about the silence of the tire, and the good ride w/o sacrificing much handling. Oh, and they're only $50 more than the CHEAPEST tire for OEM sizes. That's a steal.
The other consideration is that this IS my daily... So it will be driven on snowy December days just like the balmy July ones. These tires apparently "do it all" as best as any tire ever has to date. Hydro-resistance is top notch.
My PS2's, on the other hand, handle great when it's warm but they wear quickly and are very loud at this point. And as another member said, $400 a tire is simply retarded.
95% of my driving is around town, and on the highway back and forth to work. So, I need compliance and safety and mileage more than absolute handling.
In my town, traffic is so thick I couldn't experience the limits of handling if I tried...
John, I thought about this one size fits all type tire and unless this is something totally new, it is just like the rest. There is just no way to have great handling, low noise, 50K plus miles, and a sticky tire all in one package. I have found that the 'all season performance' tire or however they are branding it, does everything 'alright' and in a sports car, that is not good enough. Blizzaks in the winter and ZRs in the summer
