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brewski 08-08-2008 08:42 AM

Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
Which is the better tire? The Michelin Pilot All Season or the stock Continentals?

spensley 08-08-2008 08:48 AM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
Best in what aspect? (Grip, mileage, noise etc. etc.)
What type of driving do you do?
In your position I would start with reviews/ratings on any tire site... Tire Rack, Merchants, Discount etc. etc.

Opticon 08-08-2008 09:03 AM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
Best at NOT being a pile of expensive crap rubber with paper sidewalls and zero wet grip? Michelin.
The only tire I've ever hate MORE than the stock Contis were a set of factory Goodyear Eagle RSAs on my Neon R/T. And that's only because they lasted longer than the Contis.

Jeff Cobb 08-08-2008 09:14 AM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
The Michelins are a better and more expensive tire.
Funny that Chrysler charges to upgrade you to the crappy Conti's.
They were so bad I bought new rubber within a week.

brewski 08-08-2008 09:19 AM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
Ya,

The best overall tire. My car only has 13k miles and the tires are getting there. So, I guess I'm looking for the best bang for my buck...

brewski 08-08-2008 09:20 AM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
also,

anything better than a michelin pilot all season?

Opticon 08-08-2008 09:36 AM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
Yokohama ADVAN S4 are in the same league (ultra high performance all season).

smokey847 08-13-2008 02:36 PM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
Why does everyone think the Continentals are so bad?

noles 08-13-2008 02:48 PM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
I'm looking for a tire that I won't hear so much road noise especially coming from the front:confused:

Fired UP 08-13-2008 02:51 PM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 

Originally Posted by noles
I'm looking for a tire that I won't hear so much rode noise especially coming from the front:confused:

Try the General UHP

See this thread for some background.
https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...t=26460&page=2


I like em ;)

Valk 08-13-2008 03:52 PM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 

Originally Posted by smokey847
Why does everyone think the Continentals are so bad?

Ya I wonder to.
I think with the number of members here every tire ever mentioned has been said to be good or bad for individual reasons,
There will never be a tire that everybody will support.
I am currently switching from Michelin PS2's to Conti all seasons for a few different reasons
although the PS2's have been excellent for 33000 miles.

smokey847 08-13-2008 03:57 PM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 

Originally Posted by VALKRYDERGUY
Ya I wonder to.
I think with the number of members here every tire ever mentioned has been said to be good or bad for individual reasons,
There will never be a tire that everybody will support.
I am currently switching from Michelin PS2's to Conti all seasons for a few different reasons
although the PS2's have been excellent for 33000 miles.

I have them on mine and think they're fine. It sticks around corners exceptionally well and haven't slid any in the rain whatsoever.

Mimi05SRT6 08-14-2008 12:20 AM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
Love my stock Michelin PS2's. Since I'm living in Florida, I'll never ever buy all season tires again, only summer performance tires like the PS2's. Also had a set of PS2's on my GTI and couldn't have been any better! :D

Opticon 08-14-2008 07:10 AM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 

Originally Posted by smokey847
I have them on mine and think they're fine.

But how could you possibly think... with the paper thin sidwalls, the horrible steering response and stability...

Originally Posted by smokey847
...haven't slid any in the rain whatsoever.

They hydroplane like a saucer. Even a middle-aged accountant in a Ford Focus SVT shared my feelings about the horrible wet traction.

Sir? Do you routinly transport your pet goldfish?

thomatt12 08-14-2008 04:53 PM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
I'm currently using Michelins on my ride. And as a daiy driver, I must say that the car really performs well with those tires.

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smokey847 08-04-2009 03:09 PM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
Something i've been kind of curious about. . .


Drove my mom's 2005 Cadillac STS with Michelins the other night because I needed the extra seats. It was raining and as I came around a fairly sharp curve at a reasonable speed, the car downshifted on me causing the back end to break loose and swing around on me. I luckily was able to correct it quickly and there wasn't a problem.

The thing that surprises me, however, is how my lighter-weight more powerful sports car with Continentals outhandles my mom's heavy family car in the rain. What's the explanation behind this?:D

robby363 08-04-2009 03:31 PM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 

Originally Posted by smokey847

The thing that surprises me, however, is how my lighter-weight more powerful sports car with Continentals outhandles my mom's heavy family car in the rain. What's the explanation behind this?:D

If I had to guess I would say Mercedes TC system.:p

laitsabr 08-04-2009 04:41 PM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
My vote goes to the Michelin, specifically the A/S Plus model.
Noticeably quieter than the GoodYear F1 A/S they replaced, great grip.
I just changed my wife's car tires to the same as a result.
There is a $70 Michelin discount for 4 tires going on now, I believe. Expensive but great tires.

dwightdmagee 08-04-2009 05:16 PM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 

Originally Posted by noles
I'm looking for a tire that I won't hear so much road noise especially coming from the front:confused:

Not to complicate this thread, but the quietest tires you'll probably find are the Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sports.

They have a more rounded tread-to-pavement profile - - - hence, avoid the pavement slap inherent to square-treaded tires like the OEM Conti's. A moderate priced, soft-rubber ultra-high performance summer tire. I run them and they help the Crossfire feel like a much larger, heavier car. - Nice.

///SilverSaphRT6 08-04-2009 05:34 PM

Re: Which is the better tire? Michelin or the Continental
 
Anything is better than the Conti's IMO.....mine were horrible and the funny thing is they were 90% brand new!?!?!


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