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I tried reading through all the lawyer-ese on that page, and gave up.

My guy at Discount said basically the same thing, to the point where they literally won't send tires in to Conti for warranty approval because they're such @ssholes to deal with. Discount, however, hooked me up with a deal that was better than the rate I was hoping to get from Conti... So from a $$$ perspective I was taken care of. And being completely serious with you all, I NEVER expected 50,000 out of a set.

Still, I was hoping for more than 18,000.

All things being said, I am seriously considering the Continental DW as my next tire, simply because I can't find fault with the performance of the tire and I was using a all-season. Traction can only improve with the DW over the DWS and I am about to be driving the car on a less frequent basis.

I ran pricing on a full set of DW and I'm still a few hundred below Michelin or any other comparable brand. Hankooks are still a consideration but I hate the browning of the sidewall that so many members experience. Since my car is as much "show" as it is "go", brown tires are a no-no.

 

you cant rotate the tires from side to side. they are directional and can only go on the specific side they are built for. look at the arrows on the tires. if you swap them side to side they wil be on backwards. the only way to rotoate them is front to rear and thats not possible either

 

That DW tread pattern should be a quiet one and that is good, I am probably due for new tires next year and these are a good option. Hankooks were the front runner until now.
The OEM Contis have nearly 23,000 miles on them and are 8 years old now, 11'03 build date. Not yet to the wear bars (2/32 rear) but too long in the teeth for safety.
Thanks for the idea, I have no use for All Seasons so this is a great option.

 

Hey Steve (32Krazy), with all respect, I think you may be wrong about this. I had pilot PS2s and Falcon KR452s, and they do have unidirectional arrows, but the Continental DWS tires have no arrows, and Diiscount tire says they can be rotated side to side. Anybody else confirm this?

 

I drove with the Contis on my OEM wheels for several thousand miles before I had the Contis RE-mounted on my Mandrus wheels. They told me that they rotated the tires so that they had swapped sides.

The tread blocks have the same angle of attack regardless of which direction they're rolled. The Vredestein tires are the same way.

 

Correct, just put a set on the 08. They have markings that say "INSIDE" & "OUTSIDE"....they are not unidirectional. So, if you rotate them side to side.....the inside still stays to the inside.


Oh, buying these from Tire Rack recently had a side benefit.....a free Magellan GPS......arrived a few days ago.....+ another one arrived yesterday.
2 GPS devices ?????? I'm OK with that....just keep on sending them!!!!!!

 

295/30/19 is the same diameter as stock. Only 10 mm wider than 285/30. Tire rack has this size Conti DWS in stock.

 

Might be good for the stock-suspsension folks with >9.5" wide wheels...

With my current setup, 285's rub during full compression.