Need new tires, anyone have experience with Continental ContiExtremeContact???
03-20-2007, 06:43 AM
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Am I the only with a so-so review? I had these tires for a whole year, ....(more)
very good summer and rain tires but to be honest my all-season michelin pilots (215-55-16) perform better in the snow than the ContiExtremes (235-40-18) that I had. Because of the wider contact patch of the tire, it tended to ride over snow than to cut through it, and that sometimes made me feel that I had limited control of my car. Narrower tires will always perform better in the snow.
03-20-2007, 07:03 AM
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Of course it is. My review is valid for someone who wants a good all-season low profile tire.
I'm sure that if I had this tire in a 16" size it would be great in the snow. I don't think most people want to run their "cool 16's" in the summer.
03-20-2007, 01:48 PM
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Mine have been very good
Wet and dry traction is great, has traction in snow but still wouldn't attempt steep hills. We had some nasty snowstorms here this winter but I was able to get wherever I was going with a good route selection.
