goldsrr

Im looking for a recommendation for all-season tires for a 2001 Audi A6 4.2L., and where might be best to buy. I live in New England and thus drive in alot of rain and snow about 120 miles per day. Also Im looking to get reasonable performance and wear out of them and very important to get low noise. The Yokahama tires I have on there now sound like a siren at 70 miles per hour.

Thanks for your advise.

richA6

I just changed tires on my A6-4.2 with 255-40-17 from Continental Extremes. The steering and ride quality was hard. I replaced them with Toyo Proxes 4, and the difference in ride quality is amazing. If you don't have 17 inch wheels, you don't have as many issues with a narrow sidewall like I did. I paid $149 per tire, so with tax, balance, and alignment, I spend $750. Don't know how they are in the snow, but they are rated better than most.

Boston Driver

I should disclose that I have a second set of tires for winter, but I have the Pirelli all-seasons on my "summer" setup just in case there is that late fall or early spring suprise snowfall.

THe PZeroNero M&S tires are a great high perforamnce all-season tire, very quiet on the highway, good in all sorts of weather. Only problem is they tend to tramline if you drive over grooved surfaces (like metal grates on bridges) but not too many grooved surfaces anymore other than construction.

I like them a bit more than the Conti Extreme Contact all season tires.

I have them on my RS6 18" wheels. On cold mornings, they do have a bit of flatspotting, but that would be true for most 18" tires anyway. If you are running the 17" wheels on your 4.2, it won't be as noticeable.

If you are local to Boston, check out the New England forum...we have a huge GTG (a/k/a get-together or meet) planned for 11/15 in Framingham, right on Route 9. It would be nice to meet another local 4.2 owner. Some folks coming from CT and NY as well.

Here is a link to the GTG...<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/newengland/msgs/43556.phtml">Boston Area GTG</a></li></ul>

koz4.2

So you really need to figure out what's more important to you. If summer driving is more important, then the Pirelli's and Toyo's allready mentioned would be great choices. If winter driving is more important, then maybe the Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S or the Continental ContiExtremeContact would be better for you as they seem to get better reviews for snow traction. Living in New England, and driving as much as you do, you may want to get the ultimate winter oriented all-season tire, the Nokian WR.

Koz.

ndjano

have had no problem. In the winter, I work at a ski resort and run our back mountain roads nightly to check on our equipment, which are usually covered with 2-4 inches of snow. I have often thought of using winter tires, but I do not see a need. I drive through snow every night/morning and have never had a problem, and remember, these are roads most trucks never see. I find my tires do not limit me, rather the height of the car does. When we get significant snowfalls, my A6 does not have the clearance, and its time for the snowmobiles or the Pisten Bully. In all honesty, if I don't need snow tires for my driving, few people probably do. With that said, snow tires do add that bit of confidence, so do what makes you and your family feel safest.

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SNAFU 4

I have Michelin Pilot Sport A/S... excellent mix of everything. Tire Rack has them.

Press

winter and track set ups....8^)

koz4.2

because you drive within their limits. If you put on a good set of snow tires, you'd theoretically be safer. If you were like most people though, you would just drive faster, use up that margin of safety, and be back where you started from.

In fact, you may be worse off. I was talking to a cop not long ago who does a lot of highway patrol, and he said that winter accidents that involved AWD vehicles were worse than others since their drivers tended to be going faster. So, instead of having to pull the Camry driver out of the ditch, they'd have to pull the Pathfinder driver out of the forrest.

I guess the trick is to use winter tires, but drive like they were all-seasons.

Koz.

s eight

going to get a new set for the new york winter soon I run Conti sports for the summers on a 4.2

ndjano

I agree w/ you. If all-seasons &amp; quattro can't get through it, you probably shouldn't be driving