Continental ExtremeContact DWS on C63 Stock Rims: Any thoughts?
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Continental ExtremeContact DWS on C63 Stock Rims: Any thoughts?
About to pull the trigger on 4 of these (235/40-18 [Front] AND 255/35-18 [Rear]) for my winter/spring setup until I can put summer performance tires back on.
I haven't seen a lot of mentions about these though. A Google search reveals a few happy Bimmer/Lexus owners. And I realize that I'm sacrificing some performance (which is okay with me if I can keep driving my C63 with most of the light snow/ice we get in the DC area for 10 days each year).
Anyone hear anything bad about them though? Thanks!
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....cleSearch=true
I haven't seen a lot of mentions about these though. A Google search reveals a few happy Bimmer/Lexus owners. And I realize that I'm sacrificing some performance (which is okay with me if I can keep driving my C63 with most of the light snow/ice we get in the DC area for 10 days each year).
Anyone hear anything bad about them though? Thanks!
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....cleSearch=true
Last edited by dps01; Oct 30, 2009 at 07:06 PM.
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Don't know. I've got Extreme Contact DW tires and I love them. 235 up front and 265 on the rears. They handle great and I'm hoping for longer durability than the Pzeros. I only have 2K on them so the jury is still out.
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plz don't get all season
All season = No season
Especially for a high power car like C63 all season will suck.
Get a set of winter and set of summer would be much better.
I can almost gurantee you All season on C63 won't work well in the snow
All season = No season
Especially for a high power car like C63 all season will suck.
Get a set of winter and set of summer would be much better.
I can almost gurantee you All season on C63 won't work well in the snow
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The DW tires I have are great. I would be worried about what the torque of our car would do to the harder rubber of the DWS tires (yes, they are different).
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I've thought about it and winter tires just don't make sense for the DC metro area. It snows maybe 10 days out of the year around here.
So I was looking for a compromise that would allow me to MAYBE use my car (it's my only car and thus my daily driver) during some of those 10 days.
A/S seemed to fit the bill since getting another set of performance summer tires would render the car useless during those 10 days without a doubt.
So I was looking for a compromise that would allow me to MAYBE use my car (it's my only car and thus my daily driver) during some of those 10 days.
A/S seemed to fit the bill since getting another set of performance summer tires would render the car useless during those 10 days without a doubt.
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i had the same thinking and researched long and hard for a decent a/s tire that i cud use year round. problem is that the number of tires are limited in the oem size and xl load rating that mb requires. was leaning toward the goodyear f1 a/s but heard terrible things about that tire also. ended up ordering a dedicated winter wheel/tire set from tirerack for $1600 delivered.
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From your other comments though, it sounded like the DWS don't handle dry pavement all that well.
Starting to think about the Pilot Sport A/S Plus instead... Even though Tirerack rated the DWS higher.
Starting to think about the Pilot Sport A/S Plus instead... Even though Tirerack rated the DWS higher.
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Will definitely post my thoughts come the snow/ice.
Just to confirm, if I'm just mounting the new Pilot Sport A/S Plus tires on my stock rims (and discarding the existing worn-out tires), then there's no need to get a wheel alignment, right?
Just a mount/balance...
Thanks!
Just to confirm, if I'm just mounting the new Pilot Sport A/S Plus tires on my stock rims (and discarding the existing worn-out tires), then there's no need to get a wheel alignment, right?
Just a mount/balance...
Thanks!
