Are Continetal Tires the worst or what??
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contisport contacts do suck... contsport contact2's though... that's a different story.
conti makes generals. general UHP's are very highly raved about in the BMW E39 (5-series between 96-03). i don't know much about the 124's except i'm looking for one but the e39's are EXTREMELY fickle about tires and balance. on the E39 you HAVE to and MUST balance them on a Hunter 9700 Roadforce (assuming the tech is knowledgable on the equiptment) to have a good ride. if you use anything else, it's a crap shoot as to the vibration and the shimmy feeling.
with that being said, the General UHP's are one of the best tires and the price is to kill for. too bad they don't make the size i'm looking for on my Fiske's.
ContiSport's are internationally known to be a tire good for nothing but contisport2's are actually pretty decent, quite, well behaved tires. the only issue with them is how fast they wear. i'm expecting only about 10K to 14K miles out of my set that i'll be putting on my BMW in the spring.
conti makes generals. general UHP's are very highly raved about in the BMW E39 (5-series between 96-03). i don't know much about the 124's except i'm looking for one but the e39's are EXTREMELY fickle about tires and balance. on the E39 you HAVE to and MUST balance them on a Hunter 9700 Roadforce (assuming the tech is knowledgable on the equiptment) to have a good ride. if you use anything else, it's a crap shoot as to the vibration and the shimmy feeling.
with that being said, the General UHP's are one of the best tires and the price is to kill for. too bad they don't make the size i'm looking for on my Fiske's.
ContiSport's are internationally known to be a tire good for nothing but contisport2's are actually pretty decent, quite, well behaved tires. the only issue with them is how fast they wear. i'm expecting only about 10K to 14K miles out of my set that i'll be putting on my BMW in the spring.
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My experience with Contis have been that are they are pretty good until they wear past half life....then I had a very annoying shimmy at 65-75 on my allroad when they were getting low on tread. Spent too much time on alignments and balancing when a new set of tires (tried Falken 912s now) cured it all. Many other folks I read on forums also complain of this happening (the shimmy) with all manner of Contis.
Michelins are generally considered the best tire for the money, big money too. I put Michelin on the Benzes.
but I also run Sumitomo and Toyos on other cars with good results and they are super cheap in price.
Personally...I'd put the best tire possible (Michelin) on any Benz I'd own.
Michelins are generally considered the best tire for the money, big money too. I put Michelin on the Benzes.
but I also run Sumitomo and Toyos on other cars with good results and they are super cheap in price.Personally...I'd put the best tire possible (Michelin) on any Benz I'd own.
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Michelins are very good tires, I dont know about lower profiles, but I thought my 225/55/16 pilots were a tad on the Mushy side...they felt waaaay to comfortable if that's even a complaint 
Perhaps a tad on the soft side.
Perhaps a tad on the soft side.
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95 E320 Cabriolet, 108K
My experience with ContiTracs:
A couple years ago I bought an 02 Volvo S40 that had these tires, which were date coded 2001. These tires were only 4 years old but they had bad tire rot from exposure. The car was bought in Philadelphia. I have reason to believe this car was local to Philadelphia. What could have caused these tires to rot in 4 years of PA climate?
A couple years ago I bought an 02 Volvo S40 that had these tires, which were date coded 2001. These tires were only 4 years old but they had bad tire rot from exposure. The car was bought in Philadelphia. I have reason to believe this car was local to Philadelphia. What could have caused these tires to rot in 4 years of PA climate?
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From: Calgary, CANADA
1993 400E
Just replaced ContinentalContacts after 22,000 Km (14,000 miles??)
Was SHOCKED to see the wear bars on the fronts (rears were worn too) and they vibrated like crazy at 125Kph. My wife drives the car around town and I drive it on the highway. I don't have anything to prove anymore (1980 Z28!!) so the car is never really pushed.
Replaced them with Khumos from the Tire Rack - VERY HAPPY
Was SHOCKED to see the wear bars on the fronts (rears were worn too) and they vibrated like crazy at 125Kph. My wife drives the car around town and I drive it on the highway. I don't have anything to prove anymore (1980 Z28!!) so the car is never really pushed.
Replaced them with Khumos from the Tire Rack - VERY HAPPY
