Tire Life
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Hey everybody,
I have the stock 18inch staggered continentals on the car. Under normal driving conditions how many miles can I expect to get out of these tires? So far they have been pretty good. I have approx 18k miles on them.
I have the stock 18inch staggered continentals on the car. Under normal driving conditions how many miles can I expect to get out of these tires? So far they have been pretty good. I have approx 18k miles on them.
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if normal is really "normal", they should last at least 30-40k miles or more. but like what hyper said, it really depends. not just your driving habits but the road conditions as well.
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Hard to say. A properly rotated (you can't rotate staggered easily) set of all-season tires driven at a "normal" pace should give you 35-50k miles - that is assuming proper alignment and air pressure at all times. There is nothing wrong with Conti tires.
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It's kinda strange to me that you complaint about Contis poor performance whereas other car owners seem to like them .
Are you sure yours are made in Germany may be country specs . I mean years ago Michelin's far east models got many complaints while true European stuffs scored good customer reviews
Are you sure yours are made in Germany may be country specs . I mean years ago Michelin's far east models got many complaints while true European stuffs scored good customer reviews
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I've always enjoyed Contis as well. Use Pro-contact for a number of years and recently out DWS Extreme contact on our last Volvo which somehow seemed even better? Considering the DWS to replace the runflats on our ML.
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Just had the 20k service done and the rears are down to about 4/32. Dealer says they have 3 - 4k left. I am running the stock conti the car came with. I have no opinion on these tires. I have no idea if I am a normal driver or not, but generally no jack rabbit starts or burnouts. At least not yet.
