^I agree with Deeve on risk management, i spend over 50+ hours a week on the road and you will not even imagine the stuff i have seen because people simply dont drive according to the conditions.
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Originally posted by Corweena View PostIf you're looking for a tire that's relatively cheap, has good summer performance, but is also an excellent rain tire, check out the Continental Extremecontact DW. Its pretty affordable in the 215/45/17 size.
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Thankfully the business I got them from kept replacing tires until I was good. They drove the car themselves and noticed the issue first hand. What made it worse is that they didn't have a road force balancing machine so they couldn't tell they had radial pull unless they drove the car. So each time i had to go to Acura to have them checked too. But it was 2 months of hell. Calling, bugging, leaving the car at shops...... etc.
This summer I bought Michelin tires from Acura, 10x better than the Continentals in every aspect. But you pay for what you get.
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My e46 feels solid at 70+ in wet weather... When going straight at least. I could not get the CB to feel as confident and I'm sure it had more to do with the alignment settings than the tire in my case.
Besides, wet roads REALLY take your grip out from under you. Many non-car people don't realize that until they're in a ditch or a tree
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Originally posted by Raf99 View PostAnd on a personal level I've had the worst experience with Continental Extreme DW. I had three brand new tires have radial pull with them. Now like others all I read was good reviews about them, it wasn't until after my experience with a set of 4 new tires that I added "radial pull" to my google search and oh boy! Everyone has the issue with these tires! But the worse is how the shop will tell you it's the rim, or the car, or you did something.
Thankfully the business I got them from kept replacing tires until I was good. They drove the car themselves and noticed the issue first hand. What made it worse is that they didn't have a road force balancing machine so they couldn't tell they had radial pull unless they drove the car. So each time i had to go to Acura to have them checked too. But it was 2 months of hell. Calling, bugging, leaving the car at shops...... etc.
This summer I bought Michelin tires from Acura, 10x better than the Continentals in every aspect. But you pay for what you get.
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Originally posted by Raf99 View PostAnd on a personal level I've had the worst experience with Continental Extreme DW. I had three brand new tires have radial pull with them. Now like others all I read was good reviews about them, it wasn't until after my experience with a set of 4 new tires that I added "radial pull" to my google search and oh boy! Everyone has the issue with these tires! But the worse is how the shop will tell you it's the rim, or the car, or you did something.
Thankfully the business I got them from kept replacing tires until I was good. They drove the car themselves and noticed the issue first hand. What made it worse is that they didn't have a road force balancing machine so they couldn't tell they had radial pull unless they drove the car. So each time i had to go to Acura to have them checked too. But it was 2 months of hell. Calling, bugging, leaving the car at shops...... etc.
This summer I bought Michelin tires from Acura, 10x better than the Continentals in every aspect. But you pay for what you get.
I had a bad experience with Yokohama S.Drives, which are supposed to be fantastic. They didn't fall apart or anything... they just had awful grip, squirly performance, and poor treadwear (I was glad to see them go!)
Even the "good stuff" sometimes sucks, either as a matter of opinion, or in your case, a matter of quality control.
Originally posted by sonikaccord View PostMy e46 feels solid at 70+ in wet weather... When going straight at least. I could not get the CB to feel as confident and I'm sure it had more to do with the alignment settings than the tire in my case.
Besides, wet roads REALLY take your grip out from under you. Many non-car people don't realize that until they're in a ditch or a tree
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