Just Drove the Conti Extreme Contact
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Just Drove the Conti Extreme Contact
Just got back from a test drive on the Conti Extreme Contact - pretty impressed. The test car was an '03 BMW 330CI and the tire size was 225/40-18. We have 4 of these BMWs; one had the Contis, another had the Yokahama AVS DB S2, another had the Pirelli P-Zero Nero AS and the last with the 17" OE Goodyear Eagle RS-A.
All three of the tested tires impressed me. It might have been because it was my first time behind the wheel of the new BMWs. The road was wet so I couldn't test the dry limits, but they were well composed in the wet.
The Conti was surprisingly responsive, and lived up to my expectations; which were high. It was relatively quiet on the highway with nice wet traction. The handling was quite predictable and never "squirmy," which was a nice surprise.
I did like the Yokahama a bit more, and the Pirelli about the same. For overall value, the Conti wins. I will now begin recommending this tire as a great ultra-high performance all-season value for the Subarus in sizes 205/55-16, 225/50-16, 215/45-17, 225/45-17, and 225/40-18.
I'll be testing these all on the race track on Thursday - expect a full report...
All three of the tested tires impressed me. It might have been because it was my first time behind the wheel of the new BMWs. The road was wet so I couldn't test the dry limits, but they were well composed in the wet.
The Conti was surprisingly responsive, and lived up to my expectations; which were high. It was relatively quiet on the highway with nice wet traction. The handling was quite predictable and never "squirmy," which was a nice surprise.
I did like the Yokahama a bit more, and the Pirelli about the same. For overall value, the Conti wins. I will now begin recommending this tire as a great ultra-high performance all-season value for the Subarus in sizes 205/55-16, 225/50-16, 215/45-17, 225/45-17, and 225/40-18.
I'll be testing these all on the race track on Thursday - expect a full report...
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Just got back from a test drive on the
The Conti was surprisingly responsive, and lived up to my expectations; which were high. It was relatively quiet on the highway with nice wet traction. The handling was quite predictable and never "squirmy," which was a nice surprise.
Just got back from a test drive on the
The Conti was surprisingly responsive, and lived up to my expectations; which were high. It was relatively quiet on the highway with nice wet traction. The handling was quite predictable and never "squirmy," which was a nice surprise.
Anyway, I just ordered 4 215/17 ContiExtremeContacts to get plunked onto my also brand-new Subzeros by (local tire company name here) today. Will be reporting back on my discoveries in about 2 weeks.
Here's a nice touch- (local tire company name here) matched an EBAY quote on the subs, $545/4 with shipping, in fact they reduced the price so that after they added the local sales tax it came to $545 exactly. That's just the kind of spring fancy that makes a young man fall in "love".
Stay Tuned. Report at 11. June 11 that is, if not sooner.
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