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fatmike · 12-31-2012, 09:00 AM

I had the P-Zero Rosso's. I thought they were terrible tires (loud, hard, expensive, didn't last, etc.).

I am running the Continental ExtremeContact DW now. I've probably got 15K miles on them and there is plenty of tread left. These are the summer performance tires (not the DWS which is the winter tire). The ExtremeContact DWs are soft with good road feel, good performance and they have very good tread wear. I can recommend them without hesitation and will likely get them again.

My car is a daily driver. If my car was a weekend toy, I'd probably get the PS2s.

V-Rod · 12-31-2012, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by fatmike

I had the P-Zero Rosso's. I thought they were terrible tires (loud, hard, expensive, didn't last, etc.).

I am running the Continental ExtremeContact DW now. I've probably got 15K miles on them and there is plenty of tread left. These are the summer performance tires (not the DWS which is the winter tire). The ExtremeContact DWs are soft with good road feel, good performance and they have very good tread wear. I can recommend them without hesitation and will likely get them again.

My car is a daily driver. If my car was a weekend toy, I'd probably get the PS2s.

Mike,

I was looking at those also and comparing them with the Hankooks. I was thinking that a set of four Conti's would cost about the same as a set of Hankooks plus 2 extra rears as they wear twice as fast.

fatmike · 01-01-2013, 10:48 AM

I have no opinion on the Hankooks (I've never run them). It seems that folks who have like them though.

My car is a daily driver. I think the Contis are the ideal balance of performance and durability.

In general, the rears wear much faster. So a strategy of replacing the rears separate from the fronts makes sense to me (maybe even 2:1)?

MN 986 · 01-02-2013, 03:21 PM

I put on full set of Continental ExtremeContact DW (not the winter version) a while back, and I have been very happy with them. OEM Michelins were nice, but these were cheaper, and I don't think I gave up ay performance.

jacabean · 01-02-2013, 03:27 PM

can't beat the handcocks for the money

986_c6 · 01-03-2013, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jacabean

can't beat the handcocks for the money

Somehow this struck me as funny!

Brockmeister · 01-02-2013, 03:41 PM

I have Conti DWS's on my BMW. When I had to replace the tires on the box, I bought Yoko all seasons. they seem pretty good so far.

CA_Boxster · 01-03-2013, 01:55 PM

I'm a little late to the decision I think but I can make you feel good about your choice. I've had pretty much all the tires you're looking at:

P-Zero 17" on 200 Boxster daily driver: Hated them. Loud, wore fast, etc. Had a couple scares with heavy rains on roads and decided to start buying tires with better wear & wet ratings (my issue was partly tire performance and partly that you really can't let the tread wear too much with those tires if you're going to be driving in rain).

Then Sumis on same car because they were popular with the weekend racing set: They were OK but I wouldn't pick them again. Was experimenting with off-brand tires and the Hankooks
had just come out so even though the Hankooks got good reviews I didn't take the chance.

Then the Hankooks on same car: Great tires. I would have bought them again. Tried to get them for my current M3 but they don't come in the rear size.

Michelin Pilot SuperSport: Have them on the M3 and they're good. Price wasn't as bad as I expected for Michelins, either. However, if I could get the Hankooks for half the price I'd do it.

I live in warmer weather than you'll have in MA, though, so factor in temps if you're going to be driving until the first snow. Frozen summer rubber isn't something you want to play with. I would give the DWs a shot there because I think they're 3-season tires.