scottyd
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Looking at a set of Continental Sport Contact 3's. But I've never had Continental's before and I can pick up a set for $189 a tire fitted in Sydney.
What do you all think of them?
What do you all think of them?
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I just seen them and read the review. They look pretty good but are tires really that much money in Austrailia???? Check out Nexen Tires too. They are pretty good sport tires for your car at a reasonable price.
Man! Thats alot of money for rubber! If I lived there I'd have to own a Fiat 500 or Mini Cooper! LOL! I'd buy my car based on the skinniest tires. Hahaha!
i had a set of continentals on my cobalt... never again would i but continental, after 5k miles they stared having premature wear,( car was brand new) then at 7k miles there were chunks out of the tread. at 14k miles they were almost completly bald. i notified both GM and continental and wanted new tires cause they were crap. i personally would never buy another set of continentals for either my car, truck or bike. customer service sucked too. theres my 2 pennies
Man! Thats alot of money for rubber! If I lived there I'd have to own a Fiat 500 or Mini Cooper! LOL! I'd buy my car based on the skinniest tires. Hahaha!
Looking at a set of Continental Sport Contact 3's. But I've never had Continental's before and I can pick up a set for $189 a tire fitted in Sydney.
What do you all think of them?
The only experience with Continentals is on my Kawasaki (TKC 80's). I really like those.
As for tires on a Mini being cheap Billy, think again. The Cooper S that I have uses "run flat" Goodyear RSAs (205/45/17) at $370.00 a piece. No room for a spare unless you want to put it in the back seat.
My wife's drives an '04 SVT Focus (her third). It came with Conti Contacts which handled very well in the dry, as they were a Summer tire. The Contacts were a softer compound but still went at least 35K miles.
I put Conti Extreme Contacts on during the Winter; these are great in the snow but noisy and felt like being on a gravel road.
The Extremes never really did wear out but the Wife wanted new tires so I put a set of the new Extreme Contact DWS on it. They are as quiet/smooth as the Summer tires but nearly as good as the previous Extreme Contacts in the snow. I can't say how long they'll last but believe the Treadware Rating is 480. Much cheaper than Michelins or Pirellis, hard to beat. I definitely recommend Contis.