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Car Forum / BMW Cars / May 2004tyre info, 2 brands
Hi all Had a 98 328i convertible for 5 years and always fitted the continental conti sports to the 16" rims, used to get around 16k tyre use on the rears and 20k on the front and overall the noise and wet/dry road manners was quite good. On my new 330 sport 2002 model I have the 18" rims that had the Michelin Pilot sports fitted. the rears ran out at 12k and the price for the Michelins was a shocking ?240 a corner for the rears, so I thought I would fit a pair of continentals on the rears only as the front Michelins have at least a further 5k of road use. What a big mistake the handling is down around 40% and the car feels dreadful. The pair of continentals cost around ?370 which I thought was a good price, boy have I wasted that cash. Car is so much more noisy, wet road use is dangerous and I just cant push the car in the corners like I could before. So word of warning through my findings. Alexander Look at www.tirerack.com for reviews, tests, and owner ratings. I had Continentals earlier on my '98 M3 and they did OK in the dry, but not at all in the wet. They also got very noisy toward end of life. As Tirerack shows, the Goodyears F1 GS-D3 are well regarded. I installed them, and they ride better, are quieter (so far), and have good wear. The most shocking thing is wet weather grip. They really stick! - Phil > Hi all > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Alexander I agree 100%. The Goodyear F1's are a bargain and their performance is at least as good as the Pilot's. Too early for a wear report however... Dan > Look at www.tirerack.com for reviews, tests, and owner ratings. I had > Continentals earlier on my '98 M3 and they did OK in the dry, but not at all [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> >>Alexander One more thing - two thumbs up for the rim protection! Dan > Look at www.tirerack.com for reviews, tests, and owner ratings. I had > Continentals earlier on my '98 M3 and they did OK in the dry, but not at all [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >> >>Alexander > Hi all > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Alexander Unless the Conti Sports are better than the Sport Contact (all season version) I'm surprised you stuck with them that long. I had a set that came stock on my last new VW, I couldn't wait until they wore out. They basically flat out sucked, and I wouldn't recommend them to my worst enemy. I'd get inadvertant wheel chirping/traction control activation just backing out of parking spaces if I gave it a little too much gas, and handling was nonexistant. I "fixed" the "problem" by replacing them with Michelins. nate > Unless the Conti Sports are better than the Sport Contact (all season > version) I'm surprised you stuck with them that long. I had a set [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > too much gas, and handling was nonexistant. I "fixed" the "problem" > by replacing them with Michelins. If they are "all seasons", you must be thinking of the Touring Contacts. The Conti SportContacts are summer performance tires which have been supplanted by the SportContact 2 - a tire which has greatly improved my E46's wet pavement traction over the OEM SportContacts. Tom >>Unless the Conti Sports are better than the Sport Contact (all season >>version) I'm surprised you stuck with them that long. I had a set [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Tom They were all seasons, but I thought the sidewall said "sport contact." It's quite possible I'm mistaken though. I just hated those tires so much that I probably will never buy another set of Contis, I seriously got better traction out of the $99/4 set of pep boys no-names that were on my '56 Stude when I bought it. They really were, no lie, that piss poor. They were all right (not good, just all right) when new but as they wore (quickly) all traction in all conditions just went away. nate  Signaturego dry to reply. http://www.toad.net/~njnagel > Hi all > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > So word of warning through my findings. Different tires on front & rear is seldom a good idea. If the Contis are SportContact 2, you may want to invest in a pair for the front. Tom |
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