Michelin's or Continentals
02-22-2017, 11:32 PM
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Michelin's or Continentals
In the market for new tires for my GSP, just wanted some feedback on the Michelin pilots or the Continental extreme contacts. I'm not purchasing the run flats. I don't think I can go wrong with either set.
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02-22-2017, 11:35 PM
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02-23-2017, 10:14 AM
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Continental is discontinuing that tire. That said, I opted for Michelin PSS myself.
02-23-2017, 10:18 AM
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02-23-2017, 10:26 AM
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02-23-2017, 10:26 AM
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You won't be sorry!
02-23-2017, 10:33 AM
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I have the Continental DW, now discontinued.
I've road raced with them and they wear fast. I've previously had Bridgestone RE-11 and S04's, both lasted considerably longer.
With that said, my next set will be the Michellin 4s..latest and greatest.
I've road raced with them and they wear fast. I've previously had Bridgestone RE-11 and S04's, both lasted considerably longer.
With that said, my next set will be the Michellin 4s..latest and greatest.
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02-23-2017, 10:46 AM
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Michelin gets my vote. I agree that the continentals wear out fast and I feel after half the life of the tire ,performance drops off significantly. Performance with Michelin stays pretty true as the tire wears down.
02-23-2017, 12:15 PM
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I'm running DW now. Had PSS before. Opted to change just because of the price difference to be honest. Atleast when I was in the market for tires in Dec, I was saving atleast $100 per tire. That and I think PSS were on backorder in all of the US for a couple of months.
Grip wise, PSS is better when new. My biggest gripe with the DW are the softer sidewalls. Makes the car feel like there's a slight delay when you turn hard on them. Higher air pressure alleviate it some. PSS is a better all around but doesn't mean the DW are bad tires.
PS: Just looked up the price on PSS on tirerack. Looks like they dropped prices on them. I just looked up a set of 275/30-19 and 325/25-20 and they're $1386 out the door. That's cheaper than what I remember them to be. Think they were over $1600 then. I paid $1135 for a set of DW.
Grip wise, PSS is better when new. My biggest gripe with the DW are the softer sidewalls. Makes the car feel like there's a slight delay when you turn hard on them. Higher air pressure alleviate it some. PSS is a better all around but doesn't mean the DW are bad tires.
PS: Just looked up the price on PSS on tirerack. Looks like they dropped prices on them. I just looked up a set of 275/30-19 and 325/25-20 and they're $1386 out the door. That's cheaper than what I remember them to be. Think they were over $1600 then. I paid $1135 for a set of DW.
02-23-2017, 02:08 PM
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The newest Continental on the market now is the DWS-06 A/S. Has been out for some time. For wear and other factors you can't compare an A/S with a summer tire, they are two different animals. A/S much softer compound for colder weather and more sipping for winter grip conditions. Did you know some don't recommend running Summer tires below about 40 degrees, epically aggressively? I'm sure some do it though without problems?
I purchased the Coni DWS-06 last fall from Discount Tire Direct online for about $860, no tax, and doesn't count about $20/tire install. These were stock sizes. If you tell a local Discount store they may match the online price.
At the time of my purchased, the Michelin were said to be just getting up to speed in their A/S tires for the Vette. There is a good video on Tire Rack comparing the three of their best rated A/S, Michelin, Continental, and Pirelli. Breaks down the strong points of all and they are very closely rated overall.
Continental rates their tire over 50K miles but not for staggered sizes because they cannot be rotated and I assume this might be the case for others too.
I would assume because of the softer compound they would wear considerably faster if tracking or consistent aggressive driving because of the tire heat factor and tread design.
Buy A/S or Summer, but don't compare the two. Michelin has become an Corvette synonym and obviously a great tire. If you want to spend, hard to beat them. There are lots of other good choices out there, and how you drive or how much, your budget, probably has to do with your choice and price.
My choice is for low noise, comfortable ride, A/S for general cooler temps and wetter weather in the PNW, a highly rated tire(186mph) and sacrificing some performance of a Summer tire. I don't think I would run A/S in the warmer climates for the wear, tread, and performance factors would not be as good a fit. JMO
Haven't run them enough to comment on wear, but they are very smooth and quieter than the GY RF. Currently getting new shocks, and an alignment and going on a 2500 mile trip. Expect a much better ride from reviews on the Coni's especially vs the RF's. Had Pirellis A/S on my C5 and they were great too. Had larger sizes than stock and did feel a bit of hydroplaning at legal speeds when hitting standing or heavy rain water. For that reason i'm sticking with the stock size for now.
I purchased the Coni DWS-06 last fall from Discount Tire Direct online for about $860, no tax, and doesn't count about $20/tire install. These were stock sizes. If you tell a local Discount store they may match the online price.
At the time of my purchased, the Michelin were said to be just getting up to speed in their A/S tires for the Vette. There is a good video on Tire Rack comparing the three of their best rated A/S, Michelin, Continental, and Pirelli. Breaks down the strong points of all and they are very closely rated overall.
Continental rates their tire over 50K miles but not for staggered sizes because they cannot be rotated and I assume this might be the case for others too.
I would assume because of the softer compound they would wear considerably faster if tracking or consistent aggressive driving because of the tire heat factor and tread design.
Buy A/S or Summer, but don't compare the two. Michelin has become an Corvette synonym and obviously a great tire. If you want to spend, hard to beat them. There are lots of other good choices out there, and how you drive or how much, your budget, probably has to do with your choice and price.
My choice is for low noise, comfortable ride, A/S for general cooler temps and wetter weather in the PNW, a highly rated tire(186mph) and sacrificing some performance of a Summer tire. I don't think I would run A/S in the warmer climates for the wear, tread, and performance factors would not be as good a fit. JMO
Haven't run them enough to comment on wear, but they are very smooth and quieter than the GY RF. Currently getting new shocks, and an alignment and going on a 2500 mile trip. Expect a much better ride from reviews on the Coni's especially vs the RF's. Had Pirellis A/S on my C5 and they were great too. Had larger sizes than stock and did feel a bit of hydroplaning at legal speeds when hitting standing or heavy rain water. For that reason i'm sticking with the stock size for now.
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02-23-2017, 02:53 PM
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I have these tires and really like them for an all around tire ,,, I keep the air up a little to help the sidewalls ,
I have driven them a lot in the rain on my trip to the grand canyon and trips to the la area the recent months and must say they have been great ... but now with the prices of the mpss coming down I ma have to get another set for the summer... I loved them on my sc'ed coupe..the contis do well with my cammed gs traction is good and no noise.
so no matter which tire you pick for your needs youll have a good tire
I have driven them a lot in the rain on my trip to the grand canyon and trips to the la area the recent months and must say they have been great ... but now with the prices of the mpss coming down I ma have to get another set for the summer... I loved them on my sc'ed coupe..the contis do well with my cammed gs traction is good and no noise.
so no matter which tire you pick for your needs youll have a good tire
The newest Continental on the market now is the DWS-06 A/S. Has been out for some time. For wear and other factors you can't compare an A/S with a summer tire, they are two different animals. A/S much softer compound for colder weather and more sipping for winter grip conditions. Did you know some don't recommend running Summer tires below about 40 degrees, epically aggressively? I'm sure some do it though without problems?
I purchased the Coni DWS-06 last fall from Discount Tire Direct online for about $860, no tax, and doesn't count about $20/tire install. These were stock sizes. If you tell a local Discount store they may match the online price.
At the time of my purchased, the Michelin were said to be just getting up to speed in their A/S tires for the Vette. There is a good video on Tire Rack comparing the three of their best rated A/S, Michelin, Continental, and Pirelli. Breaks down the strong points of all and they are very closely rated overall.
Continental rates their tire over 50K miles but not for staggered sizes because they cannot be rotated and I assume this might be the case for others too.
I would assume because of the softer compound they would wear considerably faster if tracking or consistent aggressive driving because of the tire heat factor and tread design.
Buy A/S or Summer, but don't compare the two. Michelin has become an Corvette synonym and obviously a great tire. If you want to spend, hard to beat them. There are lots of other good choices out there, and how you drive or how much, your budget, probably has to do with your choice and price.
My choice is for low noise, comfortable ride, A/S for general cooler temps and wetter weather in the PNW, and sacrificing some performance of a Summer tire. I don't think I would run A/S in the warmer climates for the wear, tread, and performance factors would not be as good a fit. JMO
Haven't run them enough to comment on wear, but they are very smooth and quieter than the GY RF. Currently getting new shocks, and an alignment and going on a 2500 mile trip. Expect a much better ride from reviews on the Coni's especially vs the RF's. Had Pirellis A/S on my C5 and they were great too.
I purchased the Coni DWS-06 last fall from Discount Tire Direct online for about $860, no tax, and doesn't count about $20/tire install. These were stock sizes. If you tell a local Discount store they may match the online price.
At the time of my purchased, the Michelin were said to be just getting up to speed in their A/S tires for the Vette. There is a good video on Tire Rack comparing the three of their best rated A/S, Michelin, Continental, and Pirelli. Breaks down the strong points of all and they are very closely rated overall.
Continental rates their tire over 50K miles but not for staggered sizes because they cannot be rotated and I assume this might be the case for others too.
I would assume because of the softer compound they would wear considerably faster if tracking or consistent aggressive driving because of the tire heat factor and tread design.
Buy A/S or Summer, but don't compare the two. Michelin has become an Corvette synonym and obviously a great tire. If you want to spend, hard to beat them. There are lots of other good choices out there, and how you drive or how much, your budget, probably has to do with your choice and price.
My choice is for low noise, comfortable ride, A/S for general cooler temps and wetter weather in the PNW, and sacrificing some performance of a Summer tire. I don't think I would run A/S in the warmer climates for the wear, tread, and performance factors would not be as good a fit. JMO
Haven't run them enough to comment on wear, but they are very smooth and quieter than the GY RF. Currently getting new shocks, and an alignment and going on a 2500 mile trip. Expect a much better ride from reviews on the Coni's especially vs the RF's. Had Pirellis A/S on my C5 and they were great too.