phangz
Enthusiast
I've heard recently on Facebook that some folks are running Continental Tires and getting good reviews. Are any of you using this brand and if so, what set up did you go with?
Wow, you had been driving on 13 year olds tires! That’s not good if the idea of driving all out or a track day was floating in you head. Gotta give it to the Michelin Pilot Sports though for going a full 15K miles, every set that I’ve ever owned went 15K. I’m comparing that to the Pirellis on my Porsche, which last 8-9K if I’m lucky. …One caveat, there is another Pilot Sport, The Cup II. That tire was designed for track use and only comes with 4-5/16 of tread, it will not go 15K miles.Hi all, getting back to this post on the Conti's. So, first I have to say you have to take this with a grain of salt. I purchased the car 5 years ago and it had the original Michelins on it with 15,000 miles, and 8 years old already. They were like driving on a hockey rink, and I had a ton of wheel hop. I could break them loose in 3rd gear, so pretty dodgy. Rain? Forget about it. Anyway, so far the Conti's are great!! No wheel hop, awesome traction on the street, and I have a hard time breaking them loose after 1st gear. They really hook up, and cornering is what I expected the car to have in the first place. I have not been on track yet, so cannot judge how they would do, but on relatively rough Detroit area roads, even on bumpy corners, they tend to grab immediately after the bounce. Pretty happy with the performance so far.