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09-09-2010, 03:00 PM | #1 |
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Conti SportContact 3 Discontinued
Just thought I'd fire this out there. Took my car in today to get my passenger side front replaced due to a bubble. Dealer told me they were able to find one, but these are discontinued anyway. Was thinking of switching to Pirelli P-Zero or PS2's. Wish mine had come with the PS2's in the first place. Does anyone know why BMW switched to Conti's then back to PS2's?
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A little off topic, but I just switched my worn out Hankook V12s for Continental DWs a few weeks ago. The are 285/35/R18 at the rear and 265/35/R18 up front. So far, after 650 miles, I have been really impressed with their wet and dry grip despite being a harder compound (340).
The only odd thing is that the tread is asymmetric, so the tread sipes on the right point the opposite direction to the sipes on the left. I haven't detected any strange handling in the wet or dry with driving or heavy braking, so it seems alright from a handling standpoint. I checked in with TireRack and they kind of confirmed that the tires were installed correctly. |
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09-09-2010, 06:28 PM | #3 |
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ohh please DO NOT get any product of Conti, i used to have Conti SportContact 3 on my 3.35 , tire has short life and damaged from inside was not able to notice.. thats was a peaceofshit i switched back to Yokoma Advan, great handling with great pleasure i would call this as a tire but from my experince never ever again Conti..
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Conti's ExtremeContact DWs wet traction is pretty impressive I've had them for 1,200 miles now and they do the job real well\
285/30/19 245/35/19
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Yours is the first negative comment I've seen on the Contis other than they aren't very good on the track. I've had a couple of sets that were fantastic.
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09-10-2010, 12:49 AM | #8 |
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BMW hasn't switched, Michelin and Conti are both suppliers of tires for the M3 and have been from E9X M3 production start. It's just luck of the draw which tires a specific car gets.
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I haven't pushed the lateral handling, but the launch and emergency brake () traction is terrific. I was worried that a "340" tire would be a lot harder/less grippy, even with an extra 4/5" tread width. I cannot vouch for wear yet and I won't be using them on the track unless it rains! |
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Really? I though the Conti's hadn't come into the picture until 2010. If they are still supplying them, anyone know what kind of tire they are using now? I'm guessing it would be the new SC5's. Can anyone confirm? I think the Conti's are pretty good, but haven't experienced the PS2's to judge.
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Yeah, be careful, if you post pics of your car without spacers and a drop you'll get horsewhipped.
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Thanks! That looks just about perfect.
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