tire time

[David Conner]

Check out Continental's ContiExtremeContact 

Review of this and other tires is on TireRack's website at ... 
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/uhpas.jsp

And check out the snow traction rating! ...  Very unusual for a tire with
performance like this one has in the other categories.  

I put a set of these on my 89 200q last summer (205/55-16) and I like them
very much.    I also have a set of snow tires which I usually run in the
winter.  This past winter I decided to leave the Continentals on to see how
they would perform in the snow and ended up leaving them on all winter.
Granted we do not get a lot of snow here in Columbus, OH, but we do get a
lot of cold and wet, plus the occasional snowfall, which would normally
make me want to swap to the winter tires.

These tires are available in either V or W speed rating depending on the
size, and the price seems pretty reasonable.
They don't have much selection for wheel sizes less than 16 inch.
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Dave C.