Getting Fed Up with 17-in Low Profile Tires.....

[Scott Phillips]

I had Continental ExtremeContacts that I would do again, great ride,
quite, excellent wet traction..

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=C
ontiExtremeContact&partnum=245WR7CECV2&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=
yes&place=16

Pretty Decent $$ wise @ 97.00 each.

Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
On Behalf Of Bob Gregory
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:30 PM
To: Quattro list
Subject: Getting Fed Up with 17-in Low Profile Tires.....

My B5 S4 (225-45-17) came with the famous bubble prone RE040's and 3 of
those died well before their tread life was over.  Changed to Toyo T1-S,
and they wore out amazingly fast, wore heavily (strangely) on the
inside, and had substantial tread separation issues.  Just changed to
Conti SportContact and within 1 week,  a bubble appears in a sidewall!
I know exactly what caused it and it wasn't much.



During the winter months, I have used both Nokian NRW and (currently) WR
in size 205-55-16.  I have hit much bigger potholes and poorly done road
patches with these without any sidewall issues.



So....does anyone have experience with decent performance 225-45-17
tires that are known to be (as much as possible) sidewall bubble free?
I am more than ready to trade some "ultra" and "max" performance
attributes for some frotting lifespan!  I have always preferred wet
weather capabilities over ultimate 10/10s handling ability.



Any good options?  I am thinking about WRs in 225-45-17 except they are
so expensive.






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