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

[Grant Lenahan]

Yes, I like them very much on my S6, but the poster said he didnt like  
them.

Grant
On Apr 17, 2007, at 11:59 PM, Scott Phillips wrote:

> 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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