[s-cars] Tire load rating and summer tire options

[Walter Moore]

Yes, nota bene, I have 15k on my Potenzas and they show no signs of wear
yet. So I feel like 40-50k is a reasonable expectation.

My previous set of Dunlop summer tires was pretty shot by 20k.


On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 5:57 PM, Lee Levitt <lee at levitts.net> wrote:

> DWS is supposed to be a high mileage tire, with a tread rating of 560 ,
> IIRC.
>
> I have them on my ' 99 A6 avant and my wife's ' 05 A6 sedan.
>
> I run them as 3 season tires, in a 245 width. Personally, I think they
> suck in snow, but that may be partially due to width.
>
> I would probably buy them again, unless I got 30k out of them!
>
> Best,
>
> Lee
>
> > On Apr 11, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Mike Miller <mikemilr at blackfoot.net> wrote:
> >
> > I'm running Cooper RS3-A (94W) (235/45/17) on my UrS6 in Montana. Living
> at 4800 ft and routinely going over 6500 ft passes, these have worked well.
> (supposed to snow tonight and tomorrow)
> >
> > I've also run Continental DWS in light snow with good success. I would
> have bought them again (still have a pretty worn out set on my 01 A6 4.2)
> but I got under 30000 miles the DWS so decided to try something else.
> >
> >
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