Re: Tires of different types

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Martin Slotterback say:

> Hey,
>      Does any of you guys and gals use conti tires? If so what are 
> you using and what are your thoughts? I have a set of conti's on 
> fuchs wheels. They are sport contacts cv 90. I seem to like for the 
> most part for dailey sproty driving but they are probally to soft 
> in the sides for anything really spirited. 

I used to use the CH51's on my Golf, so I tried a set on my 100Q.
Not impressed. The H-rated contis were too soft in the sidewall to
manage a nearly 4000 pound beast. They also didn't have too much
tread life on such a heavy car.  So, I gave them a thumbs down,
despite how I loved them on my Golf.

I switched to the Comp T/A VR4, which I've been really happy with.
I drive my car "spirited", but not really "agressive". OK, maybe
that should be "agressive" but not "crazy". They stand up quite well.

But, I'm thinking about the CV90 for this summer instead. I did
like the way Conti matches the German car setups.

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