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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0
John, can you update this thread as you have them on the car for longer. I believe the first 500 miles or so on any tire are always extremely quiet. I don't think any Continental will get loud, especially all seasons, but I'd like an updated review as the miles go on
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An update on my Conti Pure Contacts: First of all, I saw some reference to them being the Conti Extreme Contact DWS. Not sure how different these are from my PCs but I think they are pretty much the same. Anyway, this is good timing because this morning I had my first experience of driving in slushy back roads from last night's snow/ice event. Results....No spinning tires=no problem. Tomorrow afternoon they are predicting 2-3 inches of snow in CT so it looks like I may get caught making my 50 mile drive home from work during the storm. So that may be interesting. I also put 2, 30lb bags of kitty litter in the trunk for extra weight and if I do get stuck, that would come in handy. I'm hoping I don't have to use it though.
But here's my up-to-date eval of my PCs so far. I have had them on for a little over 3 weeks now and put around 700 miles on them. I still love them! Handling is still excellent during normal driving conditions in dry or wet and no worries at higher than normal highway speeds. I can't say I've taken many corners very fast but fast enough to feel confident with them and I don't feel like I'm having to muscle the Z around a turn. As far as quietness is concerned, I can't imagine any other tire being much quieter given the fact of their size and let's face it, the fact that we are basically sitting in the trunk of a Z. There is one thing that I have noticed about the tires though and maybe you guys can answer this. Speed bumps that I would normally go over without scraping that rubber flange under the front grill I now hit with these tires. Not a big deal and we're probably talking about an inch but it is noticeable. The Z must sit a little lower to the ground with these tires. No air pressure warning lights are on so under inflation shouldn't be the cause. But other than that, this still was a great decision for me to buy these Conti's. We'll see how it drives in a little deeper snow and time will tell how many miles I get out of them but anything over the miles I got from my PSS is a plus!
