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haggomyeggo

I still looking at conti dw's for a little over a grand at tire rack. I have a guy who gets a bit of a discount from then and he'll give me his cost. So it should help a bit...

I hate buying tires.....lol

Hopefully I'll have my springs and spacers before I need tires so I can do one alignment with all the new stuff

Augustus

FWIW....

A couple of years ago, I replaced the worn-out, summer-only high performance OEM Goodyear Eagle F1's on my wife's Pontiac Solstice GXP with Conti DWS's. Not the DW's, the DWS's. It was her DD, we live in central Illinois, and so we wanted something that might stand chance in the snow.

The DWS's were far quieter than the (admittedly worn out) F1's, the ride quality improved, dry cold performance was much better (F1's were hockey pucks in the cold), hydroplane resistance was phenomenal (F1's were spooky...), and ground clearance was the only limiting factor for driving in the snow. The only drawback was warm/dry handling; the DWS's weren't quite as crisp as the F1's in spirited driving situations. No traction issues, but slightly more sidewall flex that you could feel on turn-in. My wife couldn't tell the difference, but I could. We traded in the GXP 15k miles later (car was falling apart at 45k miles...), and the treads still looked great. Considering they made the car a much nicer DD, with the bonus of actual usability in light snow, it was money well spent.

Anyway... when the stock Advan's wear out on my Z, I will likely replace them with DWS's because my Z is my DD, even in winter. But I'd definitely consider the DW's as a summer-only replacement based on my experience with the DWS's.

Good luck!