My real complaint with these tires is how soon they went away. My car has exactly 27,000 miles on it and I am down to the wear-bars. I have purchased tires from Tire Rack over many years an totally trust their advice. When I discussed with them replacement tires they said the the Continental tires that come on the car are one of their lowest rated tires. They would be glad to sell me 4 new ones at $161 per, but suggested I go with a Pirellie P7 as a replacement at $139 a piece. Hope they are right.

 

I used Continental ExtremeContact DW's on my Porsche with no problem. Good tire. If you need all-season, go with the DWS.

 

Had the same issue with the OEM Conti's on my VW CC - they cupped and got noisy after 24,000. Wound up replacing with General G-Max since I wanted more of an all season but the P7s were my 2nd choice.

 

Don't really need the all-season component as I live in FL. I know Conti makes good tires, it just happens that the OEM tires were not one of them.

 

I concur that the Contis on the car when purchased are surprisingly poor. I replaced mine at around 20K miles (very close to wear bars). I went with Pirelli P7s, and now at 27K miles. So far they are good (not great); the wet traction is still subpar in my opinon, but better than the Contis.

If I had to choose again, I'm not sure what I'd do. I definitely would not go back to the original Contis, but maybe there's something better than the P7s.

 

The DW's are a totally different tire. Dry and wet traction are really good. When I had my V70, I ran Falken FK452 tires. I use Hankook Ventus v12 Evo's on my S60 now (235X40X19).

 

Thanks for the input. My P7s are somewhere between Tire Rack and me, but it is good to hear that you are getting better wear on the P7s.

 

 

 

Continental makes tires for conditions in Europe, which are quite different than conditions in Florida. In summer, not so much, but in Spring and Fall, and especially winter, there is quite a difference.
Cooler weather tire design could mean compounding the rubber a bit softer, to get a better grip on the road. But if you use these same tires in summer, and in Florida, increased tire wear is always the result.
How do I know? Well, I live in Canada, where you never use softer winter tires in Summer, or else they wear out very quickly.
That’s why most Canadian drivers have 2 mounted sets of tires. One for Summer and one for Winter.
So you should look around for tires which are formulated for warmer climates.
Meanwhile, I have a V60 with new Conti All-Season tires, and will see how they work out in our cold Canadian winters. Crossing my fingers for city driving in winter, with snow and ice to contend with.

 

I'm considering tires for my 2015 V60. The current set (obviously replacements) are Sumitomos with some, but not a lot of life left. I have run on mostly Michelins almost forever but, given the fact that they are now north of $200 ea. I thought a look-around would be a good idea. After looking at the Tire Rack ratings table and having an on-line discussion with them, I'm about decided on the Vredestein Quadric 5. I'm in Maryland so winter performance is not a top issue and, traveling no more than 5K miles/A, their relatively low projected tread life (400) is not a concern.

Anyone had any experience with them? I can buy set of 4, mounted and balanced for about $570.

 

I got a nail in the middle of my tire which was very small and quite repairable under "normal" circumstances. The tire repair center indicated that this should have been a simple fix but....Continental tires uses some kind of adhesive to keep the foam inside of the tires. As a result, a patch would not adhere and a NEW TIRE had to be purchased. I called Volvo prior to any tire repair asking if they could assist and they stated that if a tire center could not complete the repair, they couldn't do any better Volvo customer service said we should have taken the car to the dealer for the repair. Continental tires said that there is a very "technical" way for the patch to be applied and Volvo should have been aware of this issue. No one wants to take any responsibility for the faulty tire. Now my husband says he is going to get rid of the Continental tires because while traveling, we don't be have to find a Volvo dealer to repair a nail in the tire due to the highly "technical" issue. A $30 repair turned into $300.00 due to this adhesive inside of the tire. Ridiculous! Just sharing and buyer beware.

 

this doesn't apply to all Conti tires, mostly the ContiSilent tires with the Quiet Foam on the inside of the tread. See this link for an explanation on repairing tires with Quiet Foam.

https://gm-techlink.com/?p=8677

 

Easier said than done. The tire center (certified center for Continental Tires) tried multiple times/ways to remove that adhesive to repair the tire. I respectfully disagree that the adhesive can be removed successfully for a solid repair.

 

quite often the repair depends on the nature of the puncture - patch vs plug etc. I suppose you can always go over to a local Tesla dealer to see how they handle punctures (the Contisilents were OEM on many Teslas) :-) Point taken that Contisilents may not be easy repairs - but not all Conti's have the quiet foam..

 

I went with Kumho on my 2nd set, they've been great so far and cost a little of $400 installed for a set.