Contisportcontact 3

[spaghettininja]

I need new tires for my 540 and am really considering the contisportcontact 3's. What do you think. Are they comparable to the ps2's? Thanks.

[jasont77]

lightest tires avaialable I belive 20lbs or so for 18s. Contis are solid tires, great in the summer and in the rain. Which is pretty important from where you're located at. Thinking about getting a set myself.

[spaghettininja]

Bump, anyone else?? I want to order them tomorrow so I need some input

[toopercentmlk]

Im sure theyre good considering teh R&D that went into developing them, but from my experieces continental tires always have one big flaw. I ran 17inch contisport1s on my e36 for a while, good quality tires but those things lack grip. My abs would go crazy any time i needed to stop or brake aggressively for a turn.

The contisport2s gripped well, but wore too fast. The sidewalls were way soft too making for a smooth ride but that wasnt what i was going for. Hopefully the contisport3s have improved, im sure they have.

[jasont77]

here's some good reviews from tirerack

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ContiSportContact+3

[spaghettininja]

here's some good reviews from tirerack

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....SportContact+3 (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ContiSportContact+3)
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Thanks, I already read those and don't neccessarily trust them (who know what their credibility is??)

I am think ing about these instead of the PS2's, think it's worth it?? It will only be about $150 difference if I go with the conti's. The tread pattern is very similar among the 2 tires (don't know about compound much though).

[boxbrownie]

I personally would rate the PS2's far better than the Contis, although the contis will last lnoger :D

Best regards David