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Old 12-04-2008, 11:33 AM
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Default Continental ContiExtremes in snow...
WOW! Its like the 1st time I drove my dads Audi in snow 5 years ago. I cannot imagine what snow tires are like. These things have real nice bite when cornering, which was the scariest thing about last winter. If you're in the market for UHP all seasons, I recommend...at least for winter. Oh and I believe the out perform my suspension on dry. Now we can just see how long they last...
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Old 12-04-2008, 12:05 PM
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Snow tires are like driving on dry pavement, in 7 inches of snow.
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I loved those skids when I had them...unfortunately they were unavailabe for months when last needed
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Default Yep! I run them as winter tires on my UrS6. Hands down best UHP tire in snow
I've had several sets on 3 different quattro cars. They generally last 2 years if used year round or ~25k miles.
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Re: Ran then last year in the snow and they performed great even though they were on their way out.
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Default Yup, same with Pirelli 235/45R17....unobtainium new on this side of pond.
If I really want new ones I have to get them shipped from UK.
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Agree on the Contis - they're my winter tire as well. Not snow/ice tire, but the next best thing
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if you think they're awesome....try a set of dunlop wintersport m3's
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I must admit, I made it
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One of these days I'll hit a "4 wheels with 80% winter tires" deal in the classifieds....
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