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Originally Posted by matt7400
First of all continental tires are some of the very best tires in the world. Go to Germany and see what brand BMW Mercedes and Audi are using. Second the OEM tires we get are not the top model but there not the bottom either. If you bitch about these tires in the wet or winter and you go out and buy a set of much wider tires with a lower profile you'll be eating your words. These tires are a very good compramise for an all season tire. Try to remember you bought an S or SL not an SE. You can't have it all.
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The Bridgestones that came on the SE's are crap too...true they aren't the worst, but hardly the best for a 270hp car...tons of road noise, lots of flex going around corners, and very poor treadwear, although the treadwear started off decent...I've lost about 2/32 in the last 2 months for some reason, and my driving habits haven't changed any...I only lost 4/32 in the first year and a half I had the car...They are supposed to be a 50k tread wear tire, yeah right...I'm past half tread wear and I have 25k on the car...I have about 2/32 left before they are done...The only good thing I can say about them is the first year I had the car, they were outstanding in the snow, didn't have any issues at all...not sure how they'll be at this treadwear level this winter in the snow though...
