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Continental Contact Sport Contact 2
13.79%
Hankook Ventus V12 evo
22.41%
Bridgestone RE050A Pole Positions
5.17%
Continental Extreme Contact DW or DW
24.14%
Michelin pilot sport
34.48%
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Old 04-18-2011, 01:26 PM
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If you have another tire you recommend, please feel free to respond with it.

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Last July I went from the Conti CSC 2's to the 5P's. Bad mistake. The "P" in 5P stands for "Performance"; amazing tyres with lots of grip and control but damn they lasted me 8,000 miles or so. I have recently had to replace all 4 corners and chose to go back to the Conti CSC 2's!
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whichever last the longest, lol.
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Wow... no help...
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Originally Posted by tonymac
Wow... no help...
it depends what you want out of the tires. long lasting? cheap? good traction? etc
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I just bought the Hankook's, so far they are great. after some research on hundreds of reviews for these i was sold. for the money they have great traction and handle, in some heavy rain recently they stuck nicely. can't go wrong with the price, if price is no object i would go with conti dw's for sure.
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I just ordered a set of the new Michelin Pilot Super Sports and they arrive tomorrow and should be mounted on my wheels, later in the week. They are considered the "new" PS2's and are considered the best tire on the market now. They also happen to be cheaper than the PS2. I've read pretty amazing things about them from owners who came from PS2's. If you can afford a few extra bucks, I would do these.

I'll report back with my review this weekend.
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Originally Posted by turboawd
it depends what you want out of the tires. long lasting? cheap? good traction? etc

I want them to drive for me lol. Max performance!!!

Originally Posted by Sluis530
I just bought the Hankook's, so far they are great. after some research on hundreds of reviews for these i was sold. for the money they have great traction and handle, in some heavy rain recently they stuck nicely. can't go wrong with the price, if price is no object i would go with conti dw's for sure.
I am hearing this more frequently these days.

Originally Posted by C's Bimmer
I just ordered a set of the new Michelin Pilot Super Sports and they arrive tomorrow and should be mounted on my wheels, later in the week. They are considered the "new" PS2's and are considered the best tire on the market now. They also happen to be cheaper than the PS2. I've read pretty amazing things about them from owners who came from PS2's. If you can afford a few extra bucks, I would do these.

I'll report back with my review this weekend.
Sounds good C.
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Originally Posted by tonymac
I want them to drive for me lol. Max performance!!!
then it sounds like you want pilot sports....$$$$
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