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I had generally good luck with Continental ContiPro Contact All-seasons on both my Verano and Lacrosse, though the shorter 45-series ones on my Verano tended to pick up nails/screws and puncture. (Knock on wood....haven't had a puncture yet on the Lacrosse), Buick tended to put Continentals on a lot of its products until very lately, where you are now seeing more different brands (even some Korean tire-brands)....I think maybe they formerly had a contact with Continental.
Yeah. I remember you talking goods things about Continental.
Yeah. I remember you talking goods things about Continental.
If these Vredesteins, however, are as good as the (admittedly limited) reviews and articles on them say they are, then both Michelin and Continental are going to be taking a back seat to them.
I’ve always read mixed reviews on Continentals. My Kia Sedona had Continentals and they weren’t great, but I’m sure they make plenty of good tires.
I love my Conti Extreme Contact DSW06’s. Had them on my IS350 and now my M340. If you’re Sedona had Conti’s from the factory, I wouldn’t use that as a basis to not get them. Every factory tire I have had on my Lexus’ were garbage from the Bridgestones on my LS and IS to the Michelin’s on my GX. I changed LS tires to Bridgestone Turanza Serenity’s and the GX to Michelin LTX’s and they were way better the factory tires of the same brand and also cheaper.
Been wondering about Continentals. I used to really like Michelin, but lately my opinion has changed. Got Yokohama’s recently on my 4Runner, might move on from Michelin on my passenger cars. I have seen Bridgestone Alenza on the new Highlander and the top end GM trucks and new SUVs.
Yokohama makes very good tires. Michelin also makes great tires obviously, but I dont think they make far and away the best tires like they used to.
That's not correct. The Vredesteins are grand touring tires.
Thanks for clarifying Steve. Next time I'll consult the list prior to buying tires, as many of you are more well informed than the tire stores! Ultimately, I'm happy with the Michelins and they are probably more well suited for the SC430 than a GT tire. I was replacing run-flats so the comfort and noise are greatly improved, but like I said in my original post, louder than I expected based on the "good" rating that CR gave them.
Well, my brother got his new set of Vredesteins Quatracs (and an alignment) this morning. Well-pleased. No balance, noise, or shimmy issues. He said it makes his Sportage SX, with 40K miles on it, drive like new. He said he could tell the difference in steering effort before he even got out of the tire shop's parking lot LOL.
Of course, this winter has had almost no snow in the DC area, so when (and if) the new tires get their baptism in slick road conditions is anybody's guess. The tire shop, though, said that, even though they don't sell that brand and had not seen a set of them before (they were special-order from Tire Rack), they said that the tread pattern looked very good for an aggressive bite in snow.
I had generally good luck with Continental ContiPro Contact All-seasons on both my Verano and Lacrosse, though the shorter 45-series ones on my Verano tended to pick up nails/screws and puncture. (Knock on wood....haven't had a puncture yet on the Lacrosse), Buick tended to put Continentals on a lot of its products until very lately, where you are now seeing more different brands (even some Korean tire-brands)....I think maybe they formerly had a contact with Continental.
You think that lower profile tires are more prone to nails? I never heard that before...interesting. I can say that I've had more nails in my cars with lower profile tires--I just never thought of that.
You think that lower profile tires are more prone to nails? I never heard that before...interesting. I can say that I've had more nails in my cars with lower profile tires--I just never thought of that.
I don't necessarily think there's anything physical about lower-profile that attracts more punctures. Like you, in my case, I just happened to get more punctures with my Verano 18"/45-series tires than with the Lacrosse's (slightly) higher 18"/50-series....the simple luck of the draw. And one of those punctures on the Verano, requiring actual tire replacement, was a good-size chunk of metal-debris on the road that probably would have trashed almost any tire short of a airless Tweel LOL. That's why I said (knock on wood) hopefully I won't get any on the Lacrosse.
There might (?) however, be (slightly) more tendency on a lower-profile radial tire than a higher-one to get punctures up the sides of the tread, on or close enough to the sidewall, to require tire-replacement....simply because the sidewall itself extends down closer to the pavement. Most tire shops won't plug or patch a puncture that extends past the edges of the tread, into the sidewall, because of the way radial tires act...they bulge and flex at the bottom of the sidewall, even fully-pumped with air, and that flexing could, with time, work a patch or plug loose. In addition, my own state (Virginia) has a law that a vehicle cannot pass State inspection with two or more plugs/patches on one tire, even if they are located in a safe area of the tire. Go Figure.........
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No balance, noise, or shimmy issues. He said it makes his Sportage SX, with 40K miles on it, drive like new. He said he could tell the difference in steering effort before he even got out of the tire shop's parking lot LOL.
