Originally Posted by Buckwheat2088

Just an update...after some research and asking around, I ordered these tires today from my local tire shop. They were asking $780, but then matched Tire Rack's price of $608 (cheapest I've seen). I also negotiated lifetime rotation/balance, alignment, and nitrogen. Should have them installed by the end of the week.

Originally Posted by HZ60

Wow that is a smokin' deal! What size did you get? Tire Rack has the 255/50/19s listed for $840 + $65 shipping. Were they having a sale? Discount Tire sold them to me for $840 with a $75 mail in rebate so I thought I did pretty well, guess not. Congrats!

Originally Posted by Buckwheat2088

235/60R18. Q5 is a Premium Plus. I dont know if they were having a sale. I just asked the dude for a price quote, and when he spit out their price, immediately said he'd honor a cheaper price if I found one. I then immediately showed him Tire Rack's price and deal was done!

Got a call this morning saying tires arrived. Will be installed today.

Originally Posted by Buckwheat2088

I've had good results in the past with Continentals and thinking about going with the LX20 EcoPlus Technology. It's rated #1, treadlife warranty, and cheapest I've seen. Anyone running these on their Q5?

Originally Posted by jensyl

my 2011 Q5 has Continental Crosscontact LX20 and it lasted 35,400 miles. Not bad but not great either.

Originally Posted by HZ60

Yes I am. Just got a set last month to replace the OEM Conti LX Sports that were almost down to the wear bars after 18k mi. I've only put 500 mi on the LX20s but so far I'm really happy with them. Compared to the OEMs, the ride is much smoother and quieter IMO. There is also a noticeable difference in handing, especially cornering. It feels much more planted and steady in the turns now. I'm hoping the winter performance lives up to the ratings on the tire rack survey. They apparently don't make them in the OEM size 235x55x19 so I got 255x50s. They are just a little wider, about 3/4" but the section height is almost identical @ 5". They had a $75 rebate sale going at Discount Tire so including the 4 replacement certs it was about $1,020 out the door. The first place rating on the Tire Rack survey caught my eye as well. Very pleased so far. Anything over 18k tread life will be an improvement, I'm expecting at least twice that.