Replacement Tires for OEM ContiProContacts

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Sep 15, 2008 | 09:05 AM

Granite-Granny

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Replacement Tires for OEM ContiProContacts

I've got an A3Q with OEM ContiProContacts 225/45/17 that were OEM furnished. In general I have been happy with the ContiProContacts but I do have a set of Nokian winters (live at 7000 feet, Park City, Utah). My gut feel is I want to go with a summber tire but on a budget. I want to max out at $200/tire with the same wear as the ContiPro's and maybe $150/ tire for a 200 tread wear tire to balance out the wear.

I run my summer tires from April to November but in Oct/Nov and Apr/May we can still get a little bit of snow and the temperatures in mornings can be freezing. With that in mind I don't think going for a full on high performance summer tire like the Michelin PS2's is an option not to mention the price.

I guess my preference order would be 1) tread life/performance in equal first place 2) Noise 3) Cold performance

So I need a tire that performs at least as good as my procontacts and from searching I'm thinking about:

Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2
Michelin Pilot Sport A/S
Yokohama Advan S4
Yokohama Avid w4s (based on search on this board)
Dunlop SP Sport 8080E
Dunlop SP Sport 5000M
ContiSportContact
ContiProContact

Out of that list I am favouring the Yokohama Advan S4 or Pilot Sport A/S based on reviews on tiretack.

What are the opinions here?

Thanks

Steve