skbt

Hi

I'm considering a set of Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Position for a 2006 A3 2.0 (not quattro). I'm in Connecticut, so lots of rain driving, and occasional (as of recent years) snow.

Other all-season alternatives (for ~$160 less for a set of 4 OTD) are:

Toyo proxes 4
Continental ContiExtreme Contact

Are the bridgestones worth the extra money? Are these good choices? Any advice would be appreciated.

thanks,

ex-quattro PETE

tires, then I would probably go with those.

Any of the above 3 tires will get you through the summer. It's the white stuff that's problematic.

Reggie

good advice

Gary@Tirerack.com

I don't know about the Toyo, but as ex-QPete posted the Extreme Contact should be noticably better in snow, while the RE960A/S will have an advantage in dry handling and steering response.<ul><li><a href="http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?a=AR8&amp;url=/tires/index.jsp">Tires</a></li></ul>

skbt

Thanks for the advice. On the tirerack site, the RE960 has slightly better snow reviews. See

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/CompareTires.jsp?sortValue=1&amp;resultsNumberSele cted=Y&amp;displayResults=10&amp;compare=true&amp; compareList=1%2C2&amp;RunFlat=All&amp;goWhere=%252 Ftires%252FCompare1.jsp&amp;width=225%2F&amp;ratio =45&amp;diameter=17&amp;performance=UHPAS&amp;star tIndex=0

This may be a statistical artifact due to the relatively few people that reviewed the RE960 in relation to the amount of people that reviewed the Contis.

Do you think this makes a difference?<ul><li><a href="http://www.tirerack.com/a.jsp?a=AR4&url=%2Ftires%2FCompareTires.jsp%3Fsort Value%3D1%26amp%3BresultsNumberSelected%3DY%26amp% 3BdisplayResults%3D10%26amp%3Bcompare%3Dtrue%26amp %3BcompareList%3D1%252C2%26amp%3BRunFlat%3DAll%26a mp%3BgoWh

Gary@Tirerack.com

Correct. Too few reports on the 960 to fairly compare for snow based on the surveys.

avant1-2

He said that they were an 'inferior product' compared to the RE960s or Yokohama Advan S4s. I'd already told him that I don't need maximum summer performance. So in what way--noticeable to me-- would they be 'inferior?'
Via the TR reviews and surveys, and comments here, the Contis look like a solid choice and a good value. I was really surprised to hear a TR guy badmouth them...especially as they're such a big seller.
I may order them anyway!

skbt

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akaEsCo01

What's funny is when I called about the ContiExtreme Contacts, the rep was raving about them to me like they were the next best thing since sliced bread and now I hear someone downplayed them to you.

I own the tires and tey are a solid tire, I have only had a chance to try them in the wet and dry but I have no doubts they will perform well in light snow

avant1-2

$75/set rebate on 960AS now, so that's what I ordered.