Once again its the time of year to be replacing the balding tires on my c70 with some fresh tread. And as with most people, I'm looking for a longer lasting tire at a more reasonable price then the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's I"m running now.
So my questions are these:
1)What have you guys heard about the new Michelin Pilot Sport PS2? Is what has been the feedback from people so far?
2.) Is anyone running the Continential Extreme Contacts? Any feedback on these versus the Continential ContiSport contact 1 or 2? Whats the average tread line people are experiencing? 20K, 30K or more.
3.) Finally, anyone running the Goodyear F1 GS D3's? Any feedback on thes tires?


Thanks for you feedback in advance.

John,
I have a pair of new Pilot Sport A/S brand new, considering buying two more, how did you like the polit sport A/S in winter, and what kind of winter did/do you have?

Some background: I have my original Pilots on still, but hit a hole on I70 at 75+ mph, so had rim fixed and bought two Pilot Sport A/S to try. Day after another C70 owner here in Denver offered 4 worn Pilots, so I took the two best and put them on keeping the A/Ss on a shelf. I am debating buying two more A/Ss for winter, but don't know if they will do okay in Denver winters. We are generally sunny and 40 for the high, but get 2-4 inch snows that evaporate two days later (can watch it steam away, really cool). I ski inthe mountains all winter and there are a couple passes in the mountains I take, so still thinking of using studded tires on 15"steel wheels.

So, curious again what kind of winter traction you get in what weather, and ALSO what sort of summer traction...

Best regards,
Carl

Carl,
The really cool word describing the process by which a substance in a solid state (snow or ice is solid water) turning to a vapor (gaseous) state without passing through the liquid (water) state is "sublimation".
regards,
Mark

My Pirelli P6000 Sport Veloce's are wearing out (22,000 miles) and I want a set of the Continental ContiExtremeContacts before Winter. Trouble is they are hard to find (225-50-VR16). Tire-Rack will not have them in-stock until at least the November timeframe. Something about demand exceeding supply! At a price of $86, they are hard to beat. They are Ultra High-Performance directionals so, the expected tread-life may be a question. The ratings so far look pretty impressive. The P6000 really doesn't get along with snow.

When it comes to tires, "Research Is Everything"

RDL

My homework gathered that :

The Extreme Contacts are a great tire if you want to spend $100 per tire.

The Bridgestone S-03 Pole Positions at $166. per tire are the best dollar for dollar tires we can get for the C70. Traction is said to be much better than the Conti's.

These findings from talking with Tirerack and other C70 owners on the net.
I guess your driving habits may determine the tire you select.

I myself pop on the Blizzaks for the winter months so I can milk my summer/spring/fall tires for 4 to five seasons. I have my original MP MXX3 are on they are on their last leg. Will probably go for the S-03's.

rd
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Well, I just got out of my MXX3's (damn those potholes! had to fix my rim too! now it's the wrong color and they have to fix it agian, but that's another story)

Anyway, I decided to go with the S-03's. I decided that if I went from a max performance summer tire (MXX3) to a ultra-high all season (contiextreme) I'd hate myself for it until the snow fell. So despite my wallet's better judgement I said, hey, let's do S-03's most of the year and steel wheels with some winter tires for the snowy months. So far, the S-03's have been unimpressive. However, I've got under 1000 miles on em, and to be honest, haven't given them a chance to show themselves yet. And in addition to that I only recently got this car, and the MXX3's were on their last couple thousand, not their first.

In any case, I'm expecting some good things from these S-03's and I'll keep you guys aprised of what I find.

(Also, to the guy who actually started the thread, I've heard nothing but good things about the contiextreme contacts, and for that price, well, I can't imagine buying ANY other all-season tire.)

Good Luck Everyone!
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Seeing as I live in Southern california, snow, rain, slush, ice etc are not an issue. We normally can run summer tires year around. So, withstanding the Blizzaks, Aspins, etc that are all winter tires, what else are you c70 owners running. Anyone running continentials at all out there?

I have a 01 C70 and it came with those damn Pirelli P 6000 which I hated to no end. When the car got to 20k miles and the Pirellis were worn out I went on a tire hunt. I dont want to drop 750-1000 in tires every other year. To make a long story short I ended up with some Falken Azenis Sport and they only cost $100 per tire and they handle great all year round. It has a lot of rubber hitting the road for good traction and control. Its a soft tire thats barely street legal its a SCCA tire. I love it. I did almost put some Yokohamas on it as I like them too. No need to put on Pilot Sports. I have driven these tires hard (140mph + through a canyon while I was dusting a Lexus) and they have never even squealed. I cannot say the same for the Pirellis. Why Volvo put those tires on the car when they were new I dont know. Maybe they got them for half off or something.

Mark, Thanks, Sublimation!!

Falkens, huh, Big O' here locally carries them, points out they go on other high end cars. I'll have to give that some thought, the price was certainly right! Anyone else tried Falkens?

Carl

Just lurking in your C70 area, (all mine are RWD).
Just 2 points on the tire discussion.
There are 2 Pirelli 6000's. The Sport Veloce version is an all season, the straight P6000 is summer only. I have a set of these and they have been terrific, but then again i only dusted a minivan on an entrance ramp. According to Tire Rack feedback though, many people have had durability problems.
Falkens were recently in Consumer Reports, but probably not the ones you mentioned.
They did review summer only tires though.......not that I trust everything they conclude , but it is info you should consider......research you know.....
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