New tires, sweet...

[Rhon]

Just had a set of Continental Extreme Contact DWS tires mounted on the 3 and just driving home all I can say is wow. What a difference from the stock rags that were on the car. They are well worth the $$

 

[Tungsten6]

yup, we have those on the ms6 they will never see snow but they are good tires. very quite.

 

[Chefsp0t]

I just ordered a set of these for my 17" wheels. They should be on by next weekend. I wanted 205/45/17 but they were out nation wide. I went with 215/45/17 instead.

I researched a LOT before settling on the DWS. There are some seriously awesome reviews about their snow handling for being an all season tire. I can't wait to try them out.

 

[Tungsten6]

I wish we had snow here to test them

 

[Zoomzoom17]

I put them on my 18's in August and they handle extremely well compared to the crap stock's. I have it out here in College in CO and they are extremely nice, grip very well with the snow we have here and even on some nice inclines in a FWD car. So worth the money.

 

[Chefsp0t]

Jesus the tread on them is badass. I'll get some pictures tomorrow. They're some meaty tires for sure.

 

[bbrich57]

We waited a month to get them for my wife's Vibe back in January. It was raining so hard that day that I slipped and slid on the Good Year's that were on it all the way to the shop and two of them were still quite good.
After they were installed, even as FRESH rubber, nothing. They stuck like glue from the first. They are not the quickest to react to steering input and therefore would not likely make good weekend warrior tires, but they are GREAT overall DD tires.
Since the Kumho ASX's on my 3 were wearing real fast, I wanted a set for it.
I ordered them in June and waited several more weeks for them. They came in in July. In FOUR sets of tires in <60k miles on the clock, these are the first ones I have really felt confident about.

Two of those reviews on TireRack.com are mine... the Vibe and the Mazda.

 

[Rhon]

I also did lot of research before I purchased. It's taken some time to get used to them after the original tires. They seem real "sticky" and in the rain, I've never had tires that handle as these do. It's like driving a slot car. I am impressed.

 

[Chefsp0t]

My first few days of driving impressions are great. They are nice and quiet and they grip the road very well. I can't beat them up too much at my current ride height because they rub my front fender liners under hard cornering but when I raise it up to winter mode I will definitely be putting these Continentals to work. The tread is super meaty too.

Shamelesspicturewhoring...

My favorite from that set.

 

[Rhon]

We had a pretty good storm come in Monday the 22nd and dumped about 6" of snow at our home. The seattle area was a total charlie foxtrot with cars all over the place. The wife said the 3 with these tires worked like all wheel drive. They were amazing and pulled through the snow with no issues all. She diffinetly gives these tires a big thumbs up.