I have the stock S-Line 18's.

Here's the tirerack test report: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...ay.jsp?ttid=93

235/40-18 are currently $116, compared to $219 for the ContiSport 2's.

 

wow, that is much much cheaper... perhaps i could afford to start to hear some squealing around every other corner! for that price (note every OTHER, not every corner haha)

 

got 20k on my factory perelli's. they should make it antoher 15k and have been rotating em.

 

I just bought a set of Kuhmo Ecsta LX Platinum's, they are Z rated and warranted for 60,000 miles. Hope they last that long...the BfGoodrich Super Sport all Seasons I replaced barely lasted 6 months! Love Audi but I cant afford to replace tires every 6 months!

 

I wonder how much Audi charged that bonehead when he brought the car in at the end of his lease with bald tires. LOL

Moe

 

those Khumo tires sounds like they will last forever and a half, but how good is the grip on them, sounds like you made quite a compromise for lifetime over gripyness

 

Gripyness.....hum. That is a joke! The MINOR amount of grip you gain with a softer compound tire is not worth having to replace them every 15,000 miles. With 235/45/17's and quattro the car is practically on rails to begin with. Besides were not talking about formula 1 here.