ok so i need tires really bad living in westchester ny i want an all season tire have some other expenses so looking for a cheap alternative has anyone had any experience or opinions about falken tires, or fierce can get them complete installed for 400 even.. if anyone can give me some advice it would really help..


thank
brian

 

This link for Discount Tires
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/rea...=010448%7C2007

has only 2 reviews for some tires folks have used on the A3. We need to a central location for tire reviews so that those of use who are (or will be) shopping for tires can review. Is there somewhere here on these forums?

 

Bridgestones are also a very good alternative.

 

I just got fresh Continental ContiExtremeContact installed last week. So far, I'm very happy with them - they handle nicely, and are very quiet. A world of difference when compared to the crappy Pirelli P6s.

 

I had the ContiExtremeContacts installe a little over a week ago and have just gotten back from Virginia. I luv 'em!!! Driving through parts of tropical storm 'whatever-there-name-is' last night and this afternoon has been a great test. At first I was a little hesitant last night, because I was still a little skittish from my P6 experiences in the rain (very scary at times). But these Conti's held the road well - for those of you familiar with the DC beltway - I averaged over 70 on the inner loop portion climbing away from the Cabin John bridge through the areas where 270 comes into the beltway and felt totally sure footed. The sweeping curves at "beltway speed" were fun and braking was smooth and there. And quiet....

 

Falken 912 Consumer Reports #1 Rated Performance All Season

 

I posted this link http://tinyurl.com/47ovx7 to Tire Rack on another thread about tires. Probably woth seeing what A4 users like as well.

 

How about Sears Automotive?
They have fairly good prices, would it be an issue to have Sear's mechanic's to install tires on an Audi A3?

 

Well anyway, I ordered two Continental ContiExtremeContact tires.
Getting them delivered at Sears Automotive and for them to install.
They didnt actually have them there, they had to be special ordered, with no extra shipping or order charges. I paid $136 each for them. They should be arriving in 4-7 days. TireRack actually has them for an even better price:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....nSpeedRating=H

 

Only replacing two tires or mis-matching sets is a very dangerous way to try and save a few dollars. Differences in traction alone can de-stabilize the car in an emergency, and in the event of an accident will likely be listed as a contributing factor.