New stock rubbers for 06 A3
 

Looking for new tires for my 06 A3 and I'm thinking of getting something else besides Pirelli's. If anyone has experiences with other tires good and bad please share. I just want to gather as much info as I can before I go out and buy new rubbers.
Thanks.

Depends, Summer's or All Season?
 

All Season's, I like Bridgestone RE960's.

Summer, Yokohama S.Drive's.

I replaced the all-season Pirellis with high performance summer Kumho Ecsta Sports. Much happier! I do live in Southern California :) They are great in the city, and on the long road.

I have Goodyear Eagle ResponsEdge Tires on mine. 225-45Z-17, 91Y. Pretty happy with the preformance so far.

I have Yokohama Advan S4's on my 08 (had a blowout w/ 1 pirelli so I replaced them all) and they are MUCH quieter and have much better wet and dry traction. I think it was about 800 after installation.

I have Toyo T1-R's as summer (+3 season) tires. Nice and sticky, but known to get noisy as the tread wears (but nothing like the Pirelli P6!). I still have one more year of tread life, so premature to replace. I plan to get Michelin Pilot Exalto PE-2's to replace them next spring.

I had these on the TT, 1 good thing is they won't blow out easy. My insides wore out and it just unraveled a bit so I knew i was messed up. Other tires in the past just blew out.

A much wider survey can be done at tirerack.com. Put in your car and tire type and looks thru the list and read what everyone says. If you use the A4 as a model you get even more choices. Last I looked there was a Continental brand that looked real good for All Season use.

all of you guys had different tires than mine came with. my A3 came with allseason continental contisport contact tires and still going fine at almost 19k, performance wise, eh

bridgestone potenza G009's you wont regret it

Thanks for all of the responses. Still looking for a set. Really just want a set that's quite but still performs well in the Seattle weather.

The Kumhos are really quiet on good pavement, while making a little more noise on irregular pavement. Excellent grip in wet or dry, but they are high performance summers, so if the temperatures dip too low. . .

I had the Contisports as my original and I have liked them but unfortunately a harsh winter before i switched to my snow tires have caused cracks so I also am looking to replace.

I took off those pathetic Pirelli's and put on a set of Continental ContiExtremeContacts, I don't really drive mine in the deeper snow's. That's what the suburban assault vehicle is for, but, for moderate snow and ice - the tires were great. For dry traction - I like them so much better. I only have about 5K the new rubber so the noise factor is still in a wait and see state. But, so far - if I had to do it over again - I'd still get the same tires.

Continental ContiExtreme all seasons.
awesome in the rain and great when dry.
a bit of road noise in the beginning, but not much after they get rolling.

I just got Michelin Pilot Exalto for the Summer, cuz i live on the west coast, the weather is unpredictable, since its like my first month using them, the handling is amazing.

I use the Michelin Pilot Alpines for the winter, i must say they are slick, especially since i have to go up a snowy mountain for school

btw i use 225/45R17