With the cold weather of this summer in the upper midwest, my thoughts have turned to the winter ahead. I've started to dread putting the Blizzaks on my S4 Cabriolet, especially after enjoying the performance tires during the dry (albeit cold!) weather. I'm toying with the idea of using an "Ultra High Performance All-Season" tire instead of the "snow shoes" this winter. Does anyone have experience with a B6 S4 and a tire like the ContiExtremeContacts? Opinions, please!
TIA!!
No T
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No T
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The Contis are a good tire. Of course it is a compromise tire (like all of the "all-season" tires). You won't get great dry traction and you won't get superior snow traction, but you will get a good all-around tire. Why don't you want to swap tires when the season changes? You've got a car built for inclement weather and driving conditions - why not use it with appropriate tires?
This is a great site. We keep the dialogue friendly and the attitude positive. The info is well received by all and we are here to help anyone with the need. I hope you find it to your liking as well.
If you're not familiar with this forum, please click the START HERE! link. There you will find a forum vocab list, an Audi forum terminology list and an Audi lexicon list. They should be very helpful to you if you're not familiar with the jargon.
Please feel free to ask any question, but double check the archives first. Many questions have been archived and, quite often, the answers are comprehensive.
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The Contis are a good tire. Of course it is a compromise tire (like all of the "all-season" tires). You won't get great dry traction and you won't get superior snow traction, but you will get a good all-around tire. Why don't you want to swap tires when the season changes? You've got a car built for inclement weather and driving conditions - why not use it with appropriate tires?
RE: All Season Tire for S4 Cabriolet
Sorry if I wasn't clear in the first post... I am VERY happy with the stock ContiSportContact2's in the summer, but absolutely HATE the ride I get from the Blizzaks in the winter (I've used them on the last three Audi's I've owned, and they're phenomenal in snow - but sometimes I wonder if they're really round the way they feel). I live in an area that gets a fair amount of snow, so removal is fast - and I only drive in the snow when it's falling from the sky or for the first few hours thereafter. I certainly can't leave the performance tires on - I'm not qualified to drive a 340 HP SLED, even if I only need to do so a few times a winter. I'm looking at the ExtremeContacts as a way to get a good ride in the winter (especially when 90% of the time it's dry!) and have some traction when I need it! From what you said in your post, it sounds like the ExtremeContacts might just do that for me...thanks!
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