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I'm near the end of a set of Pirelli Cinturatos. They wore very quickly.
I've had the opposite experience -- I'm happy with the performance and wear rate of the Cinturatos and am planning on getting a set for my other car. Sam's Club quoted me $400 mounted and balanced for 15" tires, 195/65, and about the same for 205/60.
An independent, non-chain tire shop in my old hometown recommended Mastercraft tires, which he himself used. (I went out to the parking lot and double checked!) I got good life out of those tires and would buy them again.
My current car has Continentals on it; NTB made me an offer I couldn't refuse last winter on a set of four.
An independent, non-chain tire shop in my old hometown recommended Mastercraft tires, which he himself used. (I went out to the parking lot and double checked!) I got good life out of those tires and would buy them again.
I had those tires on one AWD sedan, and a set of the Continental Extremecontact on another AWD car.
When it came down to driving in the snow, the extreme contact tires were noticeably more confident in the snow, vs the pure contact.
Other than that, they behaved similarly, but if you plan on doing any snow driving, I'd consider the extreme contact DSW's instead. I got 70K miles out of two sets of them, and then sold the car with a 3rd set on them (car had 200K)
Thanks for that info. I drove in Chicago winter snow on the Pure Contacts and thought they were pretty good.
I'm in SW Florida now and hope to never drive in snow again, lol. Plus, I sold the car with the Continentals on it and got a used SUV. Hope I don't need tires again for a while, dealer put a new set of Michelins on when I bought it. They seem OK so far.
I may have missed the car you are equipping, where you live, the type of driving you do (it matters...). Anyway, as a few others have said above, I've had good results in value/performance with Generals. They are an old US company, now owned by Continental (Germany). I believe they still manufacture in USA(?).
Be sure to read Tire Rack reviews AND road tests on whatever tires you compare. Consumer reports and some others also have usable information, but TR is the best single source of info IMO.
Oh, and as you seem to know, the brand AND the model tire both matter. Wide variations in design, price, and performance can occur within a manufacturer's offerings.
See if you can find a Kumho in your size. They tend to be a highly rated "off" brand.
I had a set of Kumho last time. The sidewall over time looked like crap, made your car looked like something out of a junk yard. I'll never touch those again.
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