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My one hesitation is that on Continental's own website several people mentioned tire wear problems with the Control Contact tires. That's why I would lean towards the True Contact...
Why do that when the Tire Rack Guide says that they are not the top rated tire for her vehicle? https://www.tirerack.com/tires/surve...autoModClar=EX
That is the category that came up as best suited for her vehicle when I plugged it in with snow traction and ride quality as priorities.
I've said many times that most OEM tires are crap and I always replace them with something else.
Check out where they fall in the survey. Not surprisingly, they're crap.
I don't disagree with you, but she has ACTUAL experience with the tire and it doesn't work with her application. Because it's a heavier tire. I have also BOUGHT Michelin Defender LTX tires for my truck. I would not put them on a CR-V if I wanted a good ride. But a Defender T+H could work given her priorities (among other tires available to her).
Probably about 6 months and 8-9,000 miles. Remember mine are Control Contact Sports and not the same as the Control Contact Tour.
Continental generally makes good tires. They are well known brand.
I read through the reviews for True Contacts and most people seem to have complained about gas mileage going down. What would be the biggest difference between a sport and touring tire?
I don't disagree with you, but she has ACTUAL experience with the tire and it doesn't work with her application. Because it's a heavier tire. I have also BOUGHT Michelin Defender LTX tires for my truck. I would not put them on a CR-V if I wanted a good ride. But a Defender T+H could work given her priorities (among other tires available to her).
I absolutely hate the ride. I have driven them for a week now and can't imagine driving them for next 3-4 years. They do have Michelin Defender T+H but I don't want to do Michelins again. I have read a few places that Michelins are made of harder compounds, which makes them last longer but are a bit of a harsher ride.
I would swap them out for a Goodyear tire, since you really don't like them. Either that of Pirelli. Stay away from AT tires and ask for a tire with a smooth ride. If you need rain/snow make that clear to them as well. The Defender series true to it's name is a rugged, beefy, strong MS rated tire. It's designed for heavy vehicles and those that encounter at times rough driving conditions.
Personally I think Pirelli has one of the smoothest tires on the market but a passenger car tire from Goodyear might be better for you. The CRV's ride high on the wheel. If you want more opinions go here:
I would swap them out for a Goodyear tire, since you really don't like them. Either that of Pirelli. Stay away from AT tires and ask for a tire with a smooth ride. If you need rain/snow make that clear to them as well. The Defender series true to it's name is a rugged, beefy, strong MS rated tire. It's designed for heavy vehicles and those that encounter at times rough driving conditions.
Personally I think Pirelli has one of the smoothest tires on the market but a passenger car tire from Goodyear might be better for you. The CRV's ride high on the wheel. If you want more opinions go here:
I absolutely hate the ride. I have driven them for a week now and can't imagine driving them for next 3-4 years. They do have Michelin Defender T+H but I don't want to do Michelins again. I have read a few places that Michelins are made of harder compounds, which makes them last longer but are a bit of a harsher ride.
Not always true. Depends upon the application. Over a decade ago I bought Michelin Defenders for my BMW and they were very soft.
A good ride can also depend upon the speed rating of the tire. Lower speed rated passenger car tires (T rating up to 118 mph for example) can have better ride than the H rated (130 mph) or V rated (149 mph) tires. Higher speed rated tires can have stiffer sidewalls for high speed driving.
My one hesitation is that on Continental's own website several people mentioned tire wear problems with the Control Contact tires. That's why I would lean towards the True Contact...
To be honest, I don't know if many tires really last 80k miles...
So I called Continental's customer support to ask what the difference is between the TrueContacts and the ControlContacts. The customer service rep was confused too and had to put me on hold to get more info. She said they are basically identical tires. ControlContacts are Discount Tire exclusive tires that Discount Tire asked them to make exclusively for them...kind of that "exclusive at" marketing strategy. She said I can get either of them and they'd be the same. The only thing to keep in mind would be in case I moved or was travelling and needed a new tire, I will only be able to find this tire at either Discount Tire or America's Tire.
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