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bobski
June 13th, 2011, 12:25
Hello, Well, my RS6 is back from the Frankfurt Audi dealer for the third time with a new battery and now a new alternator and all seems good. Then it occurred to me, perhaps I should look at my tires. Lots of tread, but R rated which, according to tirerack.com means 106 max speed rating. Shoot.

Not much snow around here, so I am thinking of a high performance all-season like the Continental Extreme Contact DW with a Z rating. Any thoughts? I always had a set of winters and summers in the past, but do not now and don't want to for various logistical reasons. I used to have the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's on several different Allroads, and they were great, except they lasted about 10K-12K miles.

Any recs. would be much appreciated. Now I can't push the electronic limiter on my car until I get some new shoes. Oh no!!
JSRS6
June 13th, 2011, 14:52
Michelin pilot sport supersports. AMAZING tire. If you are interested, I can talk to my contact and see how much they are over there. They are 201 here.
bobski
June 13th, 2011, 15:09
Yeah, that sounds great as long as they are all season since there are snow tire requirements during the winter and I really don't want to have two sets of tires while in Germany. Thanks, I appreciate it.
JSRS6
June 13th, 2011, 15:21
Go with the pilot sport a/s then. The ss is a summer tire. Both y rated.
JSRS6
June 13th, 2011, 15:23
The a/s has a 45k mile warranty. If they don't last, use the warranty.
hahnmgh63
June 13th, 2011, 15:29
Bobski, try over at the Army base at Weisbaden and see what brands they carry. They might be able to order you other brands, tires and oil and such are expensive in Europe compared to the U.S. you will find.
bobski
June 14th, 2011, 17:10
I appreciate the A/S suggestion and checking at the Army Base. I do have base access, so I can do that. Not sure if I would trust them to install them. Would you? And, what A/S would you put on your RS6 for Germany?
JSRS6
June 14th, 2011, 17:25
I was saying the pilot sport a/s, lol.
JSRS6
June 14th, 2011, 17:26
Does the base have an auto hobby shop?
hahnmgh63
June 14th, 2011, 17:49
Auto Skills Center
Mainz Kastel
Bldg. 4010
Civ 06134 604-460
or 06134 604-877
DSN 334-2460/2877
Hours:
Tu-Fr Noon–8 pm
Sat-Su 10 am-6 pm
Training Holiday 10 am-6 pm CLOSED Mondays



http://www.armygermany.com/images/AutoSkills/auto%20skills%20brochure.pdf
JSRS6
June 14th, 2011, 17:54
^^^And there you have it. The only place I would take mine if I were there. Make sure their tire machine will accept over 17" rims.
ben916
June 14th, 2011, 18:00
A/S = All Season
JSRS6
June 14th, 2011, 18:02
A/S = All Season

Thanks Ben...:lovl:
Skaala
June 16th, 2011, 08:28
Michelin pilot sport supersports. AMAZING tire.

+1:rs4kiss:
RSSIK
August 11th, 2011, 22:30
Conti Extreme Contact DWS the best tires I've ever owned to this day. HIGHLY rated. Great speed and treadwear ratings. I have them on my RS6 & my B5 S4. High performance all season. Doesnt get better than that..
ben916
August 12th, 2011, 00:02
Conti Extreme Contact DWS the best tires I've ever owned to this day. HIGHLY rated. Great speed and treadwear ratings. I have them on my RS6 & my B5 S4. High performance all season. Doesnt get better than that..

Conti's got a hole in them at the Michelin invite at Fontana Super Speedway testing the Conti's and the Michelin Super Sports...
I have proof for those that don't believe...
RSSIK
August 12th, 2011, 03:53
May sound stupid but have no clue what you mean by conti's got a hole in them. Im guessing it means that the ratings and performance werent as good they shouldve or couldve been..
ben916
August 12th, 2011, 05:28
May sound stupid but have no clue what you mean by conti's got a hole in them. Im guessing it means that the ratings and performance werent as good they shouldve or couldve been..

my apologies, I should have been more clear (I wouldn't call you stupid :), except maybe that 4444 guy trolling for OEM RS6 rims ).

This is after the second session of 10 people 3 laps each, shod on a BMW 328i on a mini autocross (parking lot),
Lots of pushing of the front, lots of noise/squealing, lots of heat

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/xx318/ben916_rs6/IMAG0508.jpg

If you had the opportunity to drive the same cars but different tires on the same course, everyone would understand the difference...
RSSIK
August 12th, 2011, 18:06
if im not wrong those actually arent the dws.. they may be the dw version. I may be wrong but i really do believe that they arent the dws because the gap between the thread isnt that wide.
RSSIK
August 12th, 2011, 18:09
This is the DWS.
http://image.importtuner.com/f/tech/impp_1012_continental_extremecontact_dws/29176373+pheader_460x1000/impp_1012_01_z+continental+extreme_contact_dws.jpg

This is the DW.

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/images/tyres/ExtremeContactDW.jpg