New shoes! ContiPureEco

[Softrockrenegade]

So I noticed a slight bubble on my sidewall from all the potholes yesterday and have some new tires coming in. Went with the conti pure contact with Eco plus tech. Went through my dealer which gave me the tire rack price of $134 (no shipping cost) and a promotional free 4 wheel alignment. I think I did pretty good and from all the research I did these seem like pretty sweet tires. Anyone who has experience with these please chime in! I can't wait to try something other than the hankraps

Update:
I got the conti's on today and so far so good. Very quiet and I took them around a few twisty back roads and they perform way better than the hankooks. I noticed one rim got chipped during the alignment and they threw a new one on right there and then.. I'll give another update after a few hundred miles!!! Total cost $717 !!!! Made in USA !!! Score !!!

 

[50pascals]

What size tires?

 

[Softrockrenegade]

215-55-17...stock size

 

[livewires250]

I also changed recently to the conti pure contact Eco, and so far, these tires are very quiet, do well in the snow, and most important, have an ever age of 42 mpg- hit 45 mpg at around 50deg F- can't wait to see how high with summer temps.

 

[psd1]

So I noticed a slight bubble on my sidewall from all the potholes yesterday and have some new tires coming in. Went with the conti pure contact with Eco plus tech. Went through my dealer which gave me the tire rack price of $134 (no shipping cost) and a promotional free 4 wheel alignment. I think I did pretty good and from all the research I did these seem like pretty sweet tires. Anyone who has experience with these please chime in! I can't wait to try something other than the hankraps

What is your opinion of them so far?

 

[Softrockrenegade]

I am getting them installed next week... I will def post my opinion once I have a few days on them. Really just wondering others opinions if they have them!

 

[SirSipsAbit]

Great tire

I am getting them installed next week... I will def post my opinion once I have a few days on them. Really just wondering others opinions if they have them!

I switched to this tire last summer. I really like them! Holds the corners better than expected, which is a plus for me!

 

[Softrockrenegade]

Thanks , Sips !!! This is the kind of feedback I'm after.

 

[TNriverjet]

Softrockrenegade, I've got a set sitting in the garage... Fresh delivery from TireRack.com. I can't wait to get them on.

 

[Softrockrenegade]

Update:
I got the conti's on today and so far so good. Very quiet and I took them around a few twisty back roads and they perform way better than the hankooks. I noticed one rim got chipped during the alignment and they threw a new one on right there and then.. I'll give another update after a few hundred miles!!! Total cost $717 !!!! Made in USA !!! Score !!!

 

[TNriverjet]

^^^^^^interesting^^^^^^

Mine say "made in Germany" on the sidewall.

 

[tdiatlast]

Update:
I got the conti's on today and so far so good. Very quiet and I took them around a few twisty back roads and they perform way better than the hankooks. I noticed one rim got chipped during the alignment and they threw a new one on right there and then.. I'll give another update after a few hundred miles!!! Total cost $717 !!!! Made in USA !!! Score !!!

The grip should get even better after all the "mold release" chemicals have worn off. Personally, I'd never push new tires until a few hundred miles have accrued, as I prefer to gently break them in, but that's just me

 

[Not_Agn]

^^^^^^interesting^^^^^^

Mine say "made in Germany" on the sidewall.

According to tire rack it says us/MX in origin column in the specs?

 

[Softrockrenegade]

So I figured I would give a little update on the purecontacts after roughly 10k miles. I really like these tires so far! Handling is greatly improved over the hankooks. Road noise is a little better but it seems I didn't have a loud set of hankooks(made in Korea, not china). They track very straight but if I'm digging into a turn I do notice a slight bit of over steer. All in all I am very happy with these tires and I don't see any noticeable wear. I would recomend these to anyone looking for a replacement.

 

[RonJitsu]

Thanks for the info. I'll be switching to these Conti Eco's before winter. I've got 62k and counting in the stock Hankooks now...

 

[TDI smile]

!!!! Made in USA !!! Score !!!

Continental is a German company out of Hannover with plants in....???

 

[livewires250]

I have had the the conti eco plus tech tires for roughly 10k miles, and are very excellent in handling, snow,quiet,fuel economy- already hit 48 mpg-average low-mid 40's.

 

[FormerOwner]

I had these tires on my 2002 JettaWagon TDI. They were great, all the way until 55K miles when I traded the car off. They were made in Germany, as was the car (Wolfsburg). I miss that car. My only regret (other than getting rid of it) was that I didn't get the 5-speed.

 

[Mr. Furious]

Continental is a German company out of Hannover with plants in....???

Continental Tire plants in the Americas are listed here.

 

[TDI smile]

^^^The GLOBAL approach, like in everything.

 

[CRABMAN141]

Thanks for the update. Just out of curiosity how many miles on the originals?

 

[VtdiW]

I switched out the Hanooks with the Conti's around 25000 miles ago. Love em.

 

[quattroginger]

my new sel came with conti's on it. not sure which ones though. guess ill have to check.

 

[Mr. Furious]

They're likely the ContiProContacts. I just replaced my original Hankooks with those. Folks seem to like them.

 

[cevans]

I've got Conti Ecos on my 2010 Jetta Sedan, great tire.

 

[psd1]

my new sel came with conti's on it. not sure which ones though. guess ill have to check.

They're likely the ContiProContacts. I just replaced my original Hankooks with those. Folks seem to like them.

Don't forget the OEM tires are not the same ones that you would purchase over the counter at your local tire shop.

 

[Jbdesigns]

I put these tires on as well. 17" size. About 13k miles so far. They were quieter in beginning. Now a bit more noise but not a problem. Handling has been good and tracking good. Neutral on hard corners to maybe a touch of oversteer. No squealing. I pretty much drive the speed limits but hit corners hard trying to maintain speed. People will tailgate mad cause I'm not doing 10 or more above. But I'll hit the turns and leave them far behind, in which they'll eventually come racing back up to tailgate some more.
I think the tires are wearing ok. I'm going to rotate again soon and go criss cross.


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[psd1]

I put these tires on as well. 17" size. About 13k miles so far. They were quieter in beginning. Now a bit more noise but not a problem. Handling has been good and tracking good. Neutral on hard corners to maybe a touch of oversteer. No squealing. I pretty much drive the speed limits but hit corners hard trying to maintain speed. People will tailgate mad cause I'm not doing 10 or more above. But I'll hit the turns and leave them far behind, in which they'll eventually come racing back up to tailgate some more.
I think the tires are wearing ok. I'm going to rotate again soon and go criss cross.


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Gotta love the torque when exiting corners.

I'm curious if anyone else is criss crossing their tires. I always have in the past but the dealership has been doing front to rear, same side only.

 

[lojeff10]

Has anyone had any experience with cooper tires on the passat. I have had good luck with them on other vehicles. There may have been a mileage reduction associated with coopers though.