MrBlackHP

Any one with these tires having issues with wearing down early? I went to price out a set and the tire guy was very hesitant in recommending these tires, even saying they are very soft and he wont recommend them if not using with a summer AND a different winter set. He says he sees alot of customers with these are returning them around 30000 miles because of tread wear.

Id rather hear experiences from people who actually have them vs someone trying to push to me another tire.

Takehold66

I am on my second set and I really like them. Great wet handling and also good in light snow. I replaced my first set at 30K(which may have been a bit early) and this set has 32K and I have some time left. I will probably replace at 35-38K. The new version is coming out in June I think and I will be going with those. I rotate every 5-6K and I keep the pressure at 34. I don't love that I don't get more than 35K but I like everything else about the tire and they get great ratings. There are always tradeoffs with every tire. Hope this helps.

Spontec

I was told the same thing about the Continental DWS from my guys at Discount Tire. He said that there were a lot of complaints about the sidewall being too soft for a performance all-season. Continental actually redesigned the DWS with a stiff sidewall specifically for Discount Tire. I believe it's called the Control Contact Sport AS. For the record, I ended up with Michelin Pilot Sport AS/3. Definitely a great tire for spring/summer/fall in Ohio. I'm running Michelin xice xi3 in the winter.

Booya4139

The sidewalls are very soft... I put them on last fall, but took them off in the winter for my blizzaks, they are going back on in a few weeks... Impressed with their snow ability..Seem like a great all around tire

ABDomega

I'm running them as well during the non-snowy months and Conti ExtremeWinterContact during the winter.

MrBlackHP

Here in NC we don't get enough snow to justify keeping a separate set of winter tires. I went ahead and purchased them. I'm hearing too many good reviews for them besides if they give me 40-45K that's at least 3 years for me. I'm hopeing that they make that long.

JTL12

had them for just about a month and handled very well in the snow. As for wear and tear, I can't give much of an opinion yet, but so far so good...

cauraLT101

I used these tires on a different car and got about 30k miles/2.5 years of driving out of them. Tires were great otherwise.

For a treadwear rating of 540, I guess I would expect a little more? That said, I'm not sure what other tires in that performance category & price range would give you much more life.

csmeance

I have had them on my 3G TL and they do have soft sidewalls and do feel mushy when they are at 32PSI. I've put them up to 35 Cold and they felt great! I had them last about 40K miles at the most, the soonest 1 went out was at 30K. Both times discount tire pro-rated me the mileage cost towards new tires

MrBlackHP

Preview sent from the tire shop. Such a tease.

bajraram

Hello,
Could anyone please comment on,
1. noise/road noise on the Conti DWS
2. cost of tires
Thank you

NBP04TL4ME

I put them on my daughter's Accord and they don't seem noisy. There are some that would never use a tire with an asymmetrical tread but I wouldn't hesitate.
In terms of cost there are going to be multiple factors, not the least of which is what size? Spend some time on tirerack.com as there is tons of info there.

bajraram

I inquired about Conti DWS back in 2015.
I actually got them and ran it at 34 psi as others have
suggested. I got 58k miles out of them, more than half were highway mile.
Great grip, less noise, and comfortable in snow or wet.
They wore evenly as well.

In 2019, I did a bunch of research to switch to Pirelli Cinturato
P7s. I’m not satisfied with these tires at all; wish I had stayed with Continental for price as well as
satisfaction and grip. So here is me in 2020 praising the Conti DWS and recommending to all who are looking for great tires.

Edward'TLS

The DWS and the P7 belong to vastly different tire categories.

The DWS is a Ultra-high-performance all-season tire, whereas the P7 is a summer tire, and the P7 All-Season is a Grand-Touring all-season tire.

The Pirelli equivalents of the DWS should be the "P-zero All-Season", "P-zero Nero M+S", and the "P-zero Nero All-Season" tires.

NBP04TL4ME

bajraram

Hi,
Saw this late. What I have is all seasons Pirelli Cinturato P7s. Hope that clarifies.

ARcooker

I recently moved to the country and have some terrible “gravel” roads… my 245/45/18 Continental Extreme Contact DWS0606 Plus look great and handle great for everything (any weather - used to live in MN) EXCEPT for the gravel roads!!! They get torn up!! No I’m not rally car driving lol. I wish I could say I was. But I’ve had 4 flats in the last year. Guess where/how… yep… inner sidewall gashes or bulges. Thankfully have tire warranty/replacement plan but certainly echo the sentiment already shared here!