Continental PureContact, Anyone Using these tires? Options

[bandjoey]

Thinking I had ok tires, I pulled one off and measured the tread tonight. Need new tires. 3/32" left! Yikes (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

Been through almost all the tire threads here, and yes 15"ers are hard to find.

I've been happy and running 195 60 15 street tires for several years, and after google and world, and looking for availability, came up with this tire in 195 65 15 size. They're running about $100 each.

http://www.continentaltire.com/product/pur...ar=65&rd=15

For street use and fun driving it look like a good fit to my driving.

What is the problem (if any) in going to 65 over 60?

Anyone using this tire now? Thanks for info.

[somd914]

Have no fear of a summer tire, especially where you live. We run summer tires on the 911 and Elise, soon on the Ravenna green 914. Yes, we get them out on occasional winter days with 30-40 degree temps, I won't push them hard, but they are probably as good as most all season tires in those temps.

Keep in mind all season tires are an all-around compromise, and many these days are moving to harder compounds for better fuel mileage and longer wear, which means less overall grip. And I wouldn't run a tire for more than 5-6 years as they get hard with age, so a high mileage tire on an occasionally driven car means replacing tires due to age and not tread wear.