What's Your Take On Continental Tires?

**earlkudos** · June 17th, 2011 09:37 PM

First of I am a total noob, and the Ford Fiesta is my first brand new car buy.
I believe many are aware that the stock tires of the Fiesta are Continental tires, ContiPremiumContact to be specific.

Just want to know how the Continental brand is known when it comes to tires. Are they good? So-so? or was it a budget move by Ford? Everyone knows Bridgestone, Dunlop, Kumho quality, but Continental doesn't seem to come out during discussions. I tried searching the forums already if there is any discussion on Continental tires and I didn't find any.

Hoping for some feedback... TIA fellow Tsikoteros / Tsikoteras... Cheers!

**tidus1203** · June 17th, 2011 09:44 PM

Continental brand is not a cheap brand and definitely not a budget tire, I even think its a better brand than Koreans like Kumho or Hankuk and more or less which the Bridgestones and Michelins of the world. In fact yung Conti Contact 2 na nasa Fiesta is actually really good in terms of grip and handling high speeds, I am sure you know what I mean since you're a Fiesta owner yourself... Di lang sikat sa Asia (since we always have more Japanese brands here) since its a European brand, specifically German... But if you play a lot of racing games (like Gran Turismo) like I do, then its a very familiar brand. Sa Gran Turismo ko nga una nalaman yung Continental na tire brand...

Here is their website... Continental Tires -

**earlkudos** · June 17th, 2011 10:11 PM

thanks sir Tidus... I was just starting to wonder since reading along the Fiesta FB page, they were mentioning some issues/concerns with it...

**renzo_d10** · June 17th, 2011 10:29 PM

Baka sir depende sa model ng Continental Tires.

Like Yokohama. May C-drive, May A-drive may S-drive, etc. etc.

**abril** · June 18th, 2011 10:54 PM

Continental tires sa Benz ko nakikita, pati iyong fan belt belt. Compared sa Korean tires mas matibay ang Continental,

**desert fox** · June 18th, 2011 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by abril

Continental tires sa Benz ko nakikita, pati iyong fan belt belt. Compared sa Korean tires mas matibay ang Continental,

sa sasakyan ko nga Nexen tyres ang nakakabit...3months lang nagka-issue na ako...me singaw sa walls yung 2 tyres,kaya pala laging malambot...napalitan naman by warranty...until now ok naman, medyo maingay nga lang sa higher speed...pagtyagaan ko na muna....

about continental, ok naman yan....

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**niky** · June 19th, 2011 12:19 PM

The CSC2s on the Fiesta are expensive compared to the regular tires you find on subcompacts, unlike the woeful Kumhos or Yokohama dBs on the Koreans and the Vios... The performance of the Bridgestones on the Mazda2 1.5 are probably a bit better, but they're noisier. While the Continentals are great tires for daily driving, it is possible to get Japanese or Korean tires that are just as good at a lower price.

Tires that are too cheap are not worth the risk to your safety... Some cheap tires, like Nexen, not only are more prone to damage, they seem to go "off"... which means they lose their edge of grip... very quickly...

Kinda stupid to spend half a million or more pesos on a car, then cheap out on the most important piece of safety equipment on your car!

**desert fox** · June 19th, 2011 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by niky

The CSC2s on the Fiesta are expensive compared to the regular tires you find on subcompacts, unlike the woeful Kumhos or Yokohama dBs on the Koreans and the Vios... The performance of the Bridgestones on the Mazda2 1.5 are probably a bit better, but they're noisier. While the Continentals are great tires for daily driving, it is possible to get Japanese or Korean tires that are just as good at a lower price.

Tires that are too cheap are not worth the risk to your safety... Some cheap tires, like Nexen, not only are more prone to damage, they seem to go "off"... which means they lose their edge of grip... very quickly...

Kinda stupid to spend half a million or more pesos on a car, then cheap out on the most important piece of safety equipment on your car!

korek ka jan broniky...yung gulong ko nga stock nexen...pagtyagaan ko muna...2nd summer nya na dito sa saudi.....alam nyo naman ang weather dito.....eventhough ok naman siya sa high temp. dito, pero doubtful pa din ako....

gaya nga ng sabi ko, pagtyagaan ko na muna....palitan ko ng mas durable at less noisy on the road.....

**earlkudos** · June 21st, 2011 05:38 PM

Thanks for the replies mga sir. Appreciate your insights.
Atleast a noob like me can breath a sigh of relief that I am using dependable rubber, wheels that is :D.