What's Your Take On Continental Tires?

[earlkudos]

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]

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]

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]

Baka sir depende sa model ng Continental Tires.

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

[abril]

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

[desert fox]

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....

List of tire companies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[caredriver]

i got continental tires in my new car. my first time to use this brand. sadly my experience is bad. just three weeks of use a bulge appeared in one of the tires. i had it checked. their prognosis - i may have hit a pot hole and damaged the tire. i have been driving for over 30 years and probably hit hundreds of potholes. never had any of my tires bulged. i guess this continental tires are not made for Manila roads. it is supposed to be a good tire but only for race track quality road. kaya my advise- beware or better not use this brand. it is not worth the price at all.

[Ry_Tower]

^ pics sir? Also could you care to expound further on what car, and tires specifically it is?

[Bravoexo]

Can you really fault the tires, with the quality...ehem, or lack thereof... of our roadways? I mean, I'm never retired a tire because it had worn down. It's always something that would have forced me to replace them... the last one, I got a 4 inch metal shrapnel that just wedged it's way through a good Falken Azenis ST115... (although they were my oldest pair, he he buti na lang)

[Ry_Tower]

Its german engineering bro. Excellent tire based on reviews and from I here from folks who had them on their benz and BMW's before.

[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!

[desert fox]

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]

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.

[desert fox]

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.

thats right, di nila ilalagay sa luxury german cars kung uhugin yang continental.....nyahahaha


word of the day-uhugin....jk.

[Ry_Tower]

thats right, di nila ilalagay sa luxury german cars kung uhugin yang continental.....nyahahaha


word of the day-uhugin....jk.

Para ka nang si OB niyan, may nagagawang word of the day. hehehe

[Ry_Tower]

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.....

Dyan sigurado may continental din.

[desert fox]

Dyan sigurado may continental din.

its a good business here broRT....lalo na sa mga trailer trucks....sa highways, dmi ka makikita mga gulagulanit na gulong...gawa ng extreme temp.

BTW, ano ba specs ng gulong ni broearl? kung tempA yan goodygoody....

pero sa atin tempB ok na...pero much better tempA kahit sobra-sobra init ng daan....

[jkoy]

sir how about the maxxis tires??are they as reliable as the tires mentioned here in this thread?say like the michelins and bridgestone and continental?

[dubioz]

I love my Contis! And I drive my Fiesta hard on the highway. They have good grip even when driving near the Fiesta's top speed. I even feel that Ford went overboard with them being V rated and all. I'm looking for a store that sells Continentals already for when I need to have them replaced. Sadly the name brands here are Bridgestone, Michelin, Yoko and Dunlop. Stores that stock Contis have what they call in clothes stores "broken" sizes.

[LoBudget]

I love my Contis! And I drive my Fiesta hard on the highway. They have good grip even when driving near the Fiesta's top speed. I even feel that Ford went overboard with them being V rated and all. I'm looking for a store that sells Continentals already for when I need to have them replaced. Sadly the name brands here are Bridgestone, Michelin, Yoko and Dunlop. Stores that stock Contis have what they call in clothes stores "broken" sizes.

reviving this thread... have you found a place that sells these tires?