Would like anyone's views on running on Continental ContiCrossContact UHP 19". I was going for the same tyre again when the time arise with only needing 3 off them and will use spare as the 4th, but in all the years I've been driving I have never aquaplane once up and till recently, either doing 50 or 60mph it just feels like the car is loosing it....... In my option, I think they are lethal in the wet and they still have over 5mm of tread left. MY13 HSE LUX Aintree Green
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I've just changed my Contis, they were at about 4mm and I wasn't happy with the feel of them on standing water. I went for Pirelli Scorpion Verde M+S and they feel really nice. OK they're new and at full tread depth but they were tested last week on the M1 around Loughborough when the heavens opened and the motorway was a river. I was impressed.

I ran them on my old Freelaner 2 and was very impressed. I have just ordered them for my current FL2. Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........

I've always found it weird when reading tyre reviews, how the same tyre can get so many mix reviews even when fitted to the same car. I was happy with Conti but lately with having a couple of incident on the motorway in heavy rain and what feels like little or no steering has put me right off them. MY13 HSE LUX Aintree Green
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Mav71 wrote:

I ran them on my old Freelaner 2 and was very impressed. I have just ordered them for my current FL2.

hi
2.5 years ago when I needed new tyres the only make available in 19" was the conti's,roughly £235 fitted per tyre.they did 19k before getting low all town driving to be honest little motorway.
last week decided a new set are required and di a search on the net,wow 10 different options and now continental don't have the monopoly they are down to £145 fitted.
so out of principal I avoided conti's and bought Pirelli Verdi ,fitted by kwikfit at my front door £116 each excellent service in all ways.
I had the option of buying three conti's and using the new spare for the same price but opted for the four Pirelli.

supply and demand but when they had the market cornered they shafted us for £100 per tyre,wont get my business again..

BRD wrote:

Mav71 wrote:

I ran them on my old Freelaner 2 and was very impressed. I have just ordered them for my current FL2.

Sorry, just to clarify - were you running Conti or Pirelli?

BRD wrote:

Mav71 wrote:

I ran them on my old Freelaner 2 and was very impressed. I have just ordered them for my current FL2.

Sorry, just to clarify - were you running Conti or Pirelli?

sparkybaz wrote:

hi
2.5 years ago when I needed new tyres the only make available in 19" was the conti's,roughly £235 fitted per tyre.they did 19k before getting low all town driving to be honest little motorway.
last week decided a new set are required and di a search on the net,wow 10 different options and now continental don't have the monopoly they are down to £145 fitted.
so out of principal I avoided conti's and bought Pirelli Verdi ,fitted by kwikfit at my front door £116 each excellent service in all ways.
I had the option of buying three conti's and using the new spare for the same price but opted for the four Pirelli.

supply and demand but when they had the market cornered they shafted us for £100 per tyre,wont get my business again..

I got over 50,000km off the conti's and they still had tread when I replaced them. My next tyres were dead after 30,000km

The clock has started on the pirelli verde all season tyres but the conti's are a hard act to follow.. 2011 black FL2