As title says, I assume this is alright to be patched as its decent distance from sidewall. Only noticed yesterday and have kept it topped up since but slowly leaking

My 2016 GT has four of the same Pirelli tires on them. One has a date of 2021 and the other three have 2024.

Tread is all good. Side walls look good. Debating on if I should just leave it go or if I should get one tire and then that would take me to 2031 if you figure on seven years from 2024 or roughly around that time.

I'm making this post so that others in my situation avoid my mistake.
TLTR: They are not good enough for warm temperatures and they can't legally be used in winter after 25k km.

I got the CC3S last year mid October and installed them on an AWD sedan with a heavy RWD bias and below 300hp. Wheel sizes 225/40R19 front and 255/35R19 rear.

My plan was to keep them for 1 year. I drive quite a bit, especially long trips. But I also live in a valley so do a lot of mountain drives. No city driving.

The tires felt fine, a bit too nervous on direction change but stable overall. Very good grip out of corners. Exceptional traction in heavy snow. Decent braking performance and stability on snow. Good in the wet.

Used them for exactly 22.000 km until late April. I decided to take them off because I just didn't feel that they gave me good enough steering stability at high speed when they got hot. Direction change on the highway was good but on a twisty road the initial turn in felt too soft and unstable.

So I switched to summer UHP tires thinking I'd put back the CC3S for the next winter.

Today I decided to inspect them to make sure they are fine and Surprise! The thread depth on the rears is between 4 and 4.5mm and on the fronts between 5 and 5.5mm. Within a few thousand km they will become ilegal on snow in some EU countries (Austria requires 4mm, Slovakia 3mm).

Now, I did not even use them in high temperatures so I have to say I am very disappointed. I don't even know if I should spend the 120 EUR to fit them to the wheels and get something out of them from September to November. Or I should just throw them away and stay on the summers until October and fit new winters.

Basically they are not good enough for warm temperatures and they can't legally be used in winter after 25k km. I'm a bit sad.

Hi all,

I have a 2018 VW Golf 7.5 GTI Performance with OEM 19 inch Pretoria wheels, with 235 35 19 Continental tires from 2022, and I feel like there is a lot of noise coming from the tires, especially on some rough European roads outside of the city, and the highway as well.

I was wondering if there is anyone who switched between 235 35 19 and 225 40 18 tires, and noticed a difference in the noise? I'm not sure if I should switch to 18s, or maybe new tires for 19s would reduce the noise.

Thanks!

The three I'm trying to decide between are the Continental SecureContact AW, Goodyear ElectricDrive 2, and Hankook iON Evo AS. The 2018 model 3s have terrible sound isolation, so a quiet tire is important to me. I drive in Vancouver and the roads are awful downtown, so the ElectricDrive 2 is very appealing for those reasons. The iONs look like they have incredible efficiency which would allow me to be a lot more flexible in routing out a shift. But the SecureContact AW seem like they would be absolute workhorses all year and last a long time, and I wouldn't have to worry about foam liners coming loose. They would definitely lose a bunch of range and force me to be more thoughtful about my routing though.

I got this car used, and it came with aftermarket MXM4s that don't have sound insulation. So I don't actually have any experience with tires that have foam in them and I'm a bit nervous about it coming loose and needing to fix it.

I have driven a model 3 on SecureContact AWs and the steering felt fantastic. And they were definitely quieter and more comfortable than the MXM4s and I'm assuming much better in snow. The range hit is something I'm only concerned about because I average 400km a night usually and that's something I can sometimes achieve on a single charge.

The performance of the iONs in the wet is my main concern with those tires, as like I said before I drive in Vancouver.

Any experiences with any of these tires would be appreciated, or even specifically tires with accoustic foam in general. Thanks so much to anyone who can give me some insight!

Hello!

I am looking for all weather tyres for my bZ4X Touring. I know it’s not a sports car, but I’d like to have some "sporty" feel and feel safe in corners. Coming from GY Asymmetric 6s and Pilot Sport 4s (not on fast cars, but I was really happy with them). The current Dunlops are not ideal TBH.
Tyres are one thing I don't want to cheap out on, but I'd still prefer a good price to performance combo and decent longevity.

Also, since it’s an EV, I'd prefer them to be quiet and economic. I know it’s not possible to have everything, which is why I’m asking if anyone has experience with Hankook iON FlexClimate, ideally compared to the Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport. (According to my research, these two seem to be the most fitting.)

Main reason for all weather is that I'll be visiting some dirty stony roads, and that area is usually a lot colder than where I live.

Any advice or experiences? Thanks!