Don Merdjan

Continental extreme contact dws #1

I've had those for almost 20k so far, and have been very pleased! Comparing to the noisy P Zero Nero I had before

I had the VSC light On on my 2006 IS250, two times. Both times turned out to be loosen gas cap. Tighten it up and it solved the provlem.

I'm in the process of buying new tires for my '06 IS 250 RWD. My current set of tires Pirelli PZero Nero M+S Ultra High Performance are almost gone. So far 35k with them, very good handling and traction, but noisy and very bad on snow. After checking Tirerack.com's ratings and Consumer Reports Buying Guide, I've decided to go with Continental ExtremeContact DWS Ultra High Performance All-Season. Very good ratings, and in some cases better than the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Sport. But with the Continental, you'll save approx. $200. A friend of mine bought these for his VW GTI and is very pleased.

But if we didn't get that much snow here, I would opt for Sumitomo HTR A/S P01(W) or Kumho Ecsta ASX where the total amount for 4-set is approx. $400 + shipping and installation.

Any comments?

I have Pirelli P Zero Nero and they are so noisy. I wouldn't recommend these.

I am reading a lot of good reviews about Michelin Pilot and would probably switch to them in the near future.

Hi guys!

Can somebody recommend me a place or website, where I can buy those air and air conditioner filters?

I checked at my local dealership and they were $200 both :o

And the whole 30k scheduled maintenance was $650!

Thanks a lot! Very nice forum!