Continental Control Contact Tour AS Review | Just got on my minivan

[toyotafan]

So more fun with my minivan. With only 40k mikes on the front set of Goodyear tires, they're toast. Getting two replacements today and I'll get two more in another couple of months.

OLD TIRES
Front Goodyear tires

Another front view of the old Goodyears

Rear Yokohama tires

 

[toyotafan]

They're putting the continental tires on right now. I'm such a sucker for discount tires too, it's the first place I think of for getting tires since I got my first set on my 73 mustang back in 1990 ... So 24 years now.

 

[toyotafan]

Here's the new tires. They would only put them on the rear because they are a wider tire, little bit annoying but that's okay. (edit: They would have given me 4, but since I only bought 2 they would only put the wider tires on the rear)

NEW TIRES

Continental Control Contact Tour AS

Since they are on the rear, it's not as easy to tell yet what the performance difference is like. They do seem to be a lot quieter, and smoother but the tires that were taken off were so bad anything would have been an improvement.

 

[tbplus10]

Going for that big rear little front look from the 70's?

 

[toyotafan]

Yeah, tire width is always a trade-off.

Wider for better overall dry traction and narrower for better wet/snow/ice traction.

I'm going with newer rubber (I'll get another set of these continental tires before December hits) all around so I'm not all that concerned with wet weather traction (any new tire should be decent) as much as I'm hoping that a slightly wider tire is going to give me a better and smoother ride.

I have no proof that the wider tire up front (when I get them) is going to wear better on the outer edge ... these front engine minivans just destroy tires with uneven wear. However the wider rubber allows for a lot more options and often they are cheaper so that's a consideration as well.

 

[tbplus10]

Yea but you forgot to have the white letters put on the outside, hotrod!

 

[toyotafan]

yeah, not the right vehicle for those, lol.

 

[toyotafan]

New tires are very quiet and comfortable. I guess you do get what you pay for. I might dump the Yokahama's more quickly than I had planned so I have four of the Continentals that I can rotate on a regular basis.

 

[toyotafan]

The wife had a really hard time in the snow in DFW with the poor tires on the front. I think I'll go down tomorrow and will get a matching set of these Continental tires for the rear and have the first set put on the front.

 

[tbplus10]

Werent you supposed to have that done by December?

 

[toyotafan]

Werent you supposed to have that done by December?

Yeah, but I'm thrifty. Wife says I'm cheap.

 

[toyotafan]

I'm getting the tires on right now at Discount Tire Company. Price for 2 of these upper mid-level tires is $381 out the door, but we're expected to have more winter weather again this week in North Texas, plus the spring hopefully will follow suit and be a wet one for us this year, which means that we're going to need the traction.

Plus, the way I look at things these days. $750+ in new tires for this van is cheap insurance because it handles like a 2010 Chrysler minivan so need to do what I can to stack the odds in my favor and one small wreck is more expensive than new tires, lol.

 

[georgebb]

I haven't tried continentals so i'd keep this thread in mind if i need to change my tires.

 

[toyotafan]

Tires have been handling great, no issues at all. Great wet weather traction, only slipped when turning uphill out of a parking lot from a dead stop.

 

[steponthepedal]

How much did it cost you for 4 tires? I am planning to replace the tires on my truck soon.

 

[TDave]

Are those 16 inch wheels? I have a KIA minivan that we love that we've replaced tires twice on, but they're 17 inch wheels, and cost more than I want to spend on tires.

 

[toyotafan]

Tires still look good, handling well. Just have to remember to rotate them.

 

[Huck Norris]

They say ecoplus on them. Aren't they supposed to get better fuel economy or at least help a little bit? How can you prove that they do or do not I wonder.

 

[Huck Norris]

Yeah, just found a description for eco plus tires, a different tire but same contenintal technology. They're big on description but low on technical information.

PROCONTACT WITH ECOPLUS TECHNOLOGY
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The ProContact with EcoPlus Technology is Continental's Standard Touring All-Season tire developed for coupes, sedans, minivans and crossover vehicles. The ProContact with EcoPlus Technology is designed to enhance driving pleasure, save fuel and maintain wet braking grip while providing long wear and all-season traction, even in light snow.

The ProContact with EcoPlus Technology tire's all-season tread compound features Continental's Tg-F Polymers and +Silane additives to improve treadwear, fuel efficiency and traction on slippery roads. The compound is molded into a symmetric design that provides continuous tread contact with the road to enhance steering response and handling while its wide circumferential grooves promote hydroplaning resistance and wet traction. Continental's PROactive Edge Technology brings more active edges into the contact patch to promote foul-weather traction while allowing the pattern elements to transfer smoothly from edge to edge to minimize on-road noise. The tire's internal structure includes twin steel belts that stabilize the tread area to promote strength and treadwear.

*Specific sizes featuring Economy Plus technology are identified as such on the Sizes tab, as well as on the tire's Specs tab.