All-season vs summer tires

Bjorn · 07-24-2012, 07:09 PM

So I'm currently looking for new tires for my car with high tread life. Looking through tirerack, I see that all-season tires have a much higher tread number than the summer times.

Anyways, I live in Southern California so there is no snow and barely any rain. Comparing the Continental ExtremeContact DW(Summer) and Continental ExtremeContact DWS(All-season), the price comes out to almost the same with the tread rating being 340(Summer) vs 540(All-season). Both seem to be highly rated through the reviews and other posts that I have read.

I guess it comes down to:
Would the tread life of the all-season be THAT much better than the summer?
What would I be compromising getting the all-seasons over the summers?

snj1013 · 07-24-2012, 10:44 PM

DWS are a little soft but wear well. I had them and wouldn't buy them again. Actually I am not sure I would buy Continentals again. I just think Michelins and Bridgestones are better brands.

Bjorn · 07-25-2012, 02:25 PM

I have also read that the sidewalls on the Continentals were on the softer side. What are you running now?

snj1013 · 07-25-2012, 02:55 PM

I have Michelin Pilot Super Sports on now. Definitely firmer and handle better. Not sure they will last as long as the DWSs.

I've read good reviews about Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Positions also. Might want to give those a look also.

07-24-2012, 07:09 PM	#1
Bjorn Enlisted Member 3 Rep 38 Posts Drives: F10 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California iTrader: (1)	All-season vs summer tires So I'm currently looking for new tires for my car with high tread life. Looking through tirerack, I see that all-season tires have a much higher tread number than the summer times. Anyways, I live in Southern California so there is no snow and barely any rain. Comparing the Continental ExtremeContact DW(Summer) and Continental ExtremeContact DWS(All-season), the price comes out to almost the same with the tread rating being 340(Summer) vs 540(All-season). Both seem to be highly rated through the reviews and other posts that I have read. I guess it comes down to: Would the tread life of the all-season be THAT much better than the summer? What would I be compromising getting the all-seasons over the summers?
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07-24-2012, 10:44 PM	#2
snj1013 Captain 87 Rep 937 Posts Drives: 2011 528i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (1)	DWS are a little soft but wear well. I had them and wouldn't buy them again. Actually I am not sure I would buy Continentals again. I just think Michelins and Bridgestones are better brands.
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07-25-2012, 02:25 PM	#3
Bjorn Enlisted Member 3 Rep 38 Posts Drives: F10 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California iTrader: (1)	I have also read that the sidewalls on the Continentals were on the softer side. What are you running now?
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07-25-2012, 02:55 PM	#4
snj1013 Captain 87 Rep 937 Posts Drives: 2011 528i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (1)	I have Michelin Pilot Super Sports on now. Definitely firmer and handle better. Not sure they will last as long as the DWSs. I've read good reviews about Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Positions also. Might want to give those a look also.
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