My experience with the Continental Contact tire (which are/were available
in both all-season (CT 22) and winter (TS 750) designs) was very good in
terms of performance, if a little noisy. Mind you, I don't know how well
the previous owner of my '95 GLS treated them: They might well have
grown flat spots, been subjected to poor alignment, or not been rotated
properly. Excellent traction in the snow with the TS 750; I'm on the
lookout for 3 new ones for next winter.
My experience with Goodyear is very limited: EXPENSIVE! The cheapest
price I found in my research was Can$175 each _before_ installation. eek.
I'm VERY happy with the Agilis 51 tires. They'll be fed and changed
faithfully, kept in a cool dark place in the winter, and given a yearly
4-wheel alignment. They are smooth and (relatively) quiet on the
highway, corner as if on rails in the city, and are smart-looking to
boot. _And_ they were a good buy (for non-big-city-Canada), retailed at
Can$145 each.
Here endeth my $.02
Marcus Elia
Peterborough, ON
'95 GLS (Lulu)
ex '84 Westfalia (Dela)
