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Winter Tires - no longer exist in 16" - advice s 'il vous plait
grant - Saturday, 31 December, 2011, at 10:02:56 am

Hello all,

I was about to replace my 11-year-old Dunlop Wintersport M2s on OEM 16" wheels (which are great by the way, as are the M3s on my Audi). Trouble is, this size - specifically 225/50-16 is extinct in the snow tire business. There may be some NOS around, but i don't want that (probably).

So, since this is not truly a bad-weather vehicle (the German Jeep, aka S6 Avant, does that job) i'm considering all-seasons that tend toward being very good in snow. One that my local tire shop (which i want to stick with if at all possible) suggests is the new Continental Extreme Contact DWS.

This will be a 4-month per year tire in the Northeast.

Any advice on that tire?

Any alternative suggestions?

Grant

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They make the M3 in that size
Boxsterra - Saturday, 31 December, 2011, at 1:49:36 pm

[www.dunloptires.com]

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Thanks. But i dont see the FRONT size to go with it.... 205/55-16
grant - Saturday, 31 December, 2011, at 5:28:50 pm

Oddly, they told Euro-tire no go on either. Same at TR.com.

I'll double check.

Thanks for the info,

Grant

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A bit more digging reveals that...
grant - Sunday, 1 January, 2012, at 9:49:02 am

.. they make the rear in M3

.. and the front in 3D

I wonder if they are sufficiently similar to purchase a mixed set. I may call Dunlop.

Or i may just go with the Conti all-seasons, despite my general feeling about all-seasons ("no seasons")

Grant

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