"Pappy" <foo@bar.com> wrote in message > news:b6HQf.4166$HV2­.4011@bignews1.bells­outh.net...>> Dad,>> You recommended some tires for a C5. Which ones were they?>> I lost the message.>> Thanks>> Pappy>>

I'm not recommending any tire, but I will say that my experience with > using Continental ContiExtremeContact­ on two C5's was great. They were > non runflats and priced right, $132 front, & $175 rear, plus the cost of > an air pump and repair kit like GM puts in the C5 Z06. One thing to > consider is that most repair facilities can change these tire but can't > touch the stiff sidewall of the Goodyear runflat. The Continentals are > sometimes used as OE on Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, and BMW. The > Continental's ride, wear, and noise were all better than the Goodyear > runflats, better adhesion in rain was only slight. The softer sidewall > needed a bit more air pressure to keep a flat patch on the road. Had to > get it from a BMW tire sticker, everyone is lawyer shy and won't tell you > to run anything other than what is on your door, neither will I.>

If they made a 19" tire I would have a set on my C6 today.>

One last note, if you check the UQTG rating you will see that it exceeds > the OE tire by Goodyear although the speed rating is W (168) versus > Goodyear's Y (186). They are also 6 and 10 pounds lighter due to the more > common side walls.>

-- > Dad> 05 C6 Silver/Red 6spd Z51> 72 Shark Black/Black/4spd>