I bought a Cobalt LS in February of this year and it came with 15" Continental Touring tires and they SUCK!!! And I thought the OEM Goodyear's on my 01' Blazer were bad, I've already had two flats with my Cobalt's Conti's and have to get them aired up on a monthly basis. When they're aired up it rides smooth as silk for a few weeks before it's back to being bumpy again.

Am I the only person having this issue or do these tires suck regardless? And what does GM do about the issue??

 

i had them on my truck - burnt through them in 2 months, suck in the rain even more than anything

 

they suck period , i would def go get some aftermarket tire's !! just my opinion

 

I have noticed this. I was backing into a parking place at school the other day, and the parking lot is on a little slope but nothing major, and my front wheels were spinning out like crazy. But then last winter, I could drive on ice up hills and not spin the least bit.

What brand would you recommend? My sisters Cavalier and my Blazer have Mastercraft and they seem to be quite a bit better than Continental and Goodyear tires.

Well I've found the culprit:



This has been the WORST week for my Cobalt! First, a **** in a white Monte Carlo opens her door and slams it into mine, and now this.

 

lmao...that's kind of a cool picture. That does suck ass though, man. I hate my Continentals. They have absolutely no traction. And it is completely ridiculous on wet streets. I slide like I'm driving on ice.

 

i ended up sliding into a curb b/c those things lost traction on a turn while it was raining, like the tires were turned sideways, yet the car kept goign straight, i ended up w/a bent rim, and thru the alignment off, the next day i went to discount tire and just got me a new set of rims and tires from them, those damn continentals sucks *****...

 

lol...sounds familiar. I slammed on my brakes because someone cut me off really close, and the tires didn't even have a breaking point... I just started sliding to no end; straight into the median. I ended up bending the **** out of my steelie.

 

All of the contis are rated really bad on tire rack.com. Ilm looking at getting some of the top of the line for all season though, the contiextremecontacts. They are rated #3 on tirerack.com.

 

i have traction issues in the rain and im not excited for the snow/ ice

 

the first night i had my car it was raining and i went to take off at a light and spun the tires for about 15 feet (with a cadet right next to me, lol), so yeah continentals are bad tires. Im almost looking forward to these wearing out, lol.

 

the rain is fun, my lil 2.2 behaves like it has 600hp, spinning the tires into 4th

 

i cant believe gm would sell a car that had such horrible tires. the other day it was raining and i spun thru 4th, and i wasnt even trying, i was actually trying to drive my car in the most economical way. shifting around 3 grand. it was ridiculous. i really need some new ones but i aint got the money. cant wait to get some cash to burn the hell the outta these. once i get the money im goin out n buying a bottle of bleach and headin over to the car show on riday =D

 

the best aftermarket tires you can buy for your ls/lt.. yokohama avid trz's they have a 50 thousand mile tred on them... also.. they are rated number 3 on consumer reports tire list.. i bought them they are amazin 65 per tire mount balanced..

 

yes OEM cont. suck *****... I had better luck in the snow with them then the rain

 

Me too! I was able to drive on sheer ice up and down hills last winter and my tires not spin, but I can't on wet pavement that is the least bit on a slope without them spinning like crazy.

 

continentals (sp i know) are only good for retard drifting.

let it rain and turn the wheel and watch your car drift...

DRIFT DRIFT DRIFT!


yeah i bent my wheel when i had my 06 ls. i hated those tires...made me wanna punch a baby...V_V

 

225/50-15

$72 a tire

Problem solved.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&place=1