Tyre reviews Continental ContiIceContact 3. Page 23 316

I probably rushed into buying these tires, many reviews say that a lot of studs are lost over the winter

An excellent soft tire. Very comfortably absorbs even noticeable irregularities. In the summer, I immediately feel discomfort when switching to Yokohama.

I've been wanting to write a review for a long time, but I didn't have the time, and before writing it, I decided to read other reviews. And I was very surprised to find that I'm not the only one who lost their studs after 2 years. I bought the car in 2013 and purchased Pirelli Ice Zero winter tires for it, which I used for 8 years until the tires were worn out to the rubber. I had to look for a replacement for the old tires, read a lot of positive reviews, and waited for a discount - at the time, Mosavtoshina had the best price. I bought them in April 2022. As a result, I was immediately put off by the rusty studs - well, I thought, okay, the main thing is that they're in place, after all, it's chrome, maybe they rusted during transportation. Then winter came, I put them on, and after a couple of hundred kilometers, I noticed that about a dozen studs had come out on the front wheels - sadness, sorrow, grief. 30,000 kilometers down the drain. My driving style is that of a pensioner - no more than 100 kilometers on the highway, 60 kilometers in the city, I don't drift or start with a screech. The result by the end of the first season was that the front wheels were completely smooth, half of the studs had come out, and the rest had worn off. By the second season, the tire fitters could already see where the front tire was just by looking at it, it was visible to the naked eye. I didn't even bother to look at the tires anymore, so as not to get upset, and while driving, it was clear anyway - the car was all over the place both on the highway and in the city. Will I recommend these highly-praised tires to everyone?