T5 2013 California Travel Edition which all season tyres would you go for?

[ToneoCali]

Hi All,
I have a California Travel Edition 2013 with 215/65r16C 103T on my logbook, I have been using Vredestein Comtrac 2 215/65R16C 109T for almost 60k miles ...2 sets and they are great for traction in wet and dry , decent in mud and grass but not exceptional, good for snow and ok with noise level 71 db and they last a good 30kw with still 3mm thread depth on them.


I was thinking of changing them but I have 2 doubts:

• stick with the C version( I often travel fully loaded for 1k to 2k miles average and sometimes with a trailer) in which case I would have these options:
  • Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season
  • the new Continental Vancontact 4 Season, the 215/65 R16C 109/107T have B rolling and A Wet but 73db noise, I was only able to find a review on Promobil and they are rated only 7 because of their soft mixture and lamellae which causes long braking distances on dry roads at 100km/h they need 46mt to stop with the summer tire average being 40mt and the winter above 50mt
  • go for Pirelli 215/65 R16C 109T/107T Carrier All Season they have C on rolling and A on Wet ( not bad) still a load Commercial rated tyre

• go for a SUV tire (XL,RF, EL) :
  • Continental AllSeasonContact 215/65 R16 102V XL they are rated B,B, 72db award winner
  • Michelin CrossClimate + 215/65 R16 102V XL they are rated B,B, 69db a bit weak on the snow.

I did a bit of weight calculations including the trailer and I came up with around 815 per axle excluding the 10% tolerance manufacturers put on the logbook so I would need a 103 or even 104 to be always on the safe side.

Opinions? Suggesions?
thanks
ps: I am often in Germany without speed limit and the Vrederstein keep up to 180km/h after that never tried..vibrations above 150km/h are a bit on the noisy side

 

[spitzie]

I have Bridgestone Weather Control A005 255/45R18 Y 103XL on my T6 204 Cali Ocean because they were the only all weather available in that size. I have only done about 4000 miles on them so far, but I am impressed. Maybe you add them to your poll list.

 

[ToneoCali]

Many thanks Spitzie.
In the end I went for the Michelin Agilis cross climate 109T but I have done only 1k miles with them..so far so good but not hugely better than the comtrack

 

[pjm-84]

I have Bridgestone Weather Control A005 255/45R18 Y 103XL on my T6 204 Cali Ocean because they were the only all weather available in that size. I have only done about 4000 miles on them so far, but I am impressed. Maybe you add them to your poll list.

Have to agree. Have you noticed any difference in fuel consumption? I've probably had a 5-7% improvement over my previous wheel / tyre combination and cant work out if its the tyres or the Sportline wheels, or probably a combination of both.

 

[spitzie]

Haven't noticed any difference in fuel consumption. But they do seem quieter than the previous continental summer tyres

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[Stoneybroke]

I had the continental for seasons fitted at the factory. 34,000 miles before the first pair needed changing (they actually had some wear left) and the other pair are still going strong with plenty of wear left at 36,000 miles.
I can't remember when I last Tory modes than 20k from a set of tires. Impressive. Quiet and grippy too.