[4wheeldog]

Lots of folks hate the OEM Continentals. I now have 25k on mine. I just rotated them yesterday. They appear to have a little less than half their life left. I now rotate every 10k, (I originally did it every 5k) and they look nearly identical, all around. I measured circumferance, and all were within 1/8th"........Which is the limit of accuracy, when done with a tape measure.
Anyway, they all seem to still be in good balance. They have never been rebalanced. The car rides and handles smoothly, so no indication of a tire going egg shaped. All in all, they seem just fine. I expect to be shopping for new ones in another 20k, so I will most likely only need to rotate these one more time. Car was purchased new the end of last March. I leave for a 5k trip in less then 2 weeks. So, by the time a year rolls around, I should have 35k on the tires. I will check in and give my continued experience then.

 

[4wheeldog]

OP post says he hates the tires. I read nothing as to why. I am a Michelin guy through and through but these tires seem pretty good.
This is an OB not a high performance sports car and I am very happy with how these Contis work for me.
YMMV

You should work on reading comprehension.......I said lots of people hate them........And went on to say nothing but good about them, so clearly I am not one of those people.

To answer someone else's question, I live in NM, so probably 10% of my miles are on gravel/dirt. My 300' driveway is gravel, so it gets some everytime it gets driven.

The tires have been trouble free. They are still in balance with the original weights. They work well in the rain, on slick stuff and are great on the highway. The only thing we haven't tested them for is snow traction..........We usually have several feet by now, but it is like extended September here. 60 degree days, and only one 2" snow, so far.

 

[4wheeldog]

I just got back from a 4k trip from NM to PA and back. The tires are still performing well, now with 30k on them. But, as others have noted, the stockers get noisey. It was like someone flipped a switch, right about 28k miles, tire noise started up, all at once. No balance issues, tires still worked fine through hundreds of miles of snow......but they are definitely noisey now.
The rest of the car performed just fine as well. No oil consumption, (5k since last changed) and I will now never, ever buy another car without heated seats.
All it needs is a good washing to return it to pre-winter trip condition.