BTW: No more Continental 830Ps will be available this year. I hear that production has ended and summer tyre production has started.
Whilst on the subject, all Conti 3s are to be superseded by 5s in Jan '11.
I looked at our Mercs Conti 3s and the rim protection is rubbish, the tyres look as if they are falling to bits and 'she' has kerbed the front wheels in the last few days. The car is slipping and sliding all over the place. She had to drive the GTI yesterday (as it grips better) to get me around and loved it, except for the manual gearbox. My head was in my mouth, in case she kerbed the Monza Shadows. I had told her to get an R, but she still thinks that the Golf looks like a bread box. She's into booted cars. 4WD Audi for her next, but winter tyres for the Merc NOW. It was very slippery in North London yesterday.