Tires Continental or Firestone

the grip is unreal compared to my old tires. Tires - $611 shipped (Continental Extremecontact DW 235-40-18, TireBuyer.com)

I personally love it and it works very well. Tires are Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06 225/40ZR18

I've been running continental contiprocontact, decently priced and great grip. They do me wonders in the rain.

I'm running Continental PureContacts which are an all season touring tire on the mk4. In rain they grip like a bitch. In icy conditions they grip like a bitch. In loose dirt, decomposed granite etc etc they grip like a bitch. They are phenomenal

I just installed the P7 Cinturato on mine a few days ago (235 45 18). They ride nice and handled the rain well. I had Continental PureContact w/Eco Plus for the last 40k. Those were excellent and still had 4/32 - 5/32.

I run the continental DW on my RC's and all I gotta say is I love them. It has a nice ride and they stick like no other!

My 2010 Golf TDI came from Germany with Continental tires and they were great in the rain.

Continental Extreme Winter Contacts!! from Ottawatiresdirect

I have these on my TDI for about 1 year now. I like them They didn't affect my MPG as I still get 41 MPG and the road noise is minimal. I too live in the Seattle region and have made multiple trip to Vegas and Salt Lake and the tires held up well. Glad I did, I feel that I have confidant cornering and good braking abilities with low road noise.

Those firestones are horrible. The dealer wants to give you them because they are the cheapest option....if you want winter tires without studs, get something better that was designed to not have studs in the first place.