Review on Continental IceContact 3 215/65 R16 102T Winter by Wiktor Redziski ᠌

Continental IceContact 3, made in Germany, size 225 45 R17. Spike FlexStud. In operation since November 1, Hong Kong region + went on vacation to Hong Kong. Car Volkswagen Golf 7 1.4 TSI. In mid-January (about 4000 miles) I inspected the tires and found that a lot of spikes had come off. It felt like dropping the new iPhone 11 Pro on the concrete floor. I wrote to the seller, he offered to stud with ordinary spikes or take the tires for examination for 20 days, warning that they would most likely recognize the wrong run-in. I agreed to do studding, because I drive every day and there are no wheels to replace. 17 studs were put in one wheel, 7 in the other. After studding, I drove another 3000 km. Another 5-7 spikes flew out. The rear wheels are perfect, all the spikes are in place. In terms of acoustics, they are really not noisy, they clatter only at minimum speeds, then as in summer, there is no unpleasant hum. On the track in the snow and ice felt confident. Rulitsya perfectly, slow down normally, braked a couple of times - did not disappoint. ABS turned on a couple of times over the winter (with heavy braking in slush before bedridden). There were no reviews when I bought it. Now I'm not sure what I would buy. But I don't regret it either. At 13 thousand per tire . Not ideal tires for the money, not balanced. Comfortable and safe, but not durable. See what's important to you. Might be worth looking into other premium tires.