Confused between Continental & Michelin tyres for my VW Ameo

My primary considerations are long life, good quality and safety. Comfort and tyre noise are not dealbreakers to me.

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Hello guys,

My Ameo TDI DSG came with stock Good year 195/55/R16 and it's due for change now at 50k kms.

I was not thinking about anything other than Michelin, since my experience with Michelin XM2 in my Honda city was so satisfactory in terms of,

1. Reliability - One set lasted more than 1L kms and the next set crossed 50k kms already and still running good.

2. Quality - Zero punctures in these 1.5L kms.

3. Ride & Comfort - Nothing to complain as in the case of Goodyear.

Now the availability issues of Michelin made me think of other tyres too. Though I can manage to get Michelin from some distant towns, I have to rely on them only for further issues like warranty claim and after sales (if needed).

Further, in the Volkswagen service centre, they advised me to go with Continental and said it's better than Michelin in terms of quality and ride (they don't sell Michelin which might be the actual reason).

I am fine with Continental also, but the only thing I am dubious about is its life. Will Continental run long as Michelins do? If not, I'm ready to go with Michelin itself in spite of the wavering issues for buying Michelin.

I need fellow BHPian's valuable suggestions to decide between Michelin and Continental. I'm open to other tyre suggestions too, but my primary considerations are long life, good quality (not like my stock Good year which had 4 punctures in this short 50k life span in spite pure highway runs), and of course the safety(short braking distance). Comfort and tyre noise are not dealbreakers to me.

My driving pattern is roughly 2000kms per month and more than 95% of this will be in highway.

Thanks in advance.

Here's what BHPian m8002? had to say on the matter:

Yokohamas are equally good. They handle bad roads better than Michelins. Michelins are known for softer sidewalls which can get damaged. There are many reviews of the same in our own forum.

Here's what BHPian rr_zen had to say on the matter:

I generally use Michelin on all my cars. Last time I went in for Continental for my Esteem and I regret my decision as the tyres have become hard and is no match for the comfort of the Michelins.

Here's what BHPian Josh_Machine had to say on the matter:

I am using stock size Continentals for the past 45k km (for my Vento) and they still have some decent life in them.
A good part of this has been on highways. Just 1 puncture so far. Very good grip. I fill up 33 psi at front and 30 psi in rear tyres, so this has kept the ride & handling optimum.

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