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Perfectlap · 05-07-2014, 07:15 AM

my choices:

tires: dedicated wheels and winter tires for snow months (nov-april). factory porsche wheels and RE-11 for spring/summer.
best of both worlds. Expensive summer rubber last longer. Winter tires get you over ice patches which all seasons only do a marginally better job of vs. summer tires.

oil: Motul 8100 5w40, Castrol Edge before that, I dumped Mobil 1 once mileage went over 50K. Motul has an adqueate amount of ZDDP according to the Porsche engine experts featured in Excellence magazine.

Top treatment: Raggtopp cleanser with an OXO feathertip brush.

Black car? look into Finishkare #425 as after-wash detail spray from autogeek.net
Also use the Griot's Garage green and blue towels that have the long nap fibers instead of the prickly ones on typical auto store microfiber towels. If those prickly towels are not 100.00% clean they will marr your paint.

05-07-2014, 07:15 AM	#12
Perfectlap Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,709	my choices: tires: dedicated wheels and winter tires for snow months (nov-april). factory porsche wheels and RE-11 for spring/summer. best of both worlds. Expensive summer rubber last longer. Winter tires get you over ice patches which all seasons only do a marginally better job of vs. summer tires. oil: Motul 8100 5w40, Castrol Edge before that, I dumped Mobil 1 once mileage went over 50K. Motul has an adqueate amount of ZDDP according to the Porsche engine experts featured in Excellence magazine. Top treatment: Raggtopp cleanser with an OXO feathertip brush. Black car? look into Finishkare #425 as after-wash detail spray from autogeek.net Also use the Griot's Garage green and blue towels that have the long nap fibers instead of the prickly ones on typical auto store microfiber towels. If those prickly towels are not 100.00% clean they will marr your paint. __________________ GT3 Recaro Seats - Boxster Red GT3 Aero / Carrera 18" 5 spoke / Potenza RE-11 Fabspeed Headers & Noise Maker BORN: March 2000 - FINLAND IMS#1 REPLACED: April 2010 - NEW JERSEY -- LNE DUAL ROW Last edited by Perfectlap; 05-07-2014 at 07:19 AM.