Shortlived Boxster engines survey

[Jager]

Originally Posted by globaldriver53

Good day, I'm new here;

I am due for new tires on my 2002 Boxster, I live in Southern Florida (hot year round), don't drive it much (30,000 miles in 9 years!), I don't take it to tracks either, but I do like to "open it up" from time to time, what tires do you recommend? I was looking at the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2.
Also on another subject, just replaced my battery for the second time, the car sits in my garage for weeks at the time, I work oversee, and the OEM batteries keep dying on me, won't recharge, so...I went to Costco and bought one of theirs, has a bit more cranking juice that the OEM, had to tape the vent tube to their venting port since it's oval, but apart from that it seems to work well. I have also ordered from Costco their 12V battery saver/charger/analyser, next time away I will plug it in the cigar lighter and see if it helps keeping the battery charged up. Do you have any experience or comment on that subject?

Thanks and happy driving

I'm not going to recommend any tires (someone will say I'm crazy) but I will be installing another set of Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (Max Performance Summer) (made in Germany). I like the way these tires evenly wear across the tread especially on the rear set.

There are many good brands of tires out there; I will say you get what you pay for so avoid the inexpensive brands. On other cars I have owned (Corvette, Trans Am GTA) I had other brands of tires separate or prematurely ware-out but the Goodyear tires held-up well. There is nothing better than driving your car with a new set of tires on it... Enjoy!

Jager