Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 265/40ZR18 - How long are they supposed to last?

[pbanders]

19K is a lot of miles out of Pilots on the rear wheels. If you're looking for cheaper tires that have decent performance, try Nexen N3000's. They're not Pilots or Goodyears, but if you got 19K out of Pilots, you probably are fairly easy on your tires and the N3000's would be a good match. I had N3000's before I switched to Goodyears, I thought they were a great deal.

[Quickurt]

My 987S had the rears (PS2) replaced at 10,800 as part of the Certification process. It now has 18,400 on it and the tires look fairly even on wear.
I'm more one for slinging it into a corner, rather than drag racing the ricers who always want to, so I think I'll get fairly even wear, possibly even more front wear, than rear.
What I've heard from the guys here and others I've talked to with Boxsters, you've been "old lady"-ing it to get 20k on Michelin rears.
Tirerack has the new Goodyear F1-Asymetrical rated better than the PS2.
I'm going to try a set of them when I need to re-tire, I loved the F1 GS-D3 on an RX8.

[hqduong]

What's everyone's opinion here about getting tires that are not porsche spec? i.e. N0, N1, N2?

[racer_d]

Originally Posted by hqduong

What's everyone's opinion here about getting tires that are not porsche spec? i.e. N0, N1, N2?

Not going with Porsche spec? that's ok. Cheaping out and getting ****************ty tires? that's bad.

[Paul]

Unless you are driving Autobahn speeds, IMO, N rated tires are a luxury.