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Originally Posted by recycledsixtie
I asked the garage owner(he also has a Boxster base 2001) what kind of tires he had and he said Chinese tires - they are cheap. Winter tires for winter driving etc no a/s. He being from China/Hong Kong it makes sense. Well I said I did not want cheap and nor super expensive. I will see what he comes up with.....
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You should perhaps consider doing a bit of research on your own, might not want to depend entirely on the garage guy picking the tire with the best retail profit margin. But I understand that the upcoming sale of your car is also a factor in the choice, difficult balance of price vs quality.
Technology has changed a lot in past few years, not sure all the old assumptions about summer vs all-season tires still apply. For example, here's a recent comparison test (of quality A/S tires) from Tire Rack:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=177
Tire Rack is a decent place to research tires, they offer customer reviews and surveys as well as detailed comparison testing. I've bought from them a few times; I confess that my new A/S 3 set was a few dollars cheaper direct from my local tire retailer, even with CA sales tax of over 8%.
Gil
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