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conti or mich?

mich over conti

A quick sniff of the Tire Rack web site under "Read reviews" will indicate that most drivers prefer the Michelins over the Conti's. Tread wear is a bit better on the Michelins in addition to ride and noise. My new car came with Michelins and I was happy with that. Conti's are $30-40 less expensive per tire however.

Can I ask a question here? Now I don't mean to be an ass, but this has always bothered me as I see it all the time on car forums. Tire rack lists 26 models of michelin passenger tires alone. Granted not all have sizes for a Box, but how can you can get an even remotely useful answer without listing the models being compared.

Isnt' asking 'Michelin or Conti?' the same as asking hey "Chevy or Ford for racing?" I've always found that almost every tire manufacturer has made some excellent tires and some real stinkers. I mean what qualities are you most interested in?

Pilot sport 2 is the benchmark if you want a tire with good wear, driveability, and stick. They are more expensive than some other tires but, as with most things you get what you pay for.

When I am comparing tires on a site like the Tire Rack, you can filter the reviews for cars like the one you drive. If you look at the specific Michelin and Conti tires that are available for the Boxster, then the reviews on your type of car, you get some usefull info. Granted the reviews are not from professionals just regular Joes so that needs to be considered as well.

I just got a set of Fierce tires made by Goodyear.

I was cautious at first because they were very inexpensive but after some research I found that they were made for the tuner market but basically the same tread as the Eagle F1.

They are actual under the National brand which is owned by Goodyear.

http://www.fiercetires.com/

In fact the goodyear dealer had never heard of them before and was really surprised at how inexpensive they were. The way my boxster eats tires I was not keen on the idea of dropping 1200 bucks every 6 months.

Approximately 120 for the rear 265xx and 98 for the front 225xx 18 inch.

They look really impressive but they're on my new wheels so unfortunately I can't mount them until I get the proper wheel spacers. I'll keep you posted.