Another tire question

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by jpc763

Hi,

I recently purchased a 2001 Boxster S. Great car but it needs 2 new rear tires. Since it is late summer, I thought about winter.

Would the car perform poorly if only the rear tires were all season? Alternative is to buy a second set of wheels.

Thanks, John

The correct answer to your question is: what tires are on the front/ & how old are they?

[RickG]

The correct answer is; slow your speed in the winter months. Safety first. I personally semi-moth ball my Boxster because I choose to. )

[jpc763]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

The correct answer to your question is: what tires are on the front/ & how old are they?

Michellin Pilot Super Sport with about 1,000 miles on them.

Originally Posted by RickG

The correct answer is; slow your speed in the winter months. Safety first. I personally semi-moth ball my Boxster because I choose to. )

I will as well. I have a commuter car that I will drive if there is snow, ice or rain in the forecast.

John

[BYprodriver]

OK, so you really can't match that with anything else than more MPSS's. That's what I run all year on both my cars. Any Ultra Hi-performance tire like that is unsafe to drive in temps below 40 degrees. If you wanted to go with a good compromise to drive year round, you could probably trade in your nearly new front tires at a authorized Michelin dealer for Michelin A/S 3s.

[Topless]

To add to the conversation... Yes MPSS and A/S tires are very dissimilar tires and would be pretty awful on the same car. She would oversteer like a drifting whore in the summer and understeer like an Arkansas hog in winter.

Matched tires (at least within type and treadwear rating) are Boxster nirvana.