Street Tire / Mild Spirited Driver

Originally Posted by binaryc

I have Bridgestone Potenza Pole positions on my Boxster and really like them. They are quiet, fairly, good in water, and have a decent tread life. Mine is the RE050A model, which replaced the S-03 (which replaced S-02). They got great reviews on tirerack:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Potenza+RE050A+Pole+Position

They are putting these tires on the new 997's

[Billb]

From an insurance point of view, I would be cautious using a tyre with a speed rating below the Porsche OE spec rating. In the UK (at least) the insurance companies will argue that you have altered the car from the manufaturers spec and will not honour any claim.

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by Billb

From an insurance point of view, I would be cautious using a tyre with a speed rating below the Porsche OE spec rating. In the UK (at least) the insurance companies will argue that you have altered the car from the manufaturers spec and will not honour any claim.

Hi,

That's probably a little extreme. I doubt this would happen with a name brand 'H' or 'V' rated Tire. The same could be said for using non 'N' rated Tires, non-OEM Wheels and Brakes, Intake Mods, De-snorkeling, and on and on.

If the insurance company is going to deny the claim, they'll do so and force you to litigate it for any number of reasons.

There are a number of owners using non-performance or non-spec tires with no reported ill effects...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99