Which tire should i buy? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Perfectlap · 10-01-2007, 07:19 AM

$680 with the Goodyear cash card offer this month.

Probably the absolute best tire in the rain I have ever had. And equal to anything from Michelin or Bridgestone in the dry and you'll save a couple hundred.

mikefocke · 10-01-2007, 08:04 AM

and that buying tires is tough because there is so little good information out there.

The Sumitomo HTR + tires is mediocre in all 5 wet and dry performance categories but excellent and very good on snow and ice. It wears very quickly. On a 100 point scale, the difference was 22 points.

The Goodyear rates as very good across the board, not as good as the Michelin PS2 in wet and dry braking (very good versus excellent) and worse in rolling resistance (mileage). On a 100 point scale, the difference was 12 points.

Source: Consumer Reports

Perfectlap · 10-01-2007, 08:32 AM

Do you have a link for that Consumer Report opinion?

They rated car waxes recently and their results made me leary of how they interpreted the test data.

KevinH1990 · 10-01-2007, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Do you have a link for that Consumer Report opinion?

They rated car waxes recently and their results made me leary of how they interpreted the test data.

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/tires/ultra-high-performance-tires-11-07/overview/ultra-high-performance-tires-ov.htm

But it looks like they want you to pay for the full report. The Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 was one of their recommended picks for a summer tire, but it ranked fairly far down the list.

I think the problem with their ratings on waxes is that they value durability and low effort over ultimate shine.

Pat1USMC · 10-01-2007, 04:51 PM

Is there any way you can copy and paste the results into a thread? I am about to buy tires as well and the F1s were on the top of my list.

KevinH1990 · 10-01-2007, 05:44 PM

I can't get my scanner software to work at home. I'll scan it at work tomorrow.

meerzee · 10-01-2007, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinH1990

I can't get my scanner software to work at home. I'll scan it at work tomorrow.

I have an online subscription....I am printing it out and will scan and post shortly.