I need your advice on tires.....

[Joe B]

+1 for the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 tires on my 2003 S. Very smooth and quiet with more than enough handling and grip for sane street driving. I wanted something best suited for my climate and roads. Here in Wyoming it can snow any month of the year, and the roads can be dry for weeks in winter. I didn't want to change back and forth twice a year to and from snow tires, because then if I took a trip somewhere warm (CA., AZ.), I'd ruin them. If the snow gets too deep for the all season Michelins, I'll drive my 4x4 pickup truck.

http://www.michelinman.com/tire-selector/category/ultra-high-performance-sport/pilot-sport-a-s-3/tire-details?Wt.mc_id=Paid%252520Search%3bGoogle%3bpilo t%2520sport%2520a/s%25203&WT.srch=1&mkwid=sGYSfF2G9&gclid=CJ-W27vN6rkCFS9dQgodhhAAyA

"With pirelli on the sidewall, few will even notice that they're all seasons."

Who cares what anyone else notices (you were kidding, right?).
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[recycledsixtie]

Well my local garage is getting me a quote on summer tires as he thinks that in this part of the world that you need snow tires for winter and summer tires for summer. Yes I asked here if a prospective buyer looks at the kind of tire the Boxster has on it and if that influenced a buyer's decision and I would think the prospective buyer would look at the amount of wear left on the tires not so much the kind of tires.

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.....

[riverside986]

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.....

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

[recycledsixtie]

Originally Posted by Joe B

+1 for the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 tires on my 2003 S. Very smooth and quiet with more than enough handling and grip for sane street
Who cares what anyone else notices (you were kidding, right?).
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Hi Joe,
To answer your question. When I do something to the Box because I do not keep my cars that long, I look at what I like and whether it would appeal to the prospective buyer. I try to stay oem with everything but tires do provide some leeway.

I stay away from JD yellow(sorry JD), tiptronic transmission and lowered suspension as an example of being in the minority. Anything custom made forget it.
Cheers. G.