Porsche Spec tires

[Brucelee]

The Dunlop mentioned above is a fine tire, as is the Yokohama.

Being Porsche "approved" here is about the money for Porsche, not the tire.

[Pilot2519j]

Being Porsche "approved" here is about the money for Porsche, not the tire.[/QUOTE]

If I am going to put my neck on high performance tires and Porsche has tested them I woul rather select the ones that Porsche approves. I fail to see the connection of money for Porsche with the tires as you allege. Safety is the baseline not money as far as I am concerned.

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by Pilot2519j

Being Porsche "approved" here is about the money for Porsche, not the tire.

If I am going to put my neck on high performance tires and Porsche has tested them I woul rather select the ones that Porsche approves. I fail to see the connection of money for Porsche with the tires as you allege. Safety is the baseline not money as far as I am concerned.[/QUOTE]


Porsche buys these tires for less money as they endorse and distribute them for the manufacturer. Porsche dealers sell these brands at list price and make plenty of dough on them.

I am not saying they are not good tires, they are simply very high priced. There are many other pefectly good tires to use on your box.

[rbhlaf]

Be glad you don’t have 19’s – there’s only like 3 tires made that match the specs.

[idjiot]

My rear tires look like they need to be replaced. I noticed that tirerack is selling Bridgestone S-03's for $99/$125 for front/rear 17inch tires. Apparently these tires are being discontinued. I checked with the firestone guy who was repairing a flat and he told me that the new ones are going to be $325 EACH.

Sounds like they're a good tire.

My questions are:
1. Since they are being discontinued, does that matter? (for future use, etc.)
2. Should I buy just the rear ones or should I stock up the front ones as well?

As for my current tires, I'm currently running the Continental SportContact 2's and they run fine and I would recommend them as a mid-tier option. I considered changing to other tires but since I only replaced the fronts initially, I decided to go with what was already on the car.

[Brucelee]

I think it is a good idea to stick with a matched set of the same 4 tires.

[kabel]

I really need new tires, I was going to hold out till I could afford a complete set of PS2s but a set of those S-03's on close-out is nearly half the cost. I don't track the Boxster and it will only see five or six autox each year... hard to pass up.

[Raybox]

I replaced my original Conti Sport Contact's with the Goodyear Eagle F1's. I am very happy with the F1's. I like them much better than what came on the car originally. These tires stick to the road