986 tire replacement

[hillguy]

Wound up going with the continental extreme contact 2
Contacted several dealers who carried Michelins, could not get the PS2 205/50/zr17, and they said they advised they were discontinued. Contacted Michelin by email and they responded that they were not available.
Contacted Michelin by chat and they said they would be in production date TBD.
Note the ps2 255/40/zr17 (rears) were in stock but I needed fronts. My rear had maybe 3-5 k miles left on them.
Breaking in the continentals now, they seem really sticky and will work well.
I acknowledge that based on research that the Michelin pilot all sport would perform reasonably well.
hope this helps
Mark

[husker boxster]

Originally Posted by hillguy

Wound up going with the continental extreme contact 2

Good choice. Conti is always chasing Mich and tries to make a tire as good as Mich for a cheaper price. Trouble is, Mich keeps rasing the bar and is a moving target. But the consumer wins regardless.

Originally Posted by hillguy

and live in southern NE.

Next June you should come to Hastings and check out our club race. Plenty of cool race and street cars. And we do parade laps at noon so you can safely drive your car for 5 laps on the track. Only costs $10 that is donated to our charity cause (it changes from yr to yr). We do parade laps on Fri and Sat. Next yr's event will be June 20-22 at MPH in Hastings.