Advice on new tires

[wanna986]

Originally Posted by porsche986spyder

I do agree with getting good tires for your car, but I'm not sure why your bad mouthing the Kumhos. I currently have Perreli's on my boxster but the Kumhos are better in my opinion. They offer the same features and tread wear as some of those other well known brands. They aren't cheap either, and they are not unheard of. In the sport compact scene and in drifting especially they are the premier tire preferred by rear wheel drive car enthusiasts. I've had them on several of my older cars with no problems.

Another nod for the Kumhos. I've got them on my Vette. I think they'll replace my Pirellis this time around on the Box.

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

...Tires really are not an area you should be cutting corners on when it comes to sports cars. Its maybe the most important maintenace item you will ever spend your money on...

Hi,

+1, but only if you drive it like a Sports Car. For many who use it as a daily driver, an All-season M&S tire may be more than adequate and considerably cheaper...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[chopperpilot47]

I use Kumho's having replaced the Michelin Pilots. I think the Kumho is a good tire. I have not had any problems with them at all but they definitely work better when they are warm.

Chopperpilot 47

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by MNBoxster

Hi,

+1, but only if you drive it like a Sports Car. For many who use it as a daily driver, an All-season M&S tire may be more than adequate and considerably cheaper...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

That's the part I don't understand. If you are going to drive like a point a to point b commuter then why choose a sports car as a daily driver?
To me its the same as people who drive SUVs every day when they are the sole passenger 90% of the time and never have use for the cargo space. But I understand many can only have one car for space and practicality reasons.
If I had the room for a second car and had to drive a car every day I'd be driving a Prius or something. But that's another topic...

Now if I had to drive a Boxster everyday no question would I choose premium tires. Unless you are going through more than one set of tires a year the price difference between an average set of tires and a truly Boxster worthy set is not great enough to really justify compromising such a vital area of performance, definitely not with this brand of car. People spend $$$ on intakes, exhaust, chips, etc. yet Tires truly are the one thing on a car that can have the single biggest change in performance. Most people will toss away $400-$500 (the dif. between budget sports car tyres and high perf.) a year on two visits to a fancy restaraunt.... and Chilean Sea Bass isn't going to save your life! Tire performance is not really just a "fun topic". Your rubber and brakes are safety equipment. Compromising any amount of grip in an accident scenario just makes no sense at all. Most accidents occuring above 55mph on the road would be avoided if the driver had just one to two extra seconds of reaction time. Two blinks of an eye. Having a tire that can cut a corner that one extra inch tighter/faster can be the difference between watching an accident in your rear view and spending a life time of sleepless nights with neck pain.

[sparky65]

Originally Posted by deliriousga

Kuhmo Ecsta ASX. They last us about 25K miles with moderate-hard driving, AA traction rating and a 410 treadwear rating. I love them so much they're on all of the autos.

gotta second this....8k on mine with no obvious tread wear, and very good in the snow