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[Topless]

Daily driver? Now what points are important to you and we can narrow the field some.

* Regular use below 40 F ambient? All season
* Extra long life? All season
* Wet grip?
* Dry grip?
* Road noise and comfort?
* Low price?

No tire does everything well so prioritize these points and we can offer the best suggestions to meet your needs. If your car has not been aligned in the last year or two I recommend having it done. It will pay for itself in added tire life.

[kiyakubuke]

Originally Posted by Topless

Daily driver? Now what points are important to you and we can narrow the field some.

* Regular use below 40 F ambient? All season
* Extra long life? All season
* Wet grip?
* Dry grip?
* Road noise and comfort?
* Low price?

No tire does everything well so prioritize these points and we can offer the best suggestions to meet your needs. If your car has not been aligned in the last year or two I recommend having it done. It will pay for itself in added tire life.

Damn, I thought I had put all that in my original post. another pitfall of getting old

this is my daily driver, I live in Nashville, TN so we don't get many days below freezing. winter daily temps are usually in the 40's.
we do get quite a bit of rain, but rarely snow or ice, and on those days I would drive the truck.
basically want something that rides well, decent grip (especially in rain) and decent life. I don't really care about the cost, but if I could keep it under $300 per tire (maybe $350 for rear) that would be great.

[Topless]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ExtremeContact+DWS&frontTire=05WR7ECDWSXL&rearTire=54WR7ECDWS&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&autoMake=Porsche&autoYear=2003&autoModel=Boxster+S&autoModClar=&fromTDGResults=true&autoMake=Porsche&autoYear=2003&autoModel=Boxster+S&autoModClar=

I'd look hard at these. Good grip and road manners, good in low temps. Last long time.

[kiyakubuke]

Originally Posted by Topless

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ExtremeContact+DWS&frontTire=05WR7ECDWSXL&rearTire=54WR7ECDWS&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&autoMake=Porsche&autoYear=2003&autoModel=Boxster+S&autoModClar=&fromTDGResults=true&autoMake=Porsche&autoYear=2003&autoModel=Boxster+S&autoModClar=

I'd look hard at these. Good grip and road manners, good in low temps. Last long time.

That is what I have on the rear now. came on the car, so no idea what the milage is, but I have put about 10K miles on them. I like the look of them too.

very sticky on dry roads.

[bwillia080261]

Originally Posted by Topless

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ExtremeContact+DWS&frontTire=05WR7ECDWSXL&rearTire=54WR7ECDWS&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&autoMake=Porsche&autoYear=2003&autoModel=Boxster+S&autoModClar=&fromTDGResults=true&autoMake=Porsche&autoYear=2003&autoModel=Boxster+S&autoModClar=

I'd look hard at these. Good grip and road manners, good in low temps. Last long time.

I hear what you are saying here but even the guy at Discount Tire here in town remarked how badly the DWS's wear in the middle and that has been my experience also. I cannot recommend them from first hand experience. Shame too because I love Continental tires in general.

[Topless]

Originally Posted by bwillia080261

I hear what you are saying here but even the guy at Discount Tire here in town remarked how badly the DWS's wear in the middle and that has been my experience also. I cannot recommend them from first hand experience. Shame too because I love Continental tires in general.

Wear in the middle is usually overinflation. I have several friends who DD their Boxsters and like these tires a lot, but no tire suits everyone. There are other brands in the same tire class that offer similar performance from Michelin, Pirelli, and Hankook.

You should expect to get around 20k miles if you DD these Contis with proper inflation and alignment. I get about 5k miles on my Hankook RS-3s but it is mostly canyon carving and track work. Very different objectives.

[amagalla]

Originally Posted by Topless

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ExtremeContact+DWS&frontTire=05WR7ECDWSXL&rearTire=54WR7ECDWS&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&autoMake=Porsche&autoYear=2003&autoModel=Boxster+S&autoModClar=&fromTDGResults=true&autoMake=Porsche&autoYear=2003&autoModel=Boxster+S&autoModClar=

I'd look hard at these. Good grip and road manners, good in low temps. Last long time.

I had these tire on my 18" carrera lights and I liked them alot, till they aged. They started getting really noisy. It was a pain to drive like that.