Bridgestone RE050 potenzas for cayman being phased out?
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Does anyone know if Bridgestone RE050 Potenzas are being discontinued, particularly for the Cayman sizes?
Went to a tyre fitter to have New rears fitted on my 987 (265/40/18s) and turns out I need the fronts as well.
They’d ordered the rears in but when they went to order the fronts no joy. They rang their supplier and checked Bridgestone tyre and the fronts had a price but weren’t showing available to order. He suggested it looks like they’re being discontinued. They spent a good half hour trying different places. Found somewhere that had them in stock but will take a week. My mot is on Wed so that’s no good as it runs out and then I’m away a week. They preferred to source the potenzas as the rears were delivered from Belgium but after exhausting all options it was a negative.
In the end went with Michelin Pilot sport 2 as the PS4s wouldn’t arrive until after my MOT.
No idea if I’ve made the right decision. I know it’s going to cost me getting on £100 more than a set of potenzas..
Went to a tyre fitter to have New rears fitted on my 987 (265/40/18s) and turns out I need the fronts as well.
They’d ordered the rears in but when they went to order the fronts no joy. They rang their supplier and checked Bridgestone tyre and the fronts had a price but weren’t showing available to order. He suggested it looks like they’re being discontinued. They spent a good half hour trying different places. Found somewhere that had them in stock but will take a week. My mot is on Wed so that’s no good as it runs out and then I’m away a week. They preferred to source the potenzas as the rears were delivered from Belgium but after exhausting all options it was a negative.
In the end went with Michelin Pilot sport 2 as the PS4s wouldn’t arrive until after my MOT.
No idea if I’ve made the right decision. I know it’s going to cost me getting on £100 more than a set of potenzas..
gwsinc said:
Don't know if they are being phased out, but if they are it's not a surprise to me, given the age of the compound 'recipe'. Porsche don't seem to test and approve new design tyres for older models, so all recommended tyres for a specific model will be no newer than the day the last car came off the production line (at the absolute latest!). This may be wrong so someone please correct me if it is..
PS2s are excellent all-round tyres and will serve you well, I've been very pleased with those I had/have fitted. However they are also based on older tyre compound technology, which is why I've decided to take a step away from N-rated tyres next time round, either for PS4Ss or Vredestein Ultrac Vortis.
Going by some of the discussion's I've read here my car may spontaneously combust as soon as non-N-rated rubber touches the rim. But I suspect everything will be fine...
Cheers for the info. Makes me feel better. I’m the same, couldn’t care less if N rated or not. I quite fancied the PS4s after a phone google search at the tyre place, but the delivery time was going to be an issue (I’m in NI). Sounds like the PS2s will be just the ticket then.PS2s are excellent all-round tyres and will serve you well, I've been very pleased with those I had/have fitted. However they are also based on older tyre compound technology, which is why I've decided to take a step away from N-rated tyres next time round, either for PS4Ss or Vredestein Ultrac Vortis.
Going by some of the discussion's I've read here my car may spontaneously combust as soon as non-N-rated rubber touches the rim. But I suspect everything will be fine...
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