What tyres - 2003 Boxster S and where to get them?

[zebedee]

A colleague at work has a Boxster S (2003) and needs 3 new tyres. She doesn't know the type of tyres she has, but I assume they are standard fit Michelins, obviously I've told her she needs to check what is on at the moment before taking the plunge (particularly the one good one!)

So how much should she be paying per corner, and where?

Cheers

[Don]

Depends on the rims.

17" / 18"

A full set of Michelin Pilot Sport on 18s will set her back about £900. Less on 17". And you can fit Toyos for half that - and Nankang's for sod all.

Cheapest place to check out tyre prices is

www.mytyres.co.uk

Cheapest place to supply and fit are Micheldever tyres in Hampshire:

www.micheldever.co.uk

[Don]

zebedee said:

A colleague at work has a Boxster S (2003) and needs 3 new tyres. She doesn't know the type of tyres she has, but I assume they are standard fit Michelins, obviously I've told her she needs to check what is on at the moment before taking the plunge (particularly the one good one!) So how much should she be paying per corner, and where? Cheers

Oh. And if there's only one "good one" - err how come its good and the others aren't?

If she's changing make/tyre change all four.

[zebedee]

I assume she changed one more recently due to a puncture or something, hence the other 3 being shot and one still legal. So it would just be the 3 illegal ones she wants to replace.

Cheers for the links.

[loddrik]

I've just bought a pair of Conti's for the rear of my 3.2, Micheldever were pretty cheap but www.performancetyresdirect.com were the cheapest by some margin at £325 delivered.

[themaskedavenger]

unless the "legal" one is very new I would still go for all 4 replaced.

Tyres are not something to mess with.

[zebedee]

if 4 tyres are legal then there shouldn't be any performance issues, legal tread depth clears water, so the tyre is doing its job and there is no danger of an imbalance - racing cars sometimes only change tyres on one side of the car for example, and they are being driven on the limit.

I reckon whoever gave you that advice sold tyres (or perhaps you sell them yourself

[zebedee]

how about Dunlop SP9000s all round, £594 fitted and balanced incl VAT? Sound alright?

[Don]

zebedee said:

how about Dunlop SP9000s all round, £594 fitted and balanced incl VAT? Sound alright?

Yep. Good price. Tyres supposedly good.

[zebedee]

ah, but my local fitter has owned up that these are not Porsche specific and therefore are a no-no

reccomends Conti Sport Contact at 786, p zeros at 762 or dunlop 990s at 724

'budget' option, which it has on at the moment are Yokohama AVS Sports at about 640