Mix and match tyres (Macan)...

[DodgyGeezer]

it's, sort of, that time again when 2 of the tyres (the fronts) on Mrs DG's Macan need to be replaced, currently on there are Pirelli P-Zeros (265/45/20 if it makes any difference). Now as I understand it common wisdom is that you swap the rears to the front and pop the new ones on the back - not possible as the sizes are staggered.

My question is simply, is there any gain/point if I were to replace the fronts with either Michelin or Continental? In fairness, it's probably a psychological issue rather than anything else as I'm not a big fan of Pirelli but do like t'other 2. Pricewise, there's, near as dammit, no difference the thing that's stopping me is that having the afore-mentioned mix of tyres would, like, make my teeth itch!

Any thoughts?

[DodgyGeezer]

brillomaster said:

wyson said:

Depends on how spiritedly your mrs drives.

If she just pootles, she likely won’t notice the difference.

If she goes anywhere near the limits of grip, she will.

This. My guess is she just pootles, in which case you could save £160 and put kumhos on.

My boxster runs a mix of kumhos on the front and michelin ps4 on the rear, and... its absolutely fine. Including some trackdays. When the rears wear out, I'll put kumhos on to match the fronts. Personally I think midrange tyres are where the best value is for sure, especially if you don't drive like your hair is on fire.

to be fair it's not just her that pootles - I do too. I'll agree with you on the Kumhos, I've had them on various cars over the years and they're great (not to mention they're not inconsiderably cheaper!). The car is under warranty until '27, however, I can't see that Porsche would get arsey with decent tyres but I'll admit that that is a factor to be borne in mind...