Converted to dark side, now, N rated tyres?

[ianwayne]

Mid life crisis my friends are saying but I bought a 2003 Boxster S yesterday. Last high performance car was a TVR Chimaera 10 years ago and whilst it isn't as quick, it is certainly more solid, grips better AND is quieter inside. Hoping it'll be more reliable. Lovely sound under acceleration. I'm converted already!

I digress, I'm here to ask about tyres. I see the Boxster forum is only 3 pages long so must be a recent addition, and the search is still rubbish, so I can't find any threads about the use of N rated tyres. I expect there are some if I could be shown where. The rear tyres are almost shot and whilst they are N4 rated, how do I know if this the correct one for this car? (There is N0 to N7 now). Does it matter as long as they are matched?

Edit: I stand corrected about the search function. I presumed it was searching the whole of google on the web, but the left-hand pane is Pistonheads specific:

https://www.google.com/search?as_q=boxster+tyres&a...

Got plenty to read now! Intial results suggest that a decent Y rated tyre will do. Although W speed rating is just sufficent, it may not have as much grip under load.

Edited by ianwayne on Sunday 17th November 08:33

[ianwayne]

The whole reason for that fella's conviction surely was this:

"...Clare, who was described as a classically trained drummer, admitted causing death by careless driving."

The different tyres were not the reason for his conviction.