Should I change my tyres?

[P_G]

In any event DHA ditch the Conti's; they are OEM fit on S4's and I don't know anyone who has been happy with them.

F1 GSD3's now for me and they are excellent, I have also seen the Pirelli's get good write ups but they don't appear to last as long as the Goodyear's on my sort of car, on Porsche's however?? Couldn't comment.

[DHA]

Yeah had contis on the S4 and hated them there too!

Paul, I am told the sidewall is stiffened relative to the suspension on Porsches and the compound of the tread can be slightly different. As to fitting them on other cars I don't know. However I think that Michelin are on the N4 rating now so those N1 versions are a bit old.

[Paul]

Cheers mate, wise to steer clear then.

Cheap for a reason.

[DHA]

No worries Paul

[Scotty]

I'm another Conti disliker. I've replaed them with Michelin PS2s which were better (but noisier) and now on the trusty Goodyear F1's.

[J_C]

Ditto here too. When I got my A4 quattro it still had the original Michelin Pilot Primacy tyres - not quite as good as the Pilot Sport 2s I'd had on my previous car but impressive nonetheless. When those wore out I fitted ContactSport 2s, and although I was initially happy with them during the summer, I thought they felt a bit 'dead'. They also tramline far more than the Michelins.

However the crunch came this winter when as the cold and slippery weather took hold, I began to lose confidence in them entirely. On corners where I would previously keep my foot planted confidently all the way around, I found I could feel the Contis starting to let go. I don't remember that last winter with the Pilots.

That's a good point about them suiting some cars better than others, but the unanimous feeling seems to be that the Contis aren't the best choice.

[NeilB]

On all the forums I go on, Conti's get a lot of bad press for been rubbish in the dry let alone the wet.

I'd go with a set of F1's, shame they are knackard after about 8k though.

[Paul]

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Porsche "N" ratings on tyres....

are they _purely_ for Porsche? Can they be fitted to other manufacturers?

HERE

Have a good deal on at the moment.

Michelin - 225/40r18 n1(z)

anyone know the difference between Pilot sports and Pilot sports carrying the N rating. ???????

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Mitchelin have replied to an email.

theres a disclaimer on the email, asking for it not to be copied etc etc, so i wont,

but the general message could be summed up by

non Porsche car / not recommended.

[Tizzy]

I had Michelin PS2's on both my Boxster's - N2 on the S, grip was superb wet or dry and wear rate wasn't bad either, got about 8-9k from the backs. Only experienced Conti's on this S4, and they were awful, the Goodyear Eagle F1's have transformed the car.

[Chrisg]

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Pirelli Corsas are street legal and stick your car like glue on the track, but they're evil in the wet, esp. in a 2WD car - you'll be doing fine and then the a*se end of your beloved Boxster will just let go.

I would definitely recommend Michelin Pilot Sport 2s Dave as a great all round tyre, but I'm not sure if they do them in your size...

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I think these tyres are/what was on the early press RS4s that were in Italy a few months back. It rained just before the journos got the keys ...... and the Audi engineers changed all the wheels over as the tyres were 'not good for rain'