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Message: Speaking of front tires: (edited)
Changed By: Laz
Change Date: July 21, 2014 10:34AM
Speaking of front tires: (edited)
Change Date: July 21, 2014 10:34AM
Speaking of front tires: (edited)
With 34,000 on the fronts (Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 N0) I've lately noticed more [i]actual[/i] characteristically Porsche road texture coming through the steering wheel. I guess there will be a certain Goldilocks mileage zone wherein they'll feel really good (maybe 10,000 miles?) before their tracking and water evacuation begin to suffer. The rears got changed maybe 7-10 thousand miles ago. This past cold season the Michelin PA4s were on for around 4 1/2 months / several thousand miles. Obviously, I'm not being too mindful of wear vs. mileage. When they "need" to be changed, they get changed.
The PA4s perform just about as well as the summer tires, at least at 6/10ths driving, but I wish they had more snow traction-- not that I want to drive in snow with this car. I attribute a good part of these negative and positive aspects to the fairly shallow tread depth. Perhaps I'll try the N-spec Continentals winters next time.With 34,000 on the fronts (Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 N0) I've lately noticed more [i]actual[/i] characteristically Porsche road texture coming through the steering wheel. I guess there will be a certain Goldilocks mileage zone wherein they'll feel really good (maybe 10,000 miles?) before their tracking and water evacuation begin to suffer. The rears got changed maybe 7-10 thousand miles ago. Obviously, I'm not being too mindful of wear vs. mileage. When they "need" to be changed, they get changed.
This past cold season the Michelin PA4s were on for around 4 1/2 months / several thousand miles. They got some abuse when I went to Alabama in December and by the time I got to the state it was 82ยบ out. I drove no more than the speed limit and (gasp!) even lower hoping to conserve the tread compound. Good thing I had them on as the temperature dropped precipitously the next day and upon going home hit snow by the time I got to Maryland. The PA4s perform just about as well as the summer tires, at least at 6/10ths driving, but I wish they had more snow traction-- not that I want to drive in snow with this car. I attribute a good part of these negative and positive aspects to the fairly shallow tread depth. Perhaps I'll try the N-spec Continentals winters next time.
The PA4s perform just about as well as the summer tires, at least at 6/10ths driving, but I wish they had more snow traction-- not that I want to drive in snow with this car. I attribute a good part of these negative and positive aspects to the fairly shallow tread depth. Perhaps I'll try the N-spec Continentals winters next time.With 34,000 on the fronts (Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 N0) I've lately noticed more [i]actual[/i] characteristically Porsche road texture coming through the steering wheel. I guess there will be a certain Goldilocks mileage zone wherein they'll feel really good (maybe 10,000 miles?) before their tracking and water evacuation begin to suffer. The rears got changed maybe 7-10 thousand miles ago. Obviously, I'm not being too mindful of wear vs. mileage. When they "need" to be changed, they get changed.
This past cold season the Michelin PA4s were on for around 4 1/2 months / several thousand miles. They got some abuse when I went to Alabama in December and by the time I got to the state it was 82ยบ out. I drove no more than the speed limit and (gasp!) even lower hoping to conserve the tread compound. Good thing I had them on as the temperature dropped precipitously the next day and upon going home hit snow by the time I got to Maryland. The PA4s perform just about as well as the summer tires, at least at 6/10ths driving, but I wish they had more snow traction-- not that I want to drive in snow with this car. I attribute a good part of these negative and positive aspects to the fairly shallow tread depth. Perhaps I'll try the N-spec Continentals winters next time.
Original Message
Author: LazDate: July 21, 2014 10:26AM
Speaking of front tires:
With 34,000 on the fronts (Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 N0) I've lately noticed more [i]actual[/i] characteristically Porsche road texture coming through the steering wheel. I guess there will be a certain Goldilocks mileage zone wherein they'll feel really good (maybe 10,000 miles?) before their tracking and water evacuation begin to suffer. The rears got changed maybe 7-10 thousand miles ago. This past cold season the Michelin PA4s were on for around 4 1/2 months / several thousand miles. Obviously, I'm not being too mindful of wear vs. mileage. When they "need" to be changed, they get changed.
The PA4s perform just about as well as the summer tires, at least at 6/10ths driving, but I wish they had more snow traction-- not that I want to drive in snow with this car. I attribute a good part of these negative and positive aspects to the fairly shallow tread depth. Perhaps I'll try the N-spec Continentals winters next time.
The PA4s perform just about as well as the summer tires, at least at 6/10ths driving, but I wish they had more snow traction-- not that I want to drive in snow with this car. I attribute a good part of these negative and positive aspects to the fairly shallow tread depth. Perhaps I'll try the N-spec Continentals winters next time.