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Sep 1, 2006 2:45:40 AM

Vincenzina: Pilot; Loc: Dubai UAE; Posts: 395, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 12, 2005

PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

I went to American Tire, first time pricing, they said they would match any lower price I can find.ie. tire rack...
My P Zero's are looking bare in the back at 6k .

Ok, soo I like to corner ALOT.. these prices include everything install/balance.. are they decent?
Wowy, is this about the cost per tire for Pilot Sport PS2's??
Hoping for best case scenario...
I mean... these new Pilot Sport tires lasting at least 10k miles

Help with prices you've seen!! thanks !

Rears... size 295/30 ZR 19 PS2's $462 each
Front...size 235/35 ZR 19 PS2's $303 each

Can you say OUCH?

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Sep 1, 2006 10:31:34 AM

sws1: Junior; Loc: USA; Posts: 83, Gallery; Registered on: Aug 2, 2006; Reply to: Vincenzina

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

I pay $90 cash to have 4 PS2s installed and balanced on an M5. Different sizes, but not that much. All told, with shipping and install, I paid $1125.

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Sep 1, 2006 8:00:02 PM

Vincenzina: Pilot; Loc: Dubai UAE; Posts: 395, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 12, 2005; Reply to: sws1

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Is $462 a good price for the rears
help...someone must of bought Pilots for their 997, am I in the ballpark, or out? thanks soo much

These tires are Beasts in the back...love that though, the look!!

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Sep 1, 2006 8:03:04 PM

jeffbco: Pilot; Loc: Denver; Posts: 494, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 18, 2006; Reply to: Vincenzina

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Was just quoted $474 so your price sounds good.

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Sep 1, 2006 8:11:21 PM

Puffy911: Pilot; Loc: Denver, Colorado, USA; Posts: 474, Gallery; Registered on: May 29, 2006; Reply to: Vincenzina

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

What is Tirerack selling that tire for? That would be a good baseline to start comparisons from.

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Sep 2, 2006 12:46:22 AM

KenH: Co-Pilot; Loc: Leesburg VA; Posts: 249, Gallery; Registered on: Nov 23, 2004; Reply to: Puffy911

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Tire Rack offer the rear 295/30zr19 PS2 (N1) for $462.
However, they also offer the ContiSport Contact2 in the same size (N0) at only $320.

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Sep 2, 2006 2:59:36 AM

JMShrink: Pilot; Loc: California; Posts: 395, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 12, 2005; Reply to: KenH

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Quote:
KenH said:
Tire Rack offer the rear 295/30zr19 PS2 (N1) for $462.
However, they also offer the ContiSport Contact2 in the same size (N0) at only $320.

The ContiSport Contact 2 should last longer. My 997C2 came with them stock. Now at 4600 miles and have plenty of life left on them too..

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Sep 2, 2006 4:05:16 AM

Vincenzina: Pilot; Loc: Dubai UAE; Posts: 395, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 12, 2005; Reply to: JMShrink

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Good idea with the Conti, but
The guy checked and they dont make Conti for the fronts for my tire size , could that be possible???

I know 6k on my Pzeros is pretty sad!!

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Sep 2, 2006 2:15:47 PM

JMShrink: Pilot; Loc: California; Posts: 395, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 12, 2005; Reply to: Vincenzina

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

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Vincenzina said:
Good idea with the Conti, but
The guy checked and they dont make Conti for the fronts for my tire size , could that be possible???

I know 6k on my Pzeros is pretty sad!!

My Conti's are 19's, so I don't know why you were told that. I thought you had 19's as well.

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Sep 2, 2006 4:08:02 PM

KenH: Co-Pilot; Loc: Leesburg VA; Posts: 249, Gallery; Registered on: Nov 23, 2004; Reply to: Vincenzina

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Conti ContiSport Contact 2 in size 235/35/19 (Porsche N0) are $209 at TireRack (and availability = in stock).

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Sep 2, 2006 5:09:45 PM

Vincenzina: Pilot; Loc: Dubai UAE; Posts: 395, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 12, 2005; Reply to: KenH

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Whats the difference in the Z rating to this N rating on the conti's...help if you know that answer please..

Is Z or N rating ok, or one better than the other..thanks

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Sep 2, 2006 10:23:46 PM

doc2s: Junior; Loc: boston, usa; Posts: 113, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 27, 2005; Reply to: Vincenzina

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

n is porsche specific tires. zr refers to speed rating 149+mph and are tires not specifi to porsche.

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Sep 2, 2006 11:24:52 PM

KenH: Co-Pilot; Loc: Leesburg VA; Posts: 249, Gallery; Registered on: Nov 23, 2004; Reply to: Vincenzina

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

The Porsche approved 19" tires for the 997 and 997S (rear wheel drive) are:

Bridgestone RE050A N0
Continental Sport Contact 2 N0
Pirelli P-Zero Rosso N1
Michelin PS2 N1

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Sep 2, 2006 11:32:51 PM

ADias: Rennteam Pro; Loc: Southwest USA , United States; Posts: 2495, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 9, 2004; Reply to: Vincenzina

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

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Vincenzina said:
My P Zero's are looking bare in the back at 6k .
Ok, soo I like to corner ALOT..

6k miles? How can this be? I don't care how you corner. Are you driving with the right tire pressure?

Or... it could be you always do jack-rabbit starts and break very hard - both are tire wearers and add nothing to fast-smooth driving.

P.S. - How's your clutch and your brakes?

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Sep 3, 2006 12:39:47 AM

Vincenzina: Pilot; Loc: Dubai UAE; Posts: 395, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 12, 2005; Reply to: ADias

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

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ADias said:
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Vincenzina said:
My P Zero's are looking bare in the back at 6k .
Ok, soo I like to corner ALOT..

6k miles? How can this be? I don't care how you corner. Are you driving with the right tire pressure?

Or... it could be you always do jack-rabbit starts and break very hard - both are tire wearers and add nothing to fast-smooth driving.

P.S. - How's your clutch and your brakes?

No Jack Rabbit starts here... LoooL

I had the springs changed to H & R dropped it down and then I lagged a bit on the 4 wheel alignment, love the handling zoom, otherwise I dunno why the backs are gone, like in bye bye!!
Your funny, my clutch and brakes are fine. I've had 2 Pcars, I know how to drive with my PSE on and a smile on my face.

Its reality for me, the backs are gone at 6k, ok maybe 6500!!

by 7k I will be experiencing vibration!

Tire pressure whats that?

No, I have Porsche do that for me periodically!!
I broke my nail on the back lid last week, no way!!

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Sep 3, 2006 1:15:56 AM

ADias: Rennteam Pro; Loc: Southwest USA , United States; Posts: 2495, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 9, 2004; Reply to: Vincenzina

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

OK, the suspension change is probably it!

Tire pressure by dealer only? You need to check it weekly! No P-car driver will flinch at breaking a nail to check that.

And why nail breaking? I recommend this - accurate and easy to use, due to the spring-loaded chuck:

http://www.autosportcatalog.com/index.cfm?fa=p&pid=3579

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Sep 3, 2006 2:42:10 AM

Vincenzina: Pilot; Loc: Dubai UAE; Posts: 395, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 12, 2005; Reply to: ADias

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Your making me laugh ADIAS..

You could have a valuable point to 15% of my tires wear problem, I commend you actually. When I sold my Boxster, the man said the tires were really low in air and gave me a tire pressure gauge checker as a bye bye present.
Hey I like the gadget in the link....

Yes the suspension change didnt help, but Adias I think you ROCK!!!!
Hey, I added oil last night....

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Sep 5, 2006 8:03:24 PM

bstew: Expert; Loc: NC, USA; Posts: 1797, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 11, 2005; Reply to: KenH

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Quote:
KenH said:
The Porsche approved 19" tires for the 997 and 997S (rear wheel drive) are:

Bridgestone RE050A N0
Continental Sport Contact 2 N0
Pirelli P-Zero Rosso N1
Michelin PS2 N1

Do you mean Porsche recommended tires? Saying Porsche approved implies that if you don't use these tires something will go wrong.

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Sep 5, 2006 8:09:15 PM

Edward_Gen: Newbie; Loc: Vancouver, BC; Posts: 31, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 30, 2006; Reply to: KenH

I had the Conti's on my Audi S4, couldn't wait to get them

off the car, perhaps it's heavy mass on them wasn't a good combo, are they compairable to the PS2 and PZero's?

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Sep 5, 2006 9:33:04 PM

jeffbco: Pilot; Loc: Denver; Posts: 494, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 18, 2006; Reply to: bstew

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Quote:
bstew said:
Quote:
KenH said:
The Porsche approved 19" tires for the 997 and 997S (rear wheel drive) are:

Bridgestone RE050A N0
Continental Sport Contact 2 N0
Pirelli P-Zero Rosso N1
Michelin PS2 N1

Do you mean Porsche recommended tires? Saying Porsche approved implies that if you don't use these tires something will go wrong.

I'm not sure of the distinction (if any) between "recommended" or "approved" but here's an interesting write-up from Tire Rack that deals with the N-designation.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=26&currentpage=46

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Sep 5, 2006 9:35:51 PM

jeffbco: Pilot; Loc: Denver; Posts: 494, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 18, 2006; Reply to: bstew

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Quote:
bstew said:
Quote:
KenH said:
The Porsche approved 19" tires for the 997 and 997S (rear wheel drive) are:

Bridgestone RE050A N0
Continental Sport Contact 2 N0
Pirelli P-Zero Rosso N1
Michelin PS2 N1

Do you mean Porsche recommended tires? Saying Porsche approved implies that if you don't use these tires something will go wrong.

This is from the article I linked above:
"Using tires that are not N-specific is not recommended and mixing them with other N-specification tires is not permissable."

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Sep 5, 2006 9:44:25 PM

Scotty A: Senior; Loc: New Jersey; Posts: 606, Gallery; Registered on: May 31, 2006; Reply to: jeffbco

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Two q's:

Can you mount N-rated tires on non-P cars?
If you are willing to take a lower handling level, can you use non-N-rated tires? e.g., I'm a poser, so I will never track the car, etc. Or even race in a straight line on an empty street.

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Sep 8, 2006 1:25:53 AM

PJPR: Junior; Loc: Texas, USA; Posts: 83, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 6, 2006; Reply to: Scotty A

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Vincenzina,
As you may recall, I dumped the Michelins after getting the rear puncture, and got a whole set of Continentals for about $1K with road hazard coverage from Tire Rack...they arrived the next day. Did the Hunter Road Force balancing for $10 per tire at Discount Tire and the car runs beautifully...hard around turns, much quieter than the Michelins...

Tire gauge...a good idea...even if you don't use it yourself...ask the teenage kid in the gas station to check your pressure...I'm sure he won't be able to resist an Italian girl asking him....

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Sep 8, 2006 5:01:34 AM

uzj100: Co-Pilot; Loc: California, USA; Posts: 169, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 28, 2005; Reply to: PJPR

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Vicky, Vicky, Vicky. Check those pressures weekly! You remind me of my cousin who has an '01 Cab. She came by my house the other day and I told her I would check her pressures for her. She was at 22lbs and 20 lbs on her fronts and 23 on one rear and 21 on the other!!!!!! I fired up the compressor and inflated them for her.

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Sep 8, 2006 6:58:41 PM

planenuts4speed: Co-Pilot; Loc: Tennessee , United States; Posts: 178, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 27, 2006; Reply to: KenH

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Are PS2s worth $470 more per set than Conti's?

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Sep 8, 2006 7:40:47 PM

bstew: Expert; Loc: NC, USA; Posts: 1797, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 11, 2005; Reply to: planenuts4speed

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

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planenuts4speed said:
Are PS2s worth $470 more per set than Conti's?

I don't think so but that is just my opinion.

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Sep 8, 2006 9:41:24 PM

harlandoc: Junior; Loc: New Jersey; Posts: 64, Gallery; Registered on: Jan 23, 2005; Reply to: bstew

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Two rears- size 295/30 ZR 19 PS2's for tires and all four wheels balanced done for $888 by Porsche dealer.

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Sep 9, 2006 3:41:33 AM

Vincenzina: Pilot; Loc: Dubai UAE; Posts: 395, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 12, 2005; Reply to: uzj100

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Quote:
uzj100 said:
Vicky, Vicky, Vicky. Check those pressures weekly! You remind me of my cousin who has an '01 Cab. She came by my house the other day and I told her I would check her pressures for her. She was at 22lbs and 20 lbs on her fronts and 23 on one rear and 21 on the other!!!!!! I fired up the compressor and inflated them for her.

SMILE, this thread has drawn me to starring at my tire pressure these past days. They already look low profile enough to fool me!! LooL I am guilty of not checking it weekly for sure. ...Its a lesson for me, but the H & R springs and 4 wheel alignments messed with my tire wear..

I am torn on which tires I want..I want to experience the PS2's cuz they are the soo called the 'best', Conti's interest me, but whats money really with a car like this..
I WANT performance..Meow!!
I enjoy all the comments..Going to get tires right before the rains start.

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Sep 9, 2006 3:51:06 AM

Vincenzina: Pilot; Loc: Dubai UAE; Posts: 395, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 12, 2005; Reply to: PJPR

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport Tire Prices Help

Quote:
PJPR said:
Vincenzina,
As you may recall, I dumped the Michelins after getting the rear puncture, and got a whole set of Continentals for about $1K with road hazard coverage from Tire Rack...they arrived the next day. Did the Hunter Road Force balancing for $10 per tire at Discount Tire and the car runs beautifully...hard around turns, much quieter than the Michelins...

Tire gauge...a good idea...even if you don't use it yourself...ask the teenage kid in the gas station to check your pressure...I'm sure he won't be able to resist an Italian girl asking him....

I ask a friend to help..as I dont believe the guage, but your right, I need one..The Conti's interest me, great to here the handling rocks, and I remember you switched the other way ;-)..Yes, I priced all 4 Contis for about $1000!!!

Thanks for info..hmmm which way will I go!!!

$462 each for PS2's Rears 19's
vs
$303 each for Conti's Rears 19's

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Sep 20, 2006 6:58:03 PM

Vincenzina: Pilot; Loc: Dubai UAE; Posts: 395, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 12, 2005; Reply to: Vincenzina

Re: PS2's Pilot Sport installed YESTERDAY

Oh baby, I had the PS2's installed yesterday from the stock PZero's..Holy Cow, I am in Love more with my 997 now..what a solid feel, stiffer, flat and fat tires PS2's with the H & R springs makes for a very sexy looking 997,...tried to whack a turn and didnt even budge..Ok, I am sold and Cali weather is a rocking
Can you say just in time for an Indian Summer...Meow!!
I love the PS2's Pilot Sports. 19's WOW, what a difference!
Getting 4 wheel alignment and oil change Friday, then I am good to go!!

Kept the front Pzero's as backup still have 1/2 tread
but them Pzeros in the back were toast~

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I had the Conti's on my Audi S4, couldn't wait to get them

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