They seem to be tyre sensitive. Zyp on Pistonheads needed new rears at 7k miles and was told over inflation caused it but he's checked them carefully, think his came with Pirellis. Mine has Bridgestones and loads of life left at 13500 miles.
Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!
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Insurance for my Spyder is cheaper than my BMW despite being worth 5 times at much and a * slight * performance advantage [
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Hmmm. Maybe Tiptronic was more expensive than manual for road tax because it's in a different tax band due to emissions. However, I would've thought the PDK would not be worse in that regard. Indeed it is in the same tax band as the manual. http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/porsche/boxster/roadster-2004/facts-figures/
Take the reg of a car you're interested in, or any car on sale, and get a quote from your current 986 insurer 'for a car you are considering to buy'. The second Spyder I got a quote on was slightly more expensive than the first and I think it was because 2nd was £5K more expensive and went over a value threshold. They were both identical from an insurance perspective. I can't remember the exact figure but it wasn't much over my gen 1 Cayman and I think the difference in value of the Spyder over the Cayman was one of the main contributing factors. You could compare the insurance groups on that parkers link but calling your current insurer will get you your true cost to change.
ORIGINAL: daro911 Some tyre wear debate on here [
I don't feel so bad now then. My Michelin PS2's each have 3.x mm left the middle and i've done 7000 miles on the car since I got it. It was on 3600 miles when I got it. If I can be bothered I might ring them and find out if the tyres are from the car that originally had the Spyder wheels[8|]
I could never get much more than 10000 miles out of the rears of my 996 C4 which had Michelins, I'm over the moon with the Spyder!
Nail on head again flat6 and the beauty of a Spyder is the fact with so little tinkering Porsche managed to produce the ultimate handling and seat of pants feel possible from it's already brilliant Boxster foundations Chuck in the classic rear end work of art and the more aggressive front end face and you have Boxster perfection [ORIGINAL: flat6 I think it's safe to say guys that finding & buying one is the hard part and running one only requires a Boxster budget. This isn't like a leap from Carrera to GT3. This is fine tuning at it's very best and the best Porsche bargain of modern times[
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Flat6 When my rears got down to that level in the centres I felt it was time to change them. As it happened I got a rear puncture so had to do so immediately. Mine are Pirelli P Zeros which are not renowned for their wear, they lasted 9k of motorway driving hardy conducive to quick tyre wear. They said there was nothing wrong with the tracking, too despite my insistence something must be wrong with the settings. So you've done we'll at over 10 k IMO.[
] ChrisThanks Chris. I feel even better now[] I changed the rears on the Cayman at about 3mm. Just prior to changing them I did a track day as I thought that would finish them off. It didn't. The Michelins wear well and are good in the wet too. Still, I went an replaced them at 3mm. Literally 2 days later I got a screw in one of the new tyres but luckily it hadn't gone through as it was about an inch from the edge and would not be repaired. With these, i'll be running them until just above the legal limit i.e. I WILL remain legal. At £350 a tyre before discount, i'm going to get my money's worth in case the next time I change, the screw goes right through[]
] I changed the rears on the Cayman at about 3mm. Just prior to changing them I did a track day as I thought that would finish them off. It didn't. The Michelins wear well and are good in the wet too. Still, I went an replaced them at 3mm. Literally 2 days later I got a screw in one of the new tyres but luckily it hadn't gone through as it was about an inch from the edge and would not be repaired. With these, i'll be running them until just above the legal limit i.e. I WILL remain legal. At £350 a tyre before discount, i'm going to get my money's worth in case the next time I change, the screw goes right through[]
As you have to keep the make and ratings the same on all 4 tyres to keep the warranty I didn't have any choice but to replace with Pirellis. I noticed when I was speccing my 981 Cayman that all the Boxsters and 991s on 20in rims in the showroom are shod with Pirelli P Zeros again[ORIGINAL: flat6 Thanks Chris. I feel even better now[
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