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“Porsche 911 2003 Turbo ($150k dollar Car in the USA) ”

written by on 14/03/2010

Porsche 911 2003 Turbo ($150k dollar Car in the USA)



Continental ContiSport Contact 2 N-2 (Porsche specific)

Tread Wear = 280



Rear: 295/30ZR18

N2 (Porsche)

Sidewall Style: Blackwall

Z Speed Rated

UTQG: Treadwear: 280

Traction: AA

Temperature: A

280 AA A



I got about 15k miles on these tires for the rears, in Atlanta GA USA. The heat and heavy traffic is horrible here. The fronts show no where at all. The road handling and stickyness is beyond any other tire I have purchased. I hit a curb a couple days ago and the tires didn't even get marked. My rim (wheel) however needed very minor cosmetic repairing. The impact triggered the yaw sensor, abs and pcm faults! However the tires handled perfectly under the crazy rain, and saved me from a huge wreck even with low tread depths. So I decided to replace the rears with the same make and model.



In the end you'll get about 10k-15k miles off of these tires (rears for sports) under normal driving conditions. On a Porsche or any other sports car only the rears will get this low mileage.



So this huge 18" ultra wide sport tire will cost about $300-$400 dollars per tire to replace per year. Typical for rear super cars. $600 bucks is a small price to pay per year for perfect grip, speed rating, performance and safety. Otherwise you can get a harder compound and the tires will last longer, but will slide around much more and not give you handling, performance and safety like these do. You can not put a price on safety vs. saving a couple bucks. The older you get the more you will realize this.



Bryan