Just a few more notes on the Porsche and its new tires. The foremost being noise.
Yup, the new tires are loud. When I'm coasting to a stop, they're really noticeable. Perhaps not as bad as mud tires on a Jeep, but they're not that far off, either. It becomes less of an issue when I'm on the gas, since the air-cooled Porsche flutter takes over. I also noticed some brake squeal coming from the right rear.
Finally, there's the appearance of the new tires. The new front tires a just a bit narrower than the old ones, and they don't fill the wheel wells as fully. Too bad, I think, since they looked pretty freaking cool before, but then again, I might be the only one to notice.
Mark Takahashi, Automotive Editor
bassrockerx says:
10:57 AM, 02/ 1/12
time for new pads and rotors might as well get it done because little stuff like that makes used cars way easyer to sell having new tires and new brakes is a great way to let the buyer know that you take care of your car
agentorange says:
11:19 AM, 02/ 1/12
IIRC, the wider front tyres killed your windshield washer pipe. I'll take being able to clean the windshield over a small aesthetic difference any day.
As for the noise, it's called tread, something rather lacking on the old set.
bankerdanny says:
11:53 AM, 02/ 1/12
The thicker tread is not necessarily the source. The brand new Conti's on my Jetta are much quieter than the not quite worn out Michelins they replaced.
agentorange says:
11:57 AM, 02/ 1/12
@bankerdanny
All ture. I was just being a smartalec.
justinlink says:
12:18 PM, 02/ 1/12
@bassrockerx,
I had a good time reading your comment, is the "." key inoperable on your keyboard?
Out of curiosity, did you guys have a look at the brakes when you guys had the wheels off this thing?
dinobot666 says:
12:54 PM, 02/ 1/12
This just in: cheap crappy tires are noisy. In other news, the sky is blue.
You could have done worse with your tire selection for this car, but you would have had to try really hard.
church123 says:
07:12 PM, 02/ 1/12
+1 dinobot666
When you buy tires made primarily for kids driving slammed Civics, who can't afford anything better, well, something is going to be sacrificed.