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11-15-2007, 05:23 PM
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What Tires on coming on 2008 Caymans?
With all the talk about trying to find N-rated Michelin PS2's, I'm curious what tires on coming on new (2008) Caymans and Cayman S's. My CS I took delivery of 2 days ago came with Bridgestone Potenzas. Perhaps K-Man can set up a poll?
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11-15-2007, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by HMB-Croc
With all the talk about trying to find N-rated Michelin PS2's, I'm curious what tires on coming on new (2008) Caymans and Cayman S's. My CS I took delivery of 2 days ago came with Bridgestone Potenzas. Perhaps K-Man can set up a poll?
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Are the Potenzas as good as the PS2's. My car arrives in about a month so I am very interested. 
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11-15-2007, 06:10 PM
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My 08 Cayman with 17 inch wheels came with ContiSportContact 3.
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11-15-2007, 06:24 PM
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I'm a big fan of the Mich PS2, but I'm also someone who likes to try other things to see how good they are. Actually I've heard some good things about the Potenzas, but would actually like to try the SportContact3's. They are supposed to be quite a bit better than the old 2s which are very long in tooth now.
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11-15-2007, 06:34 PM
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I was wondering the exact same thing about my car that is being built soon.
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11-15-2007, 06:56 PM
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I guess I should have mentioned that my 08 CS is configured with 19" Sport Design Wheels...in case wheel size is a factor in Porsche deciding what tires to outfit a given C or CS with.
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11-15-2007, 08:16 PM
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My 08 Cayman base came with potenzas on the 18" S model wheels.
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11-15-2007, 08:59 PM
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08 Cayman S here ( took delivery a 4-5 weeks ago ) and it came with PS2s on 18" Cayman wheels. I'll double check on my way home in case I'm being retarded here 
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11-15-2007, 09:49 PM
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I took delivery last month for my CS with 19" wheels. It came with the Bridgestones.
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11-15-2007, 11:40 PM
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October 2008 build here, Cayman S, 18" stock rims with Bridgestone RE-050A (Potenzas).
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11-16-2007, 12:19 AM
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2008...19 inch Potenzas.
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11-16-2007, 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Watkinsm3
08 Cayman S here ( took delivery a 4-5 weeks ago ) and it came with PS2s on 18" Cayman wheels. I'll double check on my way home in case I'm being retarded here |
Got mine at about the same time and it also had PS2s.
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11-16-2007, 02:04 AM
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My 2008 Cayman came with 18" wheels and PS2s.
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11-16-2007, 05:16 PM
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Note that Tire Rack sells the Bridgestone Potenzas for significantly less than the Michelin PS2's.
Bridgestone's: $237 front/$265 rear (both N0 rated)
Michelin PS2's: $315 front/$352 rear (both N1 rated)
I don't understand the diff, if there is one, between N0 and N1 rated, but both listed above are considered OEM.
BTW, the Continentals (ContiSportContact 2) are a little cheaper than the Bridgestones.
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11-16-2007, 06:44 PM
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I got my Cayman a week ago with 18 Cayman S wheels and the tire is Michelin PS2
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11-16-2007, 07:47 PM
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Looks like 19" wheels get the Bridgestone and 18" wheels get the Michelin PS2's 
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11-20-2007, 03:34 PM
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According to my salesman, Porsche has 3 suppliers, Continental, Michelin, Bridgestone. What tires you get is the luck of the draw. It was not possible to request a specific tire brand.
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11-20-2007, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by rrosen
According to my salesman, Porsche has 3 suppliers, Continental, Michelin, Bridgestone. What tires you get is the luck of the draw. It was not possible to request a specific tire brand.
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I concur, you cannot specify the brand of tires. If you are lucky you maybe able to negotiate with your dealer assuming that he has another car with the same wheels as you but the brand of tire you prefer.
However, my 19" black wheels were somewhat more difficult and I was therefore stuck. I have Conti's on my car and I must say they are my least preferred tire. We have 17" Bridgestone's on our other Boxster S and I can't fault them.
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11-24-2007, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by PistolPete13
October 2008 build here, Cayman S, 18" stock rims with Bridgestone RE-050A (Potenzas).
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How are the RE-050A's because I can not get the PS2's...
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11-24-2007, 02:28 PM
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Contisports on my 2008 Cayman with 17" wheels.
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Last edited by doubleclutch; 11-24-2007 at 10:28 PM.
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