Scorched a set of Diamaris in 8500 miles

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07-11-2006, 04:14 PM

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Wow - looks like even with swapping rims during winter that I'm gonna be a tire kinda buying guy...

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07-11-2006, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Colm

Do I have to talk to my wife about her driving style? She really is a smooth driver.

Was the 20K on 20" sport techno wheels and Cayenne Turbo?

Yes it was on the 20" sport techno's. However, I really should have replaced the tires sooner. I was just looking at the wear bars with the first set of tires. The wear bars were fine. However, when I took my summer wheels/tires off in exchange for my winter wheels/tires the tire guys showed me the inside wear which was really shocking. Therefore I now really pay little attention to the bars and pay more attention to the shoulders.

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07-11-2006, 11:04 PM

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I wore out a set of Michelins in only 6k... Turns out the folks who mounted and balanced them put 46lbs of air in them... No one's fault but my own, but by the time I noticed they were gone... down to the wear bars in the center... Oh the joys of Porsche ownership!

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07-12-2006, 11:01 PM

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I wore my Contis out in <7000 miles (20"). While I'd love to go with the Diamaris N1, I'm going to give the Toyo Proxes S/T a shot. They have a 275/40/20 with a 106 load rating. Only W-rated, but wear rating of 420. If I don't like, will switch to Diamaris if I don't like them.

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07-13-2006, 12:53 AM

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Your going to be very happy with your Toyo's !! I had the same problem moved to Toyos and have never looked back !! Going to post some pics now

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07-13-2006, 12:53 PM

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Have to check and see if the Toyos come in an appropriate 19" size...

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07-13-2006, 01:23 PM

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Are the Toyo's N-rated?...
I assume they aren't, but have heard they are a better tire than any of the N-spec OEM tires (Mich, Pirelli, COnti)...

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07-13-2006, 03:48 PM

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You could always equip the Cayenne with real 'pick up tires' and easily get 60K miles, so as long as you are aware of the consequences of lower speed/lower grip tires. I would guess that the majority of Cayenne buyers (based on the targeted demographic) would never notice the difference.

I would imagine a Cayenne Turbo (S) would be a lot of fun on a set of Hoosiers, at least for a lap or two.

Not a lot of mystery here, just physics.