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Old 06-17-2018, 04:26 PM
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Recently had my wife's 2016 Cayenne GTS in for its 20k service, new Conti's and brake flush. Porsche Main Line did a great job and even gave my wife 2018 Cayenne Platnuim to use while her's was in for service. Her Michelin's have only 19k on them and plenty of tread left but the few times she drove it this winter obviously the Michelin's traction was questionable with temps in the teens. So I decided to have the dealer replace them Conti all-seasons.

Through them on Craig's List.
Shoot me a PM and I'll send you photos on the tries if interested in the Michelin's at $50 each or $175 all four. Local pick up.
Old 06-17-2018, 05:24 PM
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dang thats a decent deal. Too bad i'm not closer or I'd take them.
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If the Michelins on my 14 GTS are any indication then those tires are shot - I had to replace my rears after 11k miles and the fronts aren’t that much better, and the warranty is only 20k miles. I’d be shocked if there was any life left, unless I just had a supremely bad experience with mine. Good move going to the Contis.
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Yea, we change our Michelin's out every 18k on the Audi Q7 and the Cayenne
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How much is "plenty of tread" in MM?
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No even at the wear bars yet.
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My wife drives her Cayenne like a baby. Only reason I switched these out is to get all season Conti's.
$50 bucks a tire is a very good deal.

Why anyone one would replace Michelin's with plenty of tread remaining at 18-20k miles with the same tire is beyond me.

if didn't want to go with all season Conti' these would have stayed on the GTS until tread was into wear indicators.
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Post up some pics that actually represent the tire in it's best light. You're gonna need pics with a depth guard and not off angle pics where it's hard to tell what the tires actually look like
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Originally Posted by BigRed911
My wife drives her Cayenne like a baby. Only reason I switched these out is to get all season Conti's.
$50 bucks a tire is a very good deal.

Why anyone one would replace Michelin's with plenty of tread remaining at 18-20k miles with the same tire is beyond me.

if didn't want to go with all season Conti' these would have stayed on the GTS until tread was into wear indicators.
I replaced mine with 11k miles (at 4/32) just so I could make a warranty claim and get about half off the new set. Once these are done I'll go to something else with longer life. Yours look like they are at the wear bar, but maybe it's the angle. Take a better pic or one with a penny to show how much is left, or use an actual gauge and give the exact tread. I think new they start at 9/32.
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Sold on Craig's list. Guy looked at them and immediately said sold. He said $200 for all 4 was no brainer given remaining tread.
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Nice - makes everyone happy.



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