For giggles I investigated tires for my 997C4 at Costco a couple of years ago. At that time they could not even order tires that would fit.

 

Really?
I've had a couple of very bad experiences with TR and have now found a local tire store that does professional work.

 

Tire rack has great prices they mass produce tires costco on the other hand IMO is good for my once a month food shopping ketchup chips dips frozen pizzas.

 

Buy from Tirerack and have them drop ship the tires to the installer of YOUR choice. You do not have to use their "recommended" installer for drop shipping.

 

I'm now back into another Porsche(2006 C4S) after coming out of a divorce a few years ago...I will need to buy tires soon....whats the recommended N rated tires everyones using?

 

Actually, we tested them with our cayenne wheels and they were excellent. Now they have done a few of our cars and have always been as good as anyone. Always careful and top notch. Having them mount my cayman wheels next week.

 

If you really want N-rated, then PS2 is still the best bet. Otherwise, most people here are going for the Michelin PSS instead.

 

I agree with the above. If you want to go with N tires, the PS2 is excellent but pricey. But there really is no need for N rated tires when you have excellent Michelin Super Sports available for significantly less.

I would also check prices at your local Porsche dealer. When I replaced my PS2s, their prices were lower than Tirerack. Their installation is usually higher but I am comfortable with their handling of the tires.

 

This is a non-issue. At least for me. --- Costco does not carry Porsche tires. Plus, they will mount tires only purchased from them.

 

I just put two N Pirelli s on my car. Dealer had a pretty big markup and I didn t want to drop ship from tire rack because of the dealers $90 mount and balance fee and I felt a little funny about doing that when they do sell the tires. I found a local shop I used on other cars and questioned him on the quality of machines and techs he uses. Saved about two hundred dollars and no issues. My thought process is; why wouldn t a good tire shop handle this with no problems. They do more tires than a Porsche dealer.

 

I've had good experiences with America's Tire with both my old M3s and my 997.2 S. Their machine uses a teflon lipped fork versus a metal one and does not scratch the wheels. I alos tip the installer $20 bucks before he does the job to be extra careful. I've never had a problem with them, knock on wood. Plus their tire warranties work great.