Wheel & Tire Hackr

I make car decisions in slow motion and have no practical requirements or meaningful constraints in a vehicle, so every purchase decision is preceded by a series of zigs and zags.

While we each pick our own cars and it’s worked well for us, I am on the receiving end of some lobbying for a 911 so that’s the path I’m pursuing now.

Not sure if this is where I’ll end up, though. I haven’t driven one since the 2014 that I really didn’t like, but that was mostly because the inside was so dated and it was a chore to drive around town.

2 Likes

What will set you free is not worrying about reversibility or what the next owner likes.

Change the color of the wheels without a second thought.

3 Likes

As long as the new color isn’t white, which it won’t be.

Now we can’t have Porsche’s nor rims in white!? :disappointed::pleading_face:

I guess taters gonna tate. :potato:

1 Like

It’s really no different than painting walls in one’s house or turning a den into a nursery and then into a home office.

These are just cosmetics. Do your own thing. Don’t worry about the next guy or gal, they’ll do their own thing too.

Same answer?

2 Likes

My friend got a 997 GT3 RS. Grey with red wheels. I thought the wheels were outrageous. Then car value shot up $85k in the 1.5 years he’s owned it. Now the wheels have never looked better

:rofl:
Sick Napoleon Dynamite GIF by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

3 Likes

Clearly off-white is the way to go

Speaking of Panamera wheels, I’m struggling like hell to find some Pilot Sport 4Ss in my size. I got a sidewall bubble on my front right that’s got me worried.

I’m sure you’ve all been terribly concerned, so here’s an update.

I figured this out the week before I got rid of the car…

The recommended values from iDrive change as the temperature of the air inside the tires changes.

I noticed this when I was adding air and the damn car kept moving the goalpost. :smiley:

1 Like

Hoping to get some advice here as I didn’t want to open a new thread. I need to replace the tires on my M550i. (245/35R20 Fronts, 275/30/R20 Rears). The vehicle came with Goodyear Eagle F1s which have been more than decent for me. Currently at 23k miles and road grip and wet traction is still strong but they have become very noisy.
Should I just replace with the same or try another brand anyone here recommends which they have used on their 5 series ?

Skip RFT if possible.

Michelin Pilot Sport 4S or Super Sports

3 Likes

Is price the specific reason?
My lease ends next year. Not sure where things are by then but I love the car and may end up buying it out to keep in which case Non RFTs could work. I have used the RFT on one occasion in last 2 years and came in very handy on the FL turnpike during rush hour. Crazy thing is that a coworker and I were talking about skipping RFTs on our next tire replacements as we both never had any flats and the price difference was pretty high and this happened :joy:

They just suck in terms of ride quality. I don’t know if that’s Max’s reason, but that would be mine.

2 Likes

Is the play for non rft, basically have a tire repair kit at all times? Unless you get a spare.

That, an inflator, roadside, something.

Idk, my feeling on it is that we all somehow survived without this technology for a very long time, and many new cars still come without it and people manage to get by.

5 Likes

RFTs also don’t last as long as regular tires

Im at 22,800 miles on mine. No Rotations as they are different sizes