Porsche parts reviews

My loyalties lie with Michelin at this point after 10+ years of Pilot Sport variations on 4 different cars. Being in South FL wet weather traction is important, and the only tire I've driven on that has matched the PS's are the Goodyear Eagle F1 DSg3 that was OE for the GLI, and the current OE spec Goodyear AS2 F1 (something like that) that came on the Cayman but are soon to be replaced with PS4's. Personally, just get the michelins and be done with it. I think the AS4 have a higher treadwear rating, and are slightly less grippy than the PS4, so that may be better for your use case as far as getting more life and having a bit more fun are concerned.

I paid $25 ea. to have front rotors resurfaced at O’reilly and put brembo pads and new sensors on my wife’s 2017 Macan GTS for a grand total of $190 which included a new can of brake clean and new caliper bolts from Pelican.

I have a 2003 Boxster S with the later 3.2L three chain engine and six speed, with the later glass top which I bought 10 years ago. These are the sweet spot for the 986 in my opinion. This one now has 70k on it and other than maintenance (oil changes, filters, plugs, etc.), a water pump, brakes, an AOS, a clutch (before me), a window regulator and tie rod ends, it hasn't needed any work. Compared to other German cars at 21 years old, that is nothing. I did install a 996 instrument cluster, a factory valved PSE exhaust, factory console delete (recommended if you are tall) and some Alcantara trim.

I had a 996.2 and an early 2.5L 986 and I loved the Boxster more. One of the best cars I've owned. I drove it back and forth from NC to WI several times. I am 6'5" and had luggage room to spare. It made better sounds than the 996. It was not very fast. It was pretty easy to work on and every single DIY job is well documented online. It was really comfortable. The handling is awesome, the brakes are awesome. Even the base ones.

Pagid is decent, I used them on my Cayman and it's survived 20 Laps of the Nurburgring and a track day.

I daily DTC-60s and they're surprisingly not that noisy.

I got 55k out of my first set of Michelins so the staggered tire thing is not a big deal.

Looks very similar to a Porsche 944 alternator.

Transfer case: these are so bad that Porsche has 7 year extended warranty.

Blackvue 900, 2 channel; also had one in my 996 that was totaled when it was rear-ended by a perpetrator who was running from police. When I retrieved the mini SD to pull the video I discovered that the rear channel had failed some time previously.