[Macanuck]

Do you know of a special deal? Tire Rack website is showing $716 USD right now without shipping.

Wow, those went up a lot in 16 months. were a screaming deal before, now still a great deal. Less than one Porsche rim.

 

[Rosmoss]

Early May 2016

Call them up and ask for Brad

Thanks for the tip. While Pfaff took my name and number "to check stock", they didn't call me back. Meanwhile, Oakville had a set of RS Spyders at C$5600.

20s wouldn't have been my first choice but in the time since I placed my order, I was second guessing the SDs I specced. Now I'll have both.

By the way, for anyone who will be needing a set of winters and wants a set from Porsche, they've just raised their prices (Canada and the US at least).

The Spyders listed at C$6900 last year and now are C$7350.

 

[jeff968]

I have to ask, "why buy a Macan and then cheap out on the most critical piece of equipment?". If you want to mount Q5 rims and tires, why not just buy a Q5?

Who said I wanted to cheap out?? Please re-read my original post. Since winter is hard on wheels here in the NE I just thought I would pick up a set of used Porsche wheels to use off-season and keep my originals nice. An earlier poster suggested the Q5 rims and I just happen to have a set.


Thanks for your contribution to the discussion.

 

[bobblehead]

It's mind twisting if anyone is to spend $8,000 for a winter set. I thought I was nut when I spent $4500 for non OEM winter set.

I guess different strokes for different folks

 

[saskadave]

I went with my 20" sport design wheels and put on the Nokian Haks studded. They actually come in the standard oem staggered sizes.

I bought a new set for summer.

Give the nokians a look. I thought that the 20" were fine for winter. You could probably find a set of used 20" oem wheels in the classified section.

 

[jeff968]

So, I tried the 18" Q5 wheels on the Macan. They bolted up but the caliper and steering knuckle are noticeably closer to the inner rim. I won't use them.


So, I called Tirerack and they have a full set of wheels and snows for $1900. I may end up going that direction.

 

[Macanuck]

So, I called Tirerack and they have a full set of wheels and snows for $1900. I may end up going that direction.

That's quite reasonable. I bought my rims and tpms there, but they don't sell Hakka tires, which I bought locally for about C$1500 with full tire warranty, mounting and balancing. Not N0 or N1, but who drives 150 mph in the winter anyways in North America? The Hakka R2 makes up for it with far superior snow and ice traction to anything out there, but isn't as responsive as the N0 and N1 options in the dry.

 

[jeff968]

I ordered the package and did even better. The P10 rears were on sale at $20 off each. then there was a rebate on the tires. And I'm going to pick them up locally. So I ended up at $1550 with tax and TPMS, installed and ready to go. These are exactly like factory, mixed wheel and tire setup so it should be good. I'm ready for winter. I'll post a photo.

 

[Hammerli]

I struggled with the 18" packages from Tire Rack, did like the BBS SR, but ended up with 20" OZ Superturismo. Couple of reasons I went with them, first, cleaning, my OCD tendencies require I be able to fit a wash sponge between the brakes and wheel all the way around, could not imagine that being the case with the 18's. Second, here in SW lower MI, my time on ice and really bad roads is probably a couple of weeks combined number of days each winter, much of rest of winter roads are relatively dry, so I went with the wider, staggered set up to match that bias. The narrower stagger would have been more ideal for the 2 weeks, but with my right foot I imagine I would have experienced greater wear too than with the wider tires.

 

[keloutwest]

19" Winter Tires or 18" Wheel/Winter Tire Set

Currently have 19" wheels on my Macan S with performance summers. Need dedicated winters. I'm debating between just getting 19" tires and swapping them out each season on my existing OEM rims. Or, do I go down to 18s for the winter and get an aftermarket set?

19" tires only for Pirelli Scorpions are ~$850.
18" tires (also Pirelli Scorpion) plus aftermarket wheels and TPMS are ~$1600-1800.
18" tires only for future reference are $750 - so about $100 less than 19s.

I will not be getting my tires changed at Porsche - I've used Discount Tire for years and they are great. It's $50 to change out tires only each season ($100/year), or free if I have a second set of wheels.

I figure that winters will last 2-3 seasons, and I'll keep the car ~6 years. So basically 2 sets of winters over the life of the car.

With 19s over 6 years, it's an extra $600 for seasonal changes and $200 incremental on the larger tires assuming 2 sets. $800 more total. In other words, it's a wash whether to get a new set of 18s now or just stick with 1 set of wheels and 19" tires. Any thoughts or opinions??

 

[lippy]

I just picked up my Macan S with 21" Sport Classic wheels last week. I've driven past cars on summer tires here in NoCal, but in the winter it often gets to the mid- to high-30's in the mornings. I also go to Tahoe at least a few times a year. For these reasons, I decided I want to ride on winter tires from November through March or so. I don't want to spend more than about $2500 all in, and I want to use Porsche center caps so the wheels look mostly stock. BTW, the car is silver with painted sides and it has gloss black trim. My choices are below. Which would you do, and why?

1 - Just buy a set of Pirelli Scorpion winter tires, and have them swapped on my current wheels. The cost per year of the two swaps would be about $250, but I would get to use my current wheels, which look great. It would be sort of a pain, and swapping tires so often might damage the rims, even if the installer is careful. Cost would be about $1400-1500 shipped.

2 - Buy a set of Porsche 18" 5 spoke wheels and winter tires. My local dealer will match the SunCoast price, so the cost with tax will be about $2500. I can swap them myself (I have a compressor and impact/torque wrenches). They are smaller wheels, so they don't look as good. But they are Porsche wheels, and the 18" size may be a benefit in the winter. I wouldn't get to choose the exact tire. They can come with Pirelli Scorpion Winter, Continental WinterContacts, or Michelins (I think).

3 - Buy a set of black BBS SR 18" wheels/snows from TireRack. It would be a couple hundred cheaper than the Porsche wheels, and TireRack says I can use Porsche center caps. The total cost would be about $2100-2200.

4 - Buy a set of silver 20" Stark TC wheels/Michelin Alpin snows from TireRack. Those are the only snow tires that fit this wheel right now. TireRack says I can use Porsche center caps with these too. The 20" wheels may look better than the 18", but obviously the Stark wheels won't look as good as OEM or more expensive aftermarket wheels. The total cost would be $2400-2500.

Any guidance on which winter tires you like/don't like would be appreciated also.

 

[Shark]

I'm planning to do #1 (except I may buy Nokian winter tires) as I love the look of the 21 inch wheels. With modern tire machines and a properly trained operator there's no excuse for wheel damage.

 

[kite pilot]

I like option1. I have 20" spyders and change the tires winter and spring. I'm going on my third season on them with no problems. As @Shark says there's no excuse for wheel damage these days. If you have nice wheels, why not use them all year.

 

[RJE]

The Porsche 18" winter wheel/tyre combo is noted on the Porsche website as not suitable for the Turbo, and I assume this is because of the brakes. No mention if they are a problem with the GTS. Anyone know if you can put 18" Porsche wheels on a GTS? Thanks.

The new Porsche tequipment site does not list the 18's as an option on the GTS, but I had my dealership confirm today that the Porsche 18" rims fit fine on a GTS. Apparently they had a GTS in the shop and tried the 18" rims.

 

[dawiz4u]

I like option 3. The BBS wheels look good and the Pirelli Winter Scorpions perform well in winter conditions. Done 2 winters on them so far and I've been very happy with the performance.

 

[2thguy]

I did option 2 and was lucky enough to get the Scorpions and love them. I also think option 3 is great as you get to chose your winter rubber. IMHO if you are wanting winter tires to be safe, go smaller wheels than 21. Also it saves your nice 21" wheels from winter crud.

 

[2thguy]

Pic of my MY16 Macan S with Porsche winter tire package, 18" wheels and Pirelli Scorpion tires

 

[lippy]

Thanks guys. I gotta say they both look good, but I think I like the BBS better. With the Porsche center caps they would look sharp too.

 

[SoCalS5]

....I think I like the BBS better.....

Based on pictures I've seen here of other Macans with those winter wheels, that would be my pick too out of those three options. They do look sharp.

 

[windblow]

Whatever you do, don't do option 1, as 21" winter tires in this case are much more susceptible from pot holes damage. You'll not only damage your tires, but you'll put your expensive wheels at risk also. When that happens in middle of winter and you can find no replacement, what do you do? 21" low profile winter tires are not regular stock items. Ask me how I know from my Cayenne days:crying::crying: