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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
I'm curious to know why tires cost extra for a Porsche? Once you own a vehicle you are free to put on whatever tires you want. Just because you drive a Porsche doesn't mean you pay extra. When I was comparing maintenance costs between my S2000 and a Cayman S a set of 4 tires for the Cayman cost around $200 more altogether. Not really a big deal if you ask me.
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I knew a guy who ran an independent Porsche shop, you know what the standard rate was for 2 new OEM tires on the rear of a 911?
$900
2 tires, unmount old ones, dispose, mount new ones.
Of course if you buy the tires you want (they usually aren't nice easily available sizes like a Toyota uses which is where the additional cost comes in) the price difference is negligible, find a reasonable tire guy and it won't cost you any more than any other car with the same size wheels. But still they make you pay for their "quality of service"
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Originally Posted by edward
How the suspension is set up is WAY more important than where the engine is located. Ideally, having most of the mass between the wheels (mid-engine) is what you want, but you can definitely screw it up. As someone previously stated, Toyota definitely "unimproved" the MR2 after people complained that it was too sharp (and prone to snap oversteer.)
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Not at all. Most of the physics of the vehicle is determined by the weight distribution. How the car FEELS in the end can come down to the suspension. Suspension compensates for the way the mass moves, moving the mass will have a greater effect on the car than changing the suspension. You can make a Mid-engined car feel like a front engine, front wheel drive boat, but you can't make a front engined boat feel like a mid engine sports car. You can probably do a passable impersonation but odds are you end up sacrificing stuff that made you go with the initial layout (comfort, utility, cost, etc.), see your MR2 example.