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craig3.2 said:Goodyear's,a good all rounder,but in the dry I would say look at Michelin pilot super sports.
Also Vredsteins(ultracs,etc),great all round and superb in the wet,,if looking at alternatives
Thank you
, but the choice has to be Pirelli P Zero or Goodyear Asymmetric 3.mr wilks said:Whooooopsyou asked for opinion between the 2 which came back overwhelming for the Goodyears yet you bought the Pirellis :?
I was going to say 'Fair comment', but the opinions that came back weren't "overwhelming for the Goodyears". However, they certainly weren't for the Pirellis, either. But, since posting the question, I've done more research and more remembering of my own Pirelli experience, which was very good.
Yes, they have a bad-in-the-wet reputation, but that goes back far beyond the new 2016 P Zeros, which have road-tested well in this regard. Yes, they might not last long, but at £450 a set, this is a risk I'm willing to take.
The primary reason I've gone for them, although there are others, is that the P Zero is a good 'sticker' in the dry and perhaps better than it was in the wet (although I never chuck cars around in the wet, anyway).
Whatever, if I've made a mistake, I'll report back and 'fess up.
At the end of the day,it's what you are happy getting
I have lauded the greatness of various Vredesteins I have had fitted to various cars over the years,Inc my last z4,but in about 5 years with my current z ,I have went with Goodyear's or Pilot SuperSport's.
Still not convinced on either in the wet, compared to Vredesteins tbh,but will see.
The pirrelli's should be okay though :driving:
I have lauded the greatness of various Vredesteins I have had fitted to various cars over the years,Inc my last z4,but in about 5 years with my current z ,I have went with Goodyear's or Pilot SuperSport's.
Still not convinced on either in the wet, compared to Vredesteins tbh,but will see.
The pirrelli's should be okay though :driving:
craig3.2 said:At the end of the day, it's what you are happy getting
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The pirrelli's should be okay though :driving:
Well, they're going on tomorrow at 36psi front & 44 rear, the wheels are being aligned on a Hunter machine and I'll write a first report on their performance after a 100 miles, when the release compound should have worn off.
Even if they're not brilliant and even if they last only a year, I'll be delighted to be on them and off the Bridgestone run-flats, which are frightening me sometimes.
Busterboo said:Buckz said:
Why do you say this?
I know quite a few people with high performance cars and in wet they're lethal, everyone who knows what they're talking and had the chance to experience them told me to avoid them at all costs unless you only drive in sunny/dry weather and UK is not a country that sees much of that
Which is why I have always avoided them and went with something else. I'm quite happy with my falken 453's on the coupe!Busterboo said:craig3.2 said:At the end of the day, it's what you are happy getting
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The pirrelli's should be okay though :driving:
Well, they're going on tomorrow at 36psi front & 44 rear, the wheels are being aligned on a Hunter machine and I'll write a first report on their performance after a 100 miles, when the release compound should have worn off.
Even if they're not brilliant and even if they last only a year, I'll be delighted to be on them and off the Bridgestone run-flats, which are frightening me sometimes.
44psi on rear :? Seems high & won't help traction on wet roads :|
As you say warm tyres & warm roads they will stick fine but otherwise every Pirelli tyre ive tried feels "skatey" if you give throttle on a damp bend