When I bought my last car it had pirelli P6000 tyres on it, I have never really been that bothered about what tyres were on my car before as long as they were cheap and legal, but since using these I have always replaced with P6000's.
Price
I get my tyres from a local supplier (not a major garage) as I have used the major company's and believe the price and quality of service are supperior. In the past I have only paid around £25-£35 per tyre and now I pay £50 (for 185/55/15) for my Pirelli P6000's - this should be an indication of how much I rate these and even for this price I still think of them as a good buy! This is the price fully fitted and may sound expensive but includes valves and balancing, and this particular size is considered low profile and fits on alloy wheels (on which the balancing has to be done on rear of the rim. Not a bad price for the reliability and security you get from this tyre.
Quality
As I mentioned above these tyres grip really well in the wet, thats not to say they are no good in the dry, but in rainy conditions is when you will really notice and appreciate the difference. My car has ABS ( anti-lock braking system) which obviously helps, but I have had to make emergency stops in extremely bad conditions and never lost positive control, also I have come upon a corner faster than I should in the wet (not realising how sharp it was), and again they gripped the road and kept me in control. These tyres are H rated which means they are safe up to a certain speed, I think its around 135mph (but not 100%sure), but can be obtained in higher ratings for faster cars - this rating is standard on all tyres. I personally have never had a blow out in any of these tyres, they have always lasted me untill they become illegal on grip. Overall excellnt quality.
Life
I must admit that I am not the slowest driver, and I have clocked up around 50000 miles in the past 2 years so I expect to get through some tyres. I have just started my 2nd set of P6000's so I would estimate they last around 35000-40000 miles. I have only just started doing this amount of miles and used to change my car often, so havent owned a car long enough in the past to use a complete set of tyres, so can't really compare them to the life of other tyres but I hope this helps a little as a rough idea.
Overall
Although they are expensive I would say that the quality you get from Pirelli is worth it. You all know the famous saying, " you get what you pay for" well this is a perfect example.
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Good review but you won't always get 35,000 miles out of these, i'm not a fast driver but not hesitant either and my front ones have only lasted 7,000 and will need to be replaced within the next 1000. However, they are a very good tyre and the grip is great, i've tried budget makes and they just lose grip on corners or in wet(sometimes you can even feel them aquaplaning).
Advantages: Better Looking than Golf and A3 equivalent, goes like stink, Comfortable to drive Disadvantages: Limited turning circle making tight corners and parking a bit difficult.
lcharm 03.06.2006 ·
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