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Old Jun 2, 2005 | 11:02 PM
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I'm thinking about buying the Pirelli P-Zero tires, but would like to have some feedback on the performance, ride, wear etc.

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Old Jun 2, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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I've heard they were good performance tires, kind of pricey though. You could probably find the same performance at a better price. I think the Firestone Wide Ovals and Toyo Proxes are a excellent deal. Good luck.
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Old Jun 2, 2005 | 11:16 PM
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I've been running on them for almost 30k miles.

Dry traction and performance, very good.

Wet performance, fair (not a directional tire, they do hydroplane).

Tread life, very good...got 25k out of my rears, recently replaced them...front are probably 60% still. Can't complain about that.

Ride? Better than runflats. Beyond that, don't know.

Noise, very good on most surfaces, but every once in a while there is an odd pavement surface that really makes them scream. By odd, I mean less than 1% of the roads I've encountered.

In short...a very good all-around tire that does wel at everythingl, but excels at nothing. They aren't cheap, and depending on the tire sizes you need, there may be better alternatives.

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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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I've got the P Zero Nero M&S tires up front on my C5 and they work great! They don't seem like all season tires at all, they corner very well and I even went through the winter with these tires and was very impressed with them in the snow. If you need an all season tire, they are by far the best choice. Tirerack's survey results rank it very high too.
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Old Jun 3, 2005 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Patman
I've got the P Zero Nero M&S tires up front on my C5 and they work great! They don't seem like all season tires at all, they corner very well and I even went through the winter with these tires and was very impressed with them in the snow. If you need an all season tire, they are by far the best choice. Tirerack's survey results rank it very high too.
I have the Zero Nero's as well.

I've very happy, ecspecially with the tread wear, I have over 17,000 on them and I don't even think they are to the half way point yet.
Road noise is minimal compared to Runflats,
Traction is good,
Much softer smoother ride as well.

I highly recomend them.
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Old Jun 4, 2005 | 10:14 PM
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You all gave me some good feeback. Thanks
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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 04:00 PM
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I like my P Zeros. The fronts show little wear. The rears get beat on a bit and they are about done at around 20K.
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Old Jun 10, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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I bought the Zero Nero M&S about three hours ago from Discount Tire. I love them. It's like I have a different car now. It's so much quieter I can actually hear the stereo and hear my car phone. With the runcraps I always had trouble hearing with my phone. I can also finally hear my phone ring while driving on the Interstate. No more missed calls. The ride is much better. I have a lot, like probably all Corvettes, of rattles, and the new tires seem to cause them to happen less often. I know it's only been three hours, but I'm very happy with them.
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I don't have them, but I've heard good things about them.
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Originally Posted by 01 Pew
I'm thinking about buying the Pirelli P-Zero tires, but would like to have some feedback on the performance, ride, wear etc.

Thanks in advance.
I got one that its almost brand spanking new ..I only put like 500 miles on it before I got a big nail in one of my other rear tire and had to buy some drag radials .. I'll sell it to you 315-30-18 While they were on the car they rode good, and wear just fine
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I really like mine. Have 19's all around and they are much better than supercar tires
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