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Pirelli PZERO Tires - soft rubber?
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Pirelli PZERO Tires - soft rubber?
I took a good look at my tires after 2 weeks of having the car with limited driving time (3rd car, weekend car). 3 of the tires have some chunks of rubber missing out of them and I have not run the tires into any curbs.
Are these Pirelli's not so sturdy tires?
What do you all recommend as replacements?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated?
Are these Pirelli's not so sturdy tires?
What do you all recommend as replacements?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated?
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go for the Michelins..........
that sux about those tires.....I have only heard negative things about Pirelli's as of late......maybe they make a really good one.......but I never hear about it....
I'd also march those tires back to whom ever sold them to you too for some recovery you know???
good luck.......
damn, your 350 is a weekend car???
that sux about those tires.....I have only heard negative things about Pirelli's as of late......maybe they make a really good one.......but I never hear about it....
I'd also march those tires back to whom ever sold them to you too for some recovery you know???
good luck.......
damn, your 350 is a weekend car???
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If you look closely at the picture #1 and picture #3, you can see some rim damage exactly aligned with the tire chunks. Didn't you also have a recent encounter with a depressed manhole that caused damage to your bumper?
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The OP either bought it that way or he hit something. This is somebody's "operator error."
In addition, the tire in the first two pictures need to be checked immediately. The first picture may just be a missing chunk of sidewall protector (hard to tell from the dark photo) but the second picture is quite deep and appears to be well beyond the sidewall protector.
This has nothing to do with the type of tire. Somebody hit something very hard. Do you maybe valet the car? The first phot is clearly impact (pothole, manhole cover etc) as the rim of the wheel is bent while the second could be driving sideways off a low curb or a sharp metal grate.
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but it seems like OP would have noticed?
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go for the Michelins..........
that sux about those tires.....I have only heard negative things about Pirelli's as of late......maybe they make a really good one.......but I never hear about it....
I'd also march those tires back to whom ever sold them to you too for some recovery you know???
good luck.......
damn, your 350 is a weekend car???
that sux about those tires.....I have only heard negative things about Pirelli's as of late......maybe they make a really good one.......but I never hear about it....
I'd also march those tires back to whom ever sold them to you too for some recovery you know???
good luck.......
damn, your 350 is a weekend car???
A quick look under the car at another dealer did not reveal any under carriage damage, so it seems that something put enough down force on the car to do the damage to the tires that I did not notice. The pothole where I scuffed the bumper was on the opposite side from where the most serious tire damage. Co I gonna look at replacing all 4 tires with either new versions of the same brand or new of another brand.
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Yes it is the weekend car, as we have other cars for everyday driving to work, etc. So it will have low mileage on it - when I eventually trade it in on a 2012 - 2014 BLUTEC LOL!
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Took another look today and it looks like these could be parking abrasions, but there are no consistent leadin scuffs on the tires. Could this be from low speed curb contacts for some of the chunks, but in one case there is a slit in the tire where it appears that there was some downforce on the sidewall. See pics attached to show the lack of tire damage aligned with the wheels.
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I don't know about soft rubber, but, they wear like crap. I had to replace both rear tires due to low tread depth at 17500 miles. More wear on the right rear drive wheel. I am not a hot dog when driving and was very concerned. I contacted Pirelli and they were nice enough to make allowances for me to replace them both for the price of one.
Come to find out, their Pirelli PZero tires have a 45K wear out warranty, except on the cars with staggered sizes. The warranty drops to 22,500 on the rear tires effective 1/1/2012.
Has anyone else experienced the same or similar situation with Pirelli tires?
Come to find out, their Pirelli PZero tires have a 45K wear out warranty, except on the cars with staggered sizes. The warranty drops to 22,500 on the rear tires effective 1/1/2012.
Has anyone else experienced the same or similar situation with Pirelli tires?
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Thanks everyone for your comments. Actually, the pics are a bit misleading as I did not clean the tires before I took the shots. The shadow that aligns with one of the chunks is actually just that, a shadow and brake dust. None of these have dents or abrasions in the wheels that align with the chunks and cuts. When I went in to have the bumper scuff assessed at a Mercedes Certified body shop, the technician note that there were no marks on the wheels that aligned with the tire cuts. He did comment that it looked like someone ran over something???. See the attached pics to a later message in this thread
A quick look under the car at another dealer did not reveal any under carriage damage, so it seems that something put enough down force on the car to do the damage to the tires that I did not notice. The pothole where I scuffed the bumper was on the opposite side from where the most serious tire damage. Co I gonna look at replacing all 4 tires with either new versions of the same brand or new of another brand.
A quick look under the car at another dealer did not reveal any under carriage damage, so it seems that something put enough down force on the car to do the damage to the tires that I did not notice. The pothole where I scuffed the bumper was on the opposite side from where the most serious tire damage. Co I gonna look at replacing all 4 tires with either new versions of the same brand or new of another brand.
I forgot that you hit that pothole so hard that your bumper got damaged - perhaps there was a road hazard on the other side of the car that you didn't notice from what had to be a tooth jarring impact.
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To the OP: You broke it. Own up to it. You bought and broke your car...just get it fixed and get on with your life.
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Anyway, I made a deal for 4 tires and will go with that for now. I am checking with the service department for their records on checking those tires as other tire shops are indicating that the slits in the tires typically end up with damaged rim, which I do not have.
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I don't know, but that first picture certainly loos like a slightly bent rim. You may want to give it a very close look.
I forgot that you hit that pothole so hard that your bumper got damaged - perhaps there was a road hazard on the other side of the car that you didn't notice from what had to be a tooth jarring impact.
I forgot that you hit that pothole so hard that your bumper got damaged - perhaps there was a road hazard on the other side of the car that you didn't notice from what had to be a tooth jarring impact.
Actually, multiple professionals (body shops and tire shops) have given it a very close look and none of my rims are damaged/bent. Thought about that pothole that caused damage on the front left, but that tire is the most perfect one on the car
. The other 3 have multiple issues. Don't recall any other road hazards on the other side, just the jolt on one side.However, I just got a good deal on 4 tires so I am gonna replace all 4 and use the good one as a full sized spare - when I get another rim. When I wear these out, I may replace them with another brand.
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I don't know about soft rubber, but, they wear like crap. I had to replace both rear tires due to low tread depth at 17500 miles. More wear on the right rear drive wheel. I am not a hot dog when driving and was very concerned. I contacted Pirelli and they were nice enough to make allowances for me to replace them both for the price of one.
Come to find out, their Pirelli PZero tires have a 45K wear out warranty, except on the cars with staggered sizes. The warranty drops to 22,500 on the rear tires effective 1/1/2012.
Has anyone else experienced the same or similar situation with Pirelli tires?
Come to find out, their Pirelli PZero tires have a 45K wear out warranty, except on the cars with staggered sizes. The warranty drops to 22,500 on the rear tires effective 1/1/2012.
Has anyone else experienced the same or similar situation with Pirelli tires?
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The rims were resprayed as one of the first pics showed evidence of a respray over the rubber residue when someone removed the wheel balancing weights but left some of the rubbery glue on the rim inside.
So they were abused in a previous owners? life.
So they were abused in a previous owners? life.
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Good eyes, that is what one of the Tire shops also said. I am working on replacing all 4 wheels and gaining a full sized spare. Replacement tires should be here next week.
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it might not be helpful but interesting to read nonetheless.
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test
test results for the lazy people like me.
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test
test results for the lazy people like me
.- + Ninth: Pirelli P Zero
- + Eighth: Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec
- + Seventh: Toyo Proxes R1R
- + Sixth: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
- + Fifth: Continental ExtremeContact DW
- + Fourth: Hankook Ventus R-S3
- + Third: Yokohama Advan Neova AD08
- + Second: Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position
- + First: Michelin Pilot Super Sport
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My 2010 E350's tires are about gone now at 26k. It came with continental whatever's. I like the wear I got out of them and have had no problems. Sound great too. I'm gonna replace them with the same tire. I got better life outta these than the Michelins that I had on my Toy Avalon. Not sure why but no complaints.
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it might not be helpful but interesting to read nonetheless.
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test
test results for the lazy people like me.
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test
test results for the lazy people like me
.- + Ninth: Pirelli P Zero
- + Eighth: Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec
- + Seventh: Toyo Proxes R1R
- + Sixth: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2
- + Fifth: Continental ExtremeContact DW
- + Fourth: Hankook Ventus R-S3
- + Third: Yokohama Advan Neova AD08
- + Second: Bridgestone Potenza S-04 Pole Position
- + First: Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Thanks!
