Pirelli Colour Edition - How much???

Pirelli Colour Edition - How much???

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neilf

Original Poster:

837 posts

112 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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Ouch.


cuprabob

14,730 posts

215 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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Jesus wept...smile

bcr5784

7,120 posts

146 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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cuprabob said:
Jesus wept...smile
It's no dafter than all the other overpriced Porsche trim options.

39sl

169 posts

125 months

Friday 4th August 2017
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I was at a Pirelli performance centre this week and asked about these tyres....they are special order, picked in Germany, shipped to Italy for paint etc. then onto the customer

Apparently the cost for customised colours can stretch to £10K for a full set nuts

DJMC

3,446 posts

104 months

Saturday 5th August 2017
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39sl said:
...they are special order, picked in Germany,
I thought as much... they grow the rubber trees in the shape of the tyre, hence the price.

I'd prefer a diamond studded sidewall perhaps? Guards against kerbing...

gtsralph

1,189 posts

145 months

Saturday 5th August 2017
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neilf

Original Poster:

837 posts

112 months

Saturday 5th August 2017
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gtsralph said:
I assume the 'custom colour' pen is an additional £1900 biggrin

jon-

16,511 posts

217 months

Monday 7th August 2017
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You can even get yellow tyre paint if you want to match the Pirelli look smile

DJMC

3,446 posts

104 months

Monday 7th August 2017
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gtsralph said:
Reminds me of when I was 19, painting the GENERAL GRABBER tyre lettering on my '71 Capri!

SFO

5,169 posts

184 months

Monday 7th August 2017
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paying them to advertise their brand!

Cheib

23,302 posts

176 months

Monday 7th August 2017
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That makes PTS on a Boxster look cheap!

anonymous-user

55 months

Monday 7th August 2017
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Hmmm

My Porsche-correct "N rated" Boxster 981 tyres were c.£150 each from Black Circles.

SV_WDC

717 posts

90 months

Monday 7th August 2017
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At least everyone will know you're on the soft compound though wink

PhantomPH

4,043 posts

226 months

Thursday 10th August 2017
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I was paying close attention to the Colour Edition launch as I was hoping for a red trimmed option for my car (would fit well with the red accents on the interior and the brake callipers). Then I saw that they don't do a set for the 981...then I saw the price...then I closed the web page.