Giulia Quadrifoglio Tyres

[ecain63]

rosino said:

This is what happens when a manufacturer opts for a track day tyre on a « normal » car.. they tend to last very little and have poor English weather performance.

If we lived in California maybe... but in the U.K. for a normal car it makes no sense aside from pure marketing reasons so to beat the M3 and AMGs of this world around the track where sticky tyres make a LOT of difference...

Because the BMW and Merc were on crap tyres??

Cup 2 for the BMW I think. The Merc didn't even bother.

[Ares]

rosino said:

This is what happens when a manufacturer opts for a track day tyre on a « normal » car.. they tend to last very little and have poor English weather performance.

If we lived in California maybe... but in the U.K. for a normal car it makes no sense aside from pure marketing reasons so to beat the M3 and AMGs of this world around the track where sticky tyres make a LOT of difference...

Actually, you are quite wrong. They are great, and despite a month of cold weather, they've been fine. I'm still in two minds about replacing like-for-like, but I'd be a fool not to look at the alternatives.

[Ares]

smarty156 said:

Most people seem to get a lot more than 7000 miles from a set, unless they track it.

Had them checked over the weekend, they are down to c4mm so I'll be closer to 9-10,000 out of this set. Can't really grumble for the performance....not many tyres would last significantly longer with that much power being pushed through them.

[sixspeed]

smarty156 said:

Most people seem to get a lot more than 7000 miles from a set, unless they track it.

13k and still got about 3mm left on them now.

That's including a day at Bruntingthorpe offering passengers laps around the sprint circuit at Motor Madness last July, plus 4 laps of the 'Ring.

[BlackPorker]

17k miles with 3mm left. Mainly trundling up and down the motorway. Shows what you can achieve.

[Ares]

BlackPorker said:

17k miles with 3mm left. Mainly trundling up and down the motorway. Shows what you can achieve.

Thats not something to brag about

[MegaCat]

I managed 7000 on the Corsa’s including a track day and they probably have another season left on them - so probably around 14-15k from a set. I changed to Continental Winter tryres in October and they have been brilliant, probably going to change back to the Corsa’s at the end of March. So I think I will get effectively a year out of each set as the Winter’s have loads of tread left as well. I have never gone down the Winter tyre route before, but they really have been great in cold, wet, icy conditions and I get to have a ‘performance upgrade’ in March! ; )

[Ares]

As per thread in GG, had a run in with an angry pothole, front tyre knackered.




Decided to change both fronts, but had a huge ordeal trying to find replacement Corsas.

Most places are out of stock or on a 2-4 lead time.

A couple of online places have them at £230/tyre, but there are fewer and fewer places that now fit your own tyres, recent move by most.

Ended up finding a local place that can source in 48hrs at £275/tyre.

Local Alfa dealer was totally useless - tried to recommend the wrong tyre, and would have fitted if I'd not challenged. Then had no idea what tyres it needed, then admitted they never hold in stock, have to be ordered from Pirelli themselves, with a 14day turnaround time.