Have the Pirelli P6000s become brilliant?

[Pints]

Apparently the 2nd most expensive tyre I can get when I shoe my car, second only to the Michelin Pilot Sport. I thought the P6000 only sold because it was cheap.

Have I missed the memo that mentioned the infamous "ditchfinder" is now worth this sort of money?

[AndyLB]

Last time I tried them they were rubbish.

[GingerWizard]

Pints said:

Apparently the 2nd most expensive tyre I can get when I shoe my car, second only to the Michelin Pilot Sport. I thought the P6000 only sold because it was cheap.

Have I missed the memo that mentioned the infamous "ditchfinder" is now worth this sort of money?

they where very good on my old,old Ka, noisy on motorway but pretty good tbh


but they cost me 46-58 quid on average over 5 years! they are more expensive then my 205/45/r17 Bridgestone Potenza....

Edited by GingerWizard on Monday 22 August 21:57

[lordlee]

I'd rather wrap condoms around my alloys....

[dowahdiddyman]

Bleedin hell!, I paid less than that for a pair fitted.

[Pints]

dowahdiddyman said:

Bleedin hell!, I paid less than that for a pair fitted.

A pair of what fitted?

[dowahdiddyman]

Sorry P6000`S on the front of my Hyundai Coupe. To be honest i`ve had no problem with them.

[LocoBlade]

£150+ for a 205/50-16 of any rubber is having a laugh, especially as they're supposedly on "Special Offer"

[steeveeboy]

I have a set on my/stepdads e class merc, I was glad of them today stopping when some total tool cut me up!

[y2blade]

nope, they are still deadly in the wet

crazy price that!

[jonstable]

Having had P6000's on my old S14 I can safely say that LingLongs are a better tyre. The combination of those tyres and a terrible autobox nearly killed me on several occasions! My boss spoke to Pirelli recently and they said that they would have discontinued the P6000 a long time ago but for its popularity.Very strange!

[aka_kerrly]

where are you getting those prices from??

Try Camskill

dave

[Globs]

They were the only tyres that allowed me to slide the rear of my front wheel drive 406 1.9TDI without trying.

Total dangerous ste.

I now have Avons and they are totally dependable and much quieter too.

[Pints]

aka_kerrly said:

where are you getting those prices from??

Try Camskill

dave

Blackcircles.

I'll be going with the FK452 (£83.64 a corner, fitted), but I was just very surprised at the daft price being quoted for the Pirelli.

Had them on my Clio and won't be venturing down that route again. I'm sure they're fine on heavier cars, but on an MX-5 I'd be asking for trouble.

Edited by Pints on Monday 22 August 22:11

[Globs]

Pints said:

I'm sure they're fine on heavier cars, but on an MX-5 ir'd be asking for trouble.

If by 'fine' you mean 'extremely slippery at random' then yes.

[S18DMW]

£152!!

I've just ordered some Yoko Parada Spec-2's, had them on my Civic type R and couldn't really fault them bar the road noise once they get low so gone with them again. £64.80 each for a 205/40 17.

[Drive Blind]

205/50-16's have become very expensive in the last few years. I have been buying that size for over 6 years now. I guess its not such a common size anymore.

F1 GSD3's have been my tyre of choice but it seems you cant get them anymore.

[Globs]

A good way to stop a tyre being popular (and saving the subsequent lawsuits) is to price them out of the market. Hopefully this is what Pirelli are doing..

[Timberwolf]

It does look a bit stiff. I always thought the point of the P6000 was that it was an old design that had long banked its R&D costs, and thus was cheap to fit for a "name" tyre, to the delight of OEMs and fleet service managers.

(Mind you I think the ditchfinder reputation is a bit overdone. I've driven on them, they're not the best tyre in the world, they sometimes get a bit more wandery than I'd like over raised white lines in the wet, but the grip levels are pretty high unless you're being stupid. I do wonder how much is genuinely a snappy breakaway characteristic and how much is a combination of common fitment and the "blame something, ANYTHING!" attitude endemic to drivers after a single vehicle accident.)

[jimbobsimmonds]

These came on my S60 when i bought it... Fronts were worn so stuck Vreddy Ultrac on the front with the Pirellis on the back... Who thought a Volvo could be so arse happy in moist conditions...