Tyres for a Maserati 4200 Gransport

[atgsambo]

Hi There

My old man has a nearly new 4200 Gransport and its eaten the set of pirellis allready so its time for some new tyres so i wanted to ask a few questions on his behalf

1. Would you stick with the pirellis P zero rosso ( or what ever they come with as standard ) Front 235/35/ZR19 Rear 265/35/ZR19 pr is it best to have a look at some ps2s or something .....

2. Is it advisable to have the tyres changed somewhere like Maranellos in egham or is it ok to take the car to our local tyre place ( have had tyres for years from this guy , allways matchs net prices and seems pretty good. Has done My racing puma and my dads old M3 in the past

Thanks for the help

Sam

[maser sod]

I've always been happy with Pirellis on my Maser. Just had a new rear set fitted, actually.

I don't see the need to take it to a Dealership. So long as whoever knows what they are doing - inc. jacking the car - there's no problem. I didn't let mine out of my sight though, I got the guy to come to me. Didn't fancy some spotty teenage tyre-swapper 'testing' the tyres out in my absence ...

[atgsambo]

Do you go for the P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico, P ZERO CORSA Direzionale or P ZERO NEROS ?

Edited by atgsambo on Monday 14th May 14:55

[lanby]

I'll be needing a rear set by the end of the month for the MOT,
265/35/18 I'm going to stick to the Michelin something or
other that's already on, anybody know what I should
expect to pay?

[sjp63]

lanby said:

I'll be needing a rear set by the end of the month for the MOT,
265/35/18 I'm going to stick to the Michelin something or
other that's already on, anybody know what I should
expect to pay?

About £200 each incl balance/VAT for Pilot sport

[sjp63]

if GS has 265/35/19 (see original thread) and Coupe has 265/35/18, the GS overall diameter is 1" bigger that Coupe. Is the GS gearing different to the Coupe?

[lanby]

£200 for a tyre that only lasts a few thousand miles, eek....

ta BTW.

[David A]

Humpries in Bracknell or Bagshot (keep going up the A30 past maranellos and you'll get there) always do good prices.

I've got goodyear f1 gds3s on the back and they seem good, will prob get the same again (soon!!)

Dave

[atgsambo]

David A said:

Humpries in Bracknell or Bagshot (keep going up the A30 past maranellos and you'll get there) always do good prices.

I've got goodyear f1 gds3s on the back and they seem good, will prob get the same again (soon!!)

Dave

Hi David

Ive heard that they are good too, i only live about 5 minutes from bagshot The tyre garage we usually use is called martins and there based in knaphill

Sam

[mal]

I put Goodyear Eagle F1 GS D3's on mine and I am very pleased - the ride is a little more solid, but the grip especially on hard accelaration seems better. I got them at a real bargain (Under £200 each) from Tyretrax in South Norwood - if interested ring Martin on 020 8656 9992

[maser sod]

atgsambo said:

Do you go for the P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico, P ZERO CORSA Direzionale or P ZERO NEROS ?

I've got the asymmetrics on - but I couldn't tell you the difference between the three sorts. I got them for £170 each, if that helps as a price guide (Protyre, Bristol).

[atgsambo]

Went down today with my dad , got 4 Eagle F1s fitted for £646 inc VAT

So far hes very pleased with them ( alltho they wont be at there best for around 100 miles )

Thanks Humpreys in bagshot