Help! Time to choose ...

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:22 pm

Help, please. Time to choose.

On a 35iS ...

Pirelli P Zero
or
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

I need to order them this weekend.

NickDE · Post by **NickDE** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:24 pm

Whichever you can get cheapest

Swiftly · Post by **Swiftly** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:34 pm

Both makes are good, however my preference would be the Goodyears

vester86 · Post by **vester86** » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:56 pm

have had bad experiences with the pirelli's on my previous car (Pzero Nero) so i'll vote for the goodyears also.

besides that i hear a lot of good story's about the goodyears

Marlon · Post by **Marlon** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:05 am

Goodyears - I've found P Zeros wear fast

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:35 am

NickDE wrote:Whichever you can get cheapest

Only a few quid between them.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:56 am

Was on my 4th set of Pirelli RFTs on my 123d when I sold it - never had a problem with them, but then I never tried anything else to be fair!

But they were way better than the Bridgestone Potenzas on my Z4Cs. :laugh:

craig3.2 · Post by **craig3.2** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 12:57 am

Goodyear's,a good all rounder,but in the dry I would say look at Michelin pilot super sports.
Also Vredsteins(ultracs,etc),great all round and superb in the wet,,if looking at alternatives

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 1:28 am

craig3.2 wrote:Goodyear's,a good all rounder,but in the dry I would say look at Michelin pilot super sports.
Also Vredsteins(ultracs,etc),great all round and superb in the wet,,if looking at alternatives

Thank you

, but the choice has to be Pirelli P Zero or Goodyear Asymmetric 3.

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 10:50 pm

Busterboo wrote:Help, please. Time to choose.

On a 35iS ...

Pirelli P Zero
or
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

I need to order them this weekend.

Ordered the Pirellis.

mr wilks · Post by **mr wilks** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 10:53 pm

Busterboo wrote:
Busterboo wrote:Help, please. Time to choose.

On a 35iS ...

Pirelli P Zero
or
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

I need to order them this weekend.
Ordered the Pirellis.

Whooooops

you asked for opinion between the 2 which came back overwhelming for the Goodyears yet you bought the Pirellis

340bhp twin turbo you'l have some fun with those especially with the merest hint of damp tarmac

RickRob · Post by **RickRob** » Sun Jan 08, 2017 10:57 pm

Busterboo wrote:
Busterboo wrote:Help, please. Time to choose.

On a 35iS ...

Pirelli P Zero
or
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3

I need to order them this weekend.
Ordered the Pirellis.

Interesting choice given that everyone who answered the question expressed a preference for the Goodyears. I was too late but I have been super happy with the Eagle F1 Assymetrics I put on on mine.

Busterboo · Post by **Busterboo** » Mon Jan 09, 2017 3:26 am

mr wilks wrote: Whooooops you asked for opinion between the 2 which came back overwhelming for the Goodyears yet you bought the Pirellis

I was going to say 'Fair comment', but the opinions that came back weren't "overwhelming for the Goodyears".

However, they certainly weren't for the Pirellis, either. But, since posting the question, I've done more research and more remembering of my own Pirelli experience, which was very good.

Yes, they have a bad-in-the-wet reputation, but that goes back far beyond the new 2016 P Zeros, which have road-tested well in this regard. Yes, they might not last long, but at £450 a set, this is a risk I'm willing to take.

The primary reason I've gone for them, although there are others, is that the P Zero is a good 'sticker' in the dry and perhaps better than it was in the wet (although I never chuck cars around in the wet, anyway).

Whatever, if I've made a mistake, I'll report back and 'fess up.

craig3.2 · Post by **craig3.2** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 12:02 am

At the end of the day,it's what you are happy getting

I have lauded the greatness of various Vredesteins I have had fitted to various cars over the years,Inc my last z4,but in about 5 years with my current z ,I have went with Goodyear's or Pilot SuperSport's.
Still not convinced on either in the wet, compared to Vredesteins tbh,but will see.

The pirrelli's should be okay though

Number5 · Post by **Number5** » Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:33 am

I found Pirelli's do wear faster. I've had Goodyears F1's on my Alpina for 2 years and cant fault them.

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