156 GTA & Pirelli Tyres

[Viper_Larry]

It's time for 4 new Pirelli P Zero Rosso tyres for my 156 GTA. These are the only make/model of tyre I've had in the 4 years of ownership and I'm happy with them. Looking at £428 inc. VAT & fitting for the 4, so a good price.

Should I be looking at a different brand? If so, why?

[OperationAlfa]

I have michelin pilot sport 2's and they are very very good. Hard wearing too.

Alternatives are the usual Goodyear F1's and the Toyo proxes T1-R.

[Viper_Larry]

OperationAlfa said:

I have michelin pilot sport 2's and they are very very good. Hard wearing too.

I have these on the Viper and very happy with them. Could be an alternative...

[REDGTA]

I'm running the Good year F1's on my GTA and they are good. It was a hard call at the time to go with the F1's or the Rosso's. end the end I think it was a random decision.

[swanny71]

P Zero Rosso all round on mine, happy with them.

[velocemitch]

I switched the front end of mine from P-Zero's to Goodyear F1 Assymetrics. They were every bit as good as the P-Zero's but cheaper. I've had a few P-zero's going out of shape in the past, too early to tell with this set of Goodies but it's never been an issue before.

[bazzabear]

Why should you change?

Well, I changed from Rossos to Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas recently and have found the Vreds to be much more grippy.
Now, ordinarily I wouldn't state this as a categoric improvement (after all, you're usually replacing heavily worn rubber with brand new tyres, of course you'll see an improvement!)
In this case though, I swapped 2, and then the other 2 a few months later. The Rossos from the back, which had very little wear, went on the front and the Vreds on the back, then when those Rossos were worn down, they were replaced with Vreds too.
There was a very clear feeling of more grip at the back than the front, even though the Rossos on the front were in very lightly worn condition.
Now I've got Vreds all round, I find the ASR much less keen to kick in.

On the other hand, there's something to be said for sticking with what you know - and that's a cracking price you've found for the Rossos. I don't think you could get the Vredesteins appreciably cheaper.