Given
53%
while driving a
Alfa Romeo 159
(235/40 R19) on
mostly country roads
for 9,000
spirited miles
When I upgraded my wheels to 19" these tires were supplied by my main dealer and I have to say I'm not all that impressed!! Don't get me wrong, the wet and dry grip is very good indeed, BUT the wear rate is phenomenal!! I'm quite an enthusiastic driver (But not in a haze of tire smoke kind of way!!) and use both country roads and motorway, I've really struggled to make these last 12 months/9,000 miles. The road noise is awful and they track the camber of the road something terrible, making driving more of a chore than a pleasure!! The tracking/alignment was checked when the new wheels were fitted, so I can only assume that it's the tires!! Also in the size I use 235/40/19 these tires are VERY expensive at around ?200 a corner especially when all 4 last less than a year!! Suffice to say that I have changed my tire size for the next lot to 245/35/19 and this has opened up a whole load more tire brands for me...Either Nexen N3000 or Avon ZZ3 next, I've used them before & they're a whole load better than these 'Top Brand' Pirellis.....Won't be buying Pzero nero's again!!