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SoCalKen · 06-01-2008, 08:44 PM

interestingly, even the same manufacturer but different model can be bad to match as they also can have different sidewall ratings. I was getting about 10k miles out of my Pzero sticky tires and though I'd get a few more miles out of the Pzero Rosso series. Well here I am at 31K miles (total on the car, 10K on this set of rubber) and need some new rubber in the rear. Now I have to buy the Rosso series for the rear as there is still some good tread left in the front. I think I'll go back to the stickies next time when I buy all around. Also different tires track road surface differently and create different road noise with a different tread, I think the noise alone would annoy me.
Ken

06-01-2008, 08:44 PM	#11
SoCalKen Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 89	interestingly, even the same manufacturer but different model can be bad to match as they also can have different sidewall ratings. I was getting about 10k miles out of my Pzero sticky tires and though I'd get a few more miles out of the Pzero Rosso series. Well here I am at 31K miles (total on the car, 10K on this set of rubber) and need some new rubber in the rear. Now I have to buy the Rosso series for the rear as there is still some good tread left in the front. I think I'll go back to the stickies next time when I buy all around. Also different tires track road surface differently and create different road noise with a different tread, I think the noise alone would annoy me. Ken Last edited by SoCalKen; 06-02-2008 at 08:08 AM. Reason: clarity