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Old 7th April 2016, 09:41 AM
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Default P Zero tyres in 265/35 20" (D3 S8 size) - £66.40!

Just ordered 4

http://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rsh...n&typ=R-215680
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Old 7th April 2016, 10:20 AM
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Crikey! I just checked a few other sizes and it looks like almost everything is massively discounted. I wonder if they are going out of business and liquidating stock

Michelin Pilot Sports 265 30 R20 £77 each
Conti Sport Contact 5 245 45 18 £43 each
Pirelli PZero 225 45 18 £32 each

I will be stocking up for the whole fleet!

Well spotted

Edit - looks like the premium brands in common sizes are heavily discounted, but rarer sizes, brand new models and budget brands aren't.

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Old 7th April 2016, 10:33 AM
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Ive just ordered a couple of sets of 4 P-zeros, great spot Ollie thanks
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Shouldn't they be 255 35 20 for a D2?
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Old 7th April 2016, 10:42 AM
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Shouldn't they be 255 35 20 for a D2?
They are not going on a D2!!
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Old 7th April 2016, 10:47 AM
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Awesome !!! Thanks. I just ordered 2 sets (8) of the Pirelli P Zero PNCS 275/35/20 for £560 !!!!
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Shouldn't they be 255 35 20 for a D2?
Yes, and they're not quite as much of a bargain @ £196 each .

http://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rsh...n&typ=R-217760.

Mind you, 18" Pirellis for £32 per tyre is pretty damn cheap. I can't see how they are not making a loss at that price.
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Old 7th April 2016, 10:49 AM
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Cheapest D2 sized - £ 54.60 for the Pirelli P Zeros. That does seem rather cheap!

Might order a set. The P Zeros are a good tyre too, yeah?
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But looking again brings up these,

http://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rsh...n&typ=R-196949

which I think were the original D2 S8 OEM tyres: now superseded by PS3/Supersports, but still pretty good tyres for less than £65 each, and worth the £10 premium over the Pirellis in my book..

CORRECTION: wrong size

Last edited by tintin; 7th April 2016 at 11:04 AM. Reason: Error, does not compute, wrong size :-(
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Good luck. The web site is on the blink and they won't take telephone orders
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