I'm looking to replace tires in the near future and wanted other driver's experience with high end brands like Pirelli and Michelin as well as the imports like Nexen or other less expensive brands. I was leaning toward the Nexen tires. I push the car a little, but no power slides, etc. I would be willing to trade off some of the "sticky" factor for a little better longevity. I came across a great deal for some Pirelli P-Zero tires for the front and one rear. To go with the Pirellis all around I would need to find one 285/30 ZR20 to match. I have read that these are super sticky, but wear fast. Some say they will only last 3000-5000 miles and others claim 15,000. Anyone got a new or near new PZero to sell in the size listed above? I live in Floida, so I can run Summer tires.. or not. I am especially interested in hearing from anyone who has run through different tire brands on the same car and anyone who has had Nexen N3000 tires for 10,000 miles or more. Thanks in advance!

 

I have run Pirelli, Michelin, Bridgestone, Sumitomo and Continental in 19's and 20's on three different cars, one being a XJR. It's been my experience that the tire wear rating on the side of the tires have been good indicators of how they wear. I hate Pirelli's. I ran them on a Porsche, Mercedes and Ferrari and hated all three sets. They were noisy, flat-spotted, traction was fair and wore out quickly. All around it was tough to beat the Michelin Pilot Series. I actually got 41,000 miles on a set of Pilot A/S on the Jaguar.

 

The car had Michelin Pilot Sports on it when I bought it and I knew I would have to replace them soon. Since I live in Florida, I can run the High Performance Summer tire, but may consider the all season ones. Once again, thanks!

 

I put Riken tires on my XKR and so far they have been great.