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Originally Posted by msbarsi  chriswufgator strange that you only got 6,000 miles out of the Pirelli's. I got Pirelli Pzero Rosso on my car and with spirited driving style lasted a good 11,000 miles. Ok mine is lighter than yours being the 320 but I don't see the difference in weight so deomanding on the wheels. Pirellis are not known to be the best as for lasting miles but your car would be on rails on dry and wet tarmac. The Rossos really transformed my car and they weren't that bad either but my size was 245/45 17 and I hadn't the ADS system. Now with the 2003 CL 500 I got I have the ABC system and I feel the CL is less comfortable than the SL.
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I have discussed this with you before, and I personally think that Pirelli ought to make you their poster-boy in their advertisements. I am not sure if you just got a good batch, or maybe your driving style has something to do with it, but you are about the only person who has had Pirellis and has anything positive to say about how long they last.
They are definitely the Rolls-Royce of tires, but everyone swears they wear really quickly. When my family bought our first R129, an early 90s 300SL, it came with Pirellis as standard equipment, and if you got 5,000mi out of those you were lucky. The first time, my dad thought "bad batch" and then the second time, he just replaced them with Michelins which lasted almost until we got rid of the car (a long time).
Getting 11,000mi and still going strong out of a set of Pirellis has got to be very unusual. Also, Pirellis are heinously expensive over here, compared to everything else. I am not sure if they are cheaper for you in Italy or not, since you are closer to their point of origin, but they are definitely the most expensive option here in the States.