RE: anyone tried pirelli p7000's?

["Duff, Ian" <iduff@charter.com>]

I'm one of those 10 year old critics, so I'll stay silent on that item,
but now that the Audi calendars are rolling in, maybe we should bribe
the Pirelli folks to augment our calendar supply!

Ian Duff, New Bedford, MA
1990 Coupe Quattro

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>From: 	Eliot Lim[SMTP:eliot@u.washington.edu]
>Sent: 	Thursday, May 30, 1996 2:04 AM
>To: 	quattro mailing list
>Subject: 	anyone tried pirelli p7000's?
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>
>the tire rack web site and newsletter seems to have a heck of a lot of
>"coverage" about this tire and i have to admit it has captured my
>attention.  i am particularly interested in its poor weather
>capabilities,
>low weight, low noise and good comfort, something that the tire rack
>testers found. so i was wondering if anybody here has a set and if so
>how
>they like it.  it is quite a bit pricier than the various dunlops, so i
>was wondering if the extra price is just going into all the
>advertising!
>
>i know that there are pirelli critics out there and i would be
>interested
>in your comments only if your experiences are with the p7000 or current
>generation tires.  in other words, i would not be too interested in
>hearing about pirellis of 10 or even 5 years ago as tire technology is
>rapidly evolving and i don't believe that extrapolating that far back
>yields anything meaningful.
>
>tia
>
>eliot
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