Dear Mustang Tire Snobs.

[Dave TBG]

Hi Mike, we are way past this. We are now on to adult beverages. Beer, tequila, bourbon or whiskey (funny no wine drinkers yet). So tell us your poison and lets move on.

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[13GetThere]

I like the local wines here, and when I say local, I mean in the same county.
I'm sure the wine snobs will look down their noses at me but I don't give a schitt. I don't have to drive far, and they're good.

 

[Bugs]

I hate it when I go to a bring-your-own wine tasting and the elitists look down on me simply because I unscrew my bottle. That really puffs my cheetos!

 

[Jimayy]

I'm partial to the Stella Rosa series.. Fruity, and about 11 bucks a bottle.

 

[MyStang]

Bugs,
I can still remember the good old days

 

[Bikeman315]

Bugs,
I can still remember the good old days

Oh yeah........

 

[UglyMutt]

Sounds like a Michelin buyer. Miss the part where I can do the same as you in my tires? I hold .7 to .9 Gs all the time. So how's that cheap? Just cause you spent the most does not mean you bought the best. Higher price does not equate to better. Pirelli nero tires are on just about every super car so not sure where you are getting Im cheaping out. This is the elities attitude im talking about.

I don't have time to read this whole thread but I assume it's mostly flames. Those Neros are junk. You would know it if you put a better tire on your car. Not saying it needs to be a PS4S but almost any decent summer performance tire will show a noticeable difference. I have 285/35r19 PS4S on my car now and I really like them but I'm not sure Ill get them again. I guess it depends on how they wear. They were expensive, but not THAT expensive. My car is summer/fun only so I'll probably get two or three years out of them. They were about $1350. A really marginal performance tire would have been about $850. $500 over a couple few years really isn't much.

And no, you can't do in your care with your tires what I can do in my car with my tires. I'm not being shitty, it's just a fact.

Also, none of those cars you mention are running the Nero. They are all on P zeros or proprietary versions of that series. https://www.pirelli.com/tires/en-us/car-light-truck/prestige/mclaren

 

[Jimayy]

Bugs,
I can still remember the good old days

 

[Bikeman315]

I don't have time to read this whole thread but I assume it's mostly flames. Those Neros are junk. You would know it if you put a better tire on your car. Not saying it needs to be a PS4S but almost any decent summer performance tire will show a noticeable difference. I have 285/35r19 PS4S on my car now and I really like them but I'm not sure Ill get them again. I guess it depends on how they wear. They were expensive, but not THAT expensive. My car is summer/fun only so I'll probably get two or three years out of them. They were about $1350. A really marginal performance tire would have been about $850. $500 over a couple few years really isn't much.

And no, you can't do in your care with your tires what I can do in my car with my tires. I'm not being shitty, it's just a fact.

Also, none of those cars you mention are running the Nero. They are all on P zeros or proprietary versions of that series. https://www.pirelli.com/tires/en-us/car-light-truck/prestige/mclaren

Move on UM. Beer, wine, bourbon, whiskey or tequila. Show us what you're made of.

 

[Performance nut]

I saw the title and how many pages it was and thought "this should be fun". Wasn't disappointed.

 

[hws52]

I do agree to a point that there are many choices that are less money the PS4S for 80% of performance but you are comparing apples to oranges. The Pzero Nero is a all season tire, the PS4S is a summer tire, and the Michelin Cup tire is actually a track tire that can be street driven. When I bought my '18 GT I stayed with the 18" oem because I was going to put winter and summer tires on, I live in northern Ohio and drive year round. The Pzero Nero tires is not up to par in the rain for a performance tire, it reminded me on my '03 GT with the standard Goodyear gaterbacks which were terrible in the rain but great in the dry. I put my winter tires,(Pirelli Sottozero3), on the oem 18" wheels and have PS4S on 19" wheels for the summer. The PS4S is a big improvement over the Pirelli but not just because its more expensive but because it is a summer vs all season tire. Truth be told considering the hp and weight of the Mustang any tire can be overwhelmed with a stupid right foot but to call us tire snobs because we are willing to spend more money for a better tire is just wrong.

 

[Bikeman315]

 

[Norm Peterson]

... The PS4S is a big improvement over the Pirelli but not just because its more expensive but because it is a summer vs all season tire. Truth be told considering the hp and weight of the Mustang any tire can be overwhelmed with a stupid right foot but to call us tire snobs because we are willing to spend more money for a better tire is just wrong.

Agreed, though to be fair I don't think he was calling most of us here on the forum who buy Michelins or other top-shelf tires out as snobs. Just his show car acquaintances who do, and go on to put him down because he didn't. He probably could have worded his complaint a bit more clearly and aimed it more specifically, though.


These days, I'm strictly a beer man. Not stuck on just one brew, either, and I hardly ever drink the same thing two bottles in a row unless I'm at a restaurant/tavern. I think my little beer fridge has six bottle in it at the moment, no two being the same. Drank a bottle of something called 'Arrogant Bastard' the other night . . . honest.


Norm

 

[UglyMutt]

Move on UM. Beer, wine, bourbon, whiskey or tequila. Show us what you're made of.

I brew my beer, buy my bourbon, and sip my tequila.

 

[Bikeman315]

Got to find me some of this

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