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Irlmin · Oct 14th, 2007, 11:08 AM

Well I couldn't take it anymore and finally ditched the runflats on My R56 MC , the combination of Irelands roads and the stiff and heavy runflats were ruining the car , I fitted a set of 205 , 45 , 17 Pirelli P Zero Nero's and so far I am very happy with the results , I changed to non RF s on my last 2 MINIs and even though the R56 was better in most respects it was still dreadful on the RFs ,
G

MINI&MERCGUY · Oct 14th, 2007, 12:44 PM

How much were each of the 17" Pirelli tyres?

LizzyG · Oct 14th, 2007, 06:32 PM

I used to have pirelli P zero nero's on my fiesta ST, they were ok.

Irlmin · Oct 14th, 2007, 06:47 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by MINI&MERCGUY (original)

How much were each of the 17" Pirelli tyres?

Best price in Ireland is probably eiretyres.com - Tyres for PASSENGER CARs cheap, bargains, look + save at € 113.80 ea delivered , mine were a lot less as I am in the trade . but shop around as Pirelli appear to be aggressive at the moment with pricing and I know the P Zero Nero are/were 'on offer' to dealers at the moment so a good price should be available
G

MINI&MERCGUY · Oct 14th, 2007, 06:55 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Irlmin (original)

Best price in Ireland is probably eiretyres.com - Tyres for PASSENGER CARs cheap, bargains, look + save at € 113.80 ea delivered , mine were a lot less as I am in the trade . but shop around as Pirelli appear to be aggressive at the moment with pricing and I know the P Zero Nero are/were 'on offer' to dealers at the moment so a good price should be available
G

€113 is a lot cheaper than the €250 I was quoted for a Dunlop SP01 runflat tyre. Anyway, hopefully I won't have to buy tyres for a long time as my MINI is brand new and came with the aforementioned 17" Dunop runflats!

Irlmin · Oct 14th, 2007, 08:53 PM

Mine is just 6 Months old and its been 6 Months of hell with the bloody runflats , plenty of thread left but they had to go , they are not just suitable for Irish roads ,
G

fulle156 · Oct 18th, 2007, 01:24 PM

Just to clarify, does it make any difference to the rims what tyres are on it? What I mean is, is switching to normals from runflats going to make any difference to the rims? I was in with a local tyre guy and he gave me some spiel about the runflat rims not being suited to normals due to the reinforced tyre wall having a wider space internally to fit the wider tyre. Can you clarify this for me please?!

Also, stupid question, but I presume it makes no difference to the pressure system in the car either?

Thanking you in advance!

jamesbeaumont · Oct 18th, 2007, 03:16 PM

I cant wait to replace my runflats... Im going for eagle f1's. Theres a very intersting tyre review done by autocar on their website, in the videos section. Im afraid the pirellis didnt do very well...

Sting · Oct 22nd, 2007, 08:03 PM

Just bought a used R56 with 15k on the clock with run flats fitted. I know the cars are camber sensitive but I've noticed that driving on country roads in Somerset that I sometimes have to fight with the steering depending on the road surface. Do the run flats cause this and if so what are the problems associated with changing the tyres.

grodenglaive · Oct 23rd, 2007, 12:22 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by fulle156 (original)

Just to clarify, does it make any difference to the rims what tyres are on it? What I mean is, is switching to normals from runflats going to make any difference to the rims? I was in with a local tyre guy and he gave me some spiel about the runflat rims not being suited to normals due to the reinforced tyre wall having a wider space internally to fit the wider tyre. Can you clarify this for me please?!

Also, stupid question, but I presume it makes no difference to the pressure system in the car either?

Thanking you in advance!

He's either ignorant or feeding you a line to get you to buy the much more expensive runflats. There is nothing special about the rims. Won't affect the pressure monitoring system either.

Oct 14th, 2007, 11:08 AM	#1
Irlmin Peoples Republic Of Cork Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cork Ireland Local Time: 10:33 AM Posts: 1,140 Offline	Runflats gone !!!!!! Well I couldn't take it anymore and finally ditched the runflats on My R56 MC , the combination of Irelands roads and the stiff and heavy runflats were ruining the car , I fitted a set of 205 , 45 , 17 Pirelli P Zero Nero's and so far I am very happy with the results , I changed to non RF s on my last 2 MINIs and even though the R56 was better in most respects it was still dreadful on the RFs , G www.miniclub.ie

Oct 14th, 2007, 06:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
Irlmin Peoples Republic Of Cork Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cork Ireland Local Time: 10:33 AM Posts: 1,140 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MINI&MERCGUY (original) How much were each of the 17" Pirelli tyres? Best price in Ireland is probably eiretyres.com - Tyres for PASSENGER CARs cheap, bargains, look + save at € 113.80 ea delivered , mine were a lot less as I am in the trade . but shop around as Pirelli appear to be aggressive at the moment with pricing and I know the P Zero Nero are/were 'on offer' to dealers at the moment so a good price should be available G www.miniclub.ie

Oct 14th, 2007, 08:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Irlmin Peoples Republic Of Cork Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cork Ireland Local Time: 10:33 AM Posts: 1,140 Offline	Mine is just 6 Months old and its been 6 Months of hell with the bloody runflats , plenty of thread left but they had to go , they are not just suitable for Irish roads , G www.miniclub.ie

Oct 18th, 2007, 01:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
fulle156 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Local Time: 10:33 AM Posts: 8 Offline	Switching Just to clarify, does it make any difference to the rims what tyres are on it? What I mean is, is switching to normals from runflats going to make any difference to the rims? I was in with a local tyre guy and he gave me some spiel about the runflat rims not being suited to normals due to the reinforced tyre wall having a wider space internally to fit the wider tyre. Can you clarify this for me please?! Also, stupid question, but I presume it makes no difference to the pressure system in the car either? Thanking you in advance!

Oct 18th, 2007, 03:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
jamesbeaumont Addicted to MINI... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Edinburgh Local Time: 10:33 AM Posts: 452 Offline	I cant wait to replace my runflats... Im going for eagle f1's. Theres a very intersting tyre review done by autocar on their website, in the videos section. Im afraid the pirellis didnt do very well... Chili Red R56 Cooper

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Oct 14th, 2007, 12:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
MINI&MERCGUY MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Local Time: 10:33 AM Posts: 138 Offline	How much were each of the 17" Pirelli tyres?

Oct 14th, 2007, 06:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
LizzyG MINI2 Senior Join Date: Mar 2007 Local Time: 10:33 AM Posts: 383 Offline	I used to have pirelli P zero nero's on my fiesta ST, they were ok.

Oct 14th, 2007, 06:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
MINI&MERCGUY MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Local Time: 10:33 AM Posts: 138 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Irlmin (original) Best price in Ireland is probably eiretyres.com - Tyres for PASSENGER CARs cheap, bargains, look + save at € 113.80 ea delivered , mine were a lot less as I am in the trade . but shop around as Pirelli appear to be aggressive at the moment with pricing and I know the P Zero Nero are/were 'on offer' to dealers at the moment so a good price should be available G €113 is a lot cheaper than the €250 I was quoted for a Dunlop SP01 runflat tyre. Anyway, hopefully I won't have to buy tyres for a long time as my MINI is brand new and came with the aforementioned 17" Dunop runflats!

Oct 22nd, 2007, 08:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sting MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Local Time: 09:33 AM Posts: 2 Offline	Just bought a used R56 with 15k on the clock with run flats fitted. I know the cars are camber sensitive but I've noticed that driving on country roads in Somerset that I sometimes have to fight with the steering depending on the road surface. Do the run flats cause this and if so what are the problems associated with changing the tyres.

Oct 23rd, 2007, 12:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
grodenglaive MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Local Time: 05:33 AM Posts: 75 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by fulle156 (original) Just to clarify, does it make any difference to the rims what tyres are on it? What I mean is, is switching to normals from runflats going to make any difference to the rims? I was in with a local tyre guy and he gave me some spiel about the runflat rims not being suited to normals due to the reinforced tyre wall having a wider space internally to fit the wider tyre. Can you clarify this for me please?! Also, stupid question, but I presume it makes no difference to the pressure system in the car either? Thanking you in advance! He's either ignorant or feeding you a line to get you to buy the much more expensive runflats. There is nothing special about the rims. Won't affect the pressure monitoring system either.

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