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Old Jul 11, 2025 | 07:46 PM
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Scary on the tires!

You should make a YouTube series about the warranty lol, like Doug Demuro and his Range Rover
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What’s with the need to reply to a post of mine from over 2 weeks ago to try me drag me into a back and forth?
Not trying to make you do anything and i didn’t know i’m only allowed to reply to your posts within a window of time, lol.

I think you have too much time on your hands.
Lucky me.
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Not biting. Go troll somewhere else.
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reads like a downer to me. he's keeping them and adding one because he loves the cars! you know, 'enthusiast'. he has the resources, the skills, and the space to have them.

CONGRATS STRIKER! and 2 W12's for 'redundancy'. love it, haha.
Thanks Bit, SW, Margate and everyone else!

Good idea with the warranty tracking lol! I don't think I'll use it much past this, I'm realizing my silver car is freakishly good. It had nothing at all wrong with it vs the little stuff on this one even at such low miles.
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Old Jul 11, 2025 | 08:09 PM
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What was the date code on those tires?
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Old Jul 11, 2025 | 08:20 PM
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What was the date code on those tires?
Death, 20/17 marked and cracking every area they can.

Debate now is between foam PSs or your tires, with foam if they offer that
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Old Jul 11, 2025 | 08:36 PM
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Yikes!

Pirelli does offer a PNCS line of foam filled tires
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Old Jul 11, 2025 | 09:27 PM
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Yikes!

Pirelli does offer a PNCS line of foam filled tires
I've been impressed in NVH by the two sets I've been around, my dad has them on the Range and my doctor friend has them on his Q7.

What scares me is my friend has belt separation at under 10k miles and they are fighting him on replacement. I love how quiet they are but when I lost a pilot sport on the 460 Michelin no questions asked gave me a new pair for free
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Old Jul 12, 2025 | 06:48 AM
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I've been impressed in NVH by the two sets I've been around, my dad has them on the Range and my doctor friend has them on his Q7.

What scares me is my friend has belt separation at under 10k miles and they are fighting him on replacement. I love how quiet they are but when I lost a pilot sport on the 460 Michelin no questions asked gave me a new pair for free
I have had a BUNCH of Pirelli tires now. Like 10 sets now and have not had one issue. I’m not going to deal with undesirable performance all the time to avoid a potential issue of I might have an issue. With that outlook you should trade your Audis in on Lexuses

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I have had a BUNCH of Pirelli tires now. Like 10 sets now and have not had one issue. I’m not going to deal with undesirable performance all the time to avoid a potential issue of I might have an issue. With that outlook you should trade your Audis in on Lexuses
Difference is my Audis have had less issues lol!

I'm just cautious since issues here here are one thing but dodging warranty is another, Continental is also an option I'm considering but I know they get dramatically louder about 1/3 of the way into lifespan
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That’s my point, your experience defies the expectations, so I wouldn’t worry about the Pirelli tires.
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Originally Posted by SW17LS
That’s my point, your experience defies the expectations, so I wouldn’t worry about the Pirelli tires.
Im going with AS3s, they are the leader and price is actually amazing too
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Im going with AS3s, they are the leader and price is actually amazing too
Yep, had them on my S560. You will like them.
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Tint added and cleaning started, lots of grime on controls and in the seams that is going to take a while to get perfect.
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Stupid idle complaining but I never understood why the trunk control is the same as an A6 and not metal capped like all the other controls. I mean you bothered to line the pocket in leather and forgot the switch?




This is taking forever lol! Sometimes I ask myself if the extra $100-150k is worth it to just buy these stupid things brand new.....

At least new cars just have giant screens so you don't need to pick/hair brush every single button

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