Good morning. I am soon going to need a set of new tyres for my L494 Sport. It is shod with Pirelli 275/44x21 at the moment which seem to have worn very evenly & have handled well, so have no burning desire to change make. I was just wondering what other peoples thoughts & experiences were with different brands & what the best prices were for Pirelli etc.
Many thanks.

My last sport went back to finance company in May it had 43k miles on it and had more than enough tread for another 10k easily according to the service report don in feb so to answer your question I woudnt look past these tyres!

Hopefully you can get a set as i hear certain sizes of tyres are running out according to my guy who fits my tyres and brakes?? MY18 SCV8 Satin flux silver
Gone:
MY19 SV VELAR AUTOBIOGRAPHY firenze red
MY18 SCV8 Yulong white- perfect 👍
MY16 SDV8 SANTORINI BLACK - perfect 👌
MY64 SCV8 DARK BLUE - nightmare car
MY64 SCV8 FIRENZE RED - loads of annoying issues
MY15 SDV6 FIRENZE RED - perfect 👌
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I've just completed a transformation back to Pirelli Scorpion Zero and very pleased so far albeit I find them noisier on some road surfaces than the previous tyres.

Before I had Uniroyal which were very good for grip and wear but in my size (275 40 R20) they created a steering wander which took me ages to discover. Repeated visits to the 4 wheel alignment place didn't cure it but a change to the Pirellis did. Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

OH - and another thing, if you use Black Circles just check that the tyres are not nearly out of date. It seems that they do cut it fine on some occasions. My local STS Tyre Pros say they can't compete with Black Circles but for my tyre size they beat Black Circles without me having to push them at all. Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5

Tyreleader are also good, but check over a few days as they can vary. Don’t go straight past kwikfit though, they can be reasonable on line, offers on now if you you need two or more

I have the Pirelli Verde and like them. Joined the X5 45e club
1994 Defender 90 300 tdi

Bought my last few sets from Kwik Fit.

And they come to me to fit them

Hi,
had the pirelli verde all seasons on ours and they were great for the 2 years we had it still the originals from factory fitted (dont do many miles though so never wore a set out )


if your want one new one to start you off, on a 21" diamond cut wheel have a look in for sale section


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gone Porsche Cayenne 2020
gone Corris Grey HSE Dynamic 2016
gone Ipanema HSE lux 2010
gone Rimini HSE 2005
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I have them fitted to my RRS and Discovery Commercial, and to be honest can't imagine anything beating them for wear or grip in both the wet and dry.

I have a set for sale with delivery mileage only if you're interested, and a further 2 sets already on wheels, pm me for further info.

Dave 2010 3.6 TDV8 HSE (Gone)
2011 Discovery 4 Commercial SDV6 (Gone)
1980 OBLIC 4.0ltr Range Rover (went a long time ago)

what kind of distances are people getting on their tyres before a change is due ?

Original Pirelli’s on 36,500 miles with about 4mm tread remaining

I’ve just replaced 5 x Pirelli Scorpion Zeros on my New Defender with 5x Wrangler Duratrac’s from KwikFit, using the mobile service done on my drive. Only one problem was the mobile fitter couldn’t balance the new 20’s in the machine in his van as the balancing machine had been fitted about 2mm too close to the van side.......... so do check if using their mobile service that they can handle 20” or bigger tyres in the van. It was the first thing the fitter told me when he arrived and he had already booked me a slot at the KwikFit Depot in Stirling for lunchtime the next day. They were the best price although they didn’t say online that my local depot had only 2 x 20” Duratracs in Scotland and the other 3 were being shipped up from a depot in Maidstone! They also gave me the full discount from my professional organisation I’m a member off that made them the cheapest supplier by quite a long margin. Very happy with the mobile service.

Now I have 4 x 21” SVR wheels and tyres that werE take offs and unused from a new SVR that I bought for my L494 HSED in 2015 To make room for the 5 20” take offs from the Defender that have only done 1300 miles. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Hi,
think our Pirellis had 30k on them and still 4-5mm left when it went, even worn front and rear as well

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gone Porsche Cayenne 2020
gone Corris Grey HSE Dynamic 2016
gone Ipanema HSE lux 2010
gone Rimini HSE 2005
!!