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  • Pirelli in short supply?

    From GB@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 11 13:10:17 2022
    My car has Pirelli P7 tyres, and one is worn. It's almost impossible to
    find a supplier of the size I need. Is there some particular reason for
    this, or just general supply chain problems?

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  • From Roger Mills@21:1/5 to All on Fri Nov 11 19:53:03 2022
    On 11/11/2022 13:10, GB wrote:
    My car has Pirelli P7 tyres, and one is worn. It's almost impossible to
    find a supplier of the size I need.  Is there some particular reason for this, or just general supply chain problems?


    Do you need an unusual size?

    Have you tried Black Circles - they appear to have P7's in a wide range
    of sizes?

    See: https://www.blackcircles.com/tyres/brands/pirelli/p7-cinturato#anchorAllSizes

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    Cheers,
    Roger

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  • From GB@21:1/5 to Roger Mills on Sat Nov 12 11:50:06 2022
    On 11/11/2022 19:53, Roger Mills wrote:
    On 11/11/2022 13:10, GB wrote:
    My car has Pirelli P7 tyres, and one is worn. It's almost impossible
    to find a supplier of the size I need.  Is there some particular
    reason for this, or just general supply chain problems?


    Do you need an unusual size?

    Have you tried Black Circles - they appear to have P7's in a wide range
    of sizes?

    See: https://www.blackcircles.com/tyres/brands/pirelli/p7-cinturato#anchorAllSizes



    Yes, they do have my size. £150 seems like a lot to me, though, and I
    was wondering why there's not more competition.

    I asked one of the tyre places, and they say there's not much stock around.

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  • From Fredxx@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 13 00:11:14 2022
    On 12/11/2022 11:50, GB wrote:
    On 11/11/2022 19:53, Roger Mills wrote:
    On 11/11/2022 13:10, GB wrote:
    My car has Pirelli P7 tyres, and one is worn. It's almost impossible
    to find a supplier of the size I need.  Is there some particular
    reason for this, or just general supply chain problems?


    Do you need an unusual size?

    Have you tried Black Circles - they appear to have P7's in a wide
    range of sizes?

    See:
    https://www.blackcircles.com/tyres/brands/pirelli/p7-cinturato#anchorAllSizes


    Yes, they do have my size. £150 seems like a lot to me, though, and I
    was wondering why there's not more competition.

    I asked one of the tyre places, and they say there's not much stock around.

    Unless it's a problem with the manufacture of tyres I find exotic tyre
    sizes go in circles. High price initially -> then low price because few
    cars are manufactured to take the size and stocks are abundant (they do
    have a shelf-life) -> high price as stock isn't replaced.

    Any reason why you specifically want a Pirelli? There are other makes.
    Perhaps Pirelli have stopped manufacturing them through lack of demand?

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  • From GB@21:1/5 to Fredxx on Sun Nov 13 13:14:01 2022
    On 13/11/2022 00:11, Fredxx wrote:
    On 12/11/2022 11:50, GB wrote:
    On 11/11/2022 19:53, Roger Mills wrote:
    On 11/11/2022 13:10, GB wrote:
    My car has Pirelli P7 tyres, and one is worn. It's almost impossible
    to find a supplier of the size I need.  Is there some particular
    reason for this, or just general supply chain problems?


    Do you need an unusual size?

    Have you tried Black Circles - they appear to have P7's in a wide
    range of sizes?

    See:
    https://www.blackcircles.com/tyres/brands/pirelli/p7-cinturato#anchorAllSizes



    Yes, they do have my size. £150 seems like a lot to me, though, and I
    was wondering why there's not more competition.

    I asked one of the tyre places, and they say there's not much stock
    around.

    Unless it's a problem with the manufacture of tyres I find exotic tyre
    sizes go in circles. High price initially -> then low price because few
    cars are manufactured to take the size and stocks are abundant (they do
    have a shelf-life) -> high price as stock isn't replaced.

    Any reason why you specifically want a Pirelli? There are other makes. Perhaps Pirelli have stopped manufacturing them through lack of demand?


    The plan was just to replace one, as the others were not flagged up in
    the last MOT. Looking round the car, they are all looking a tad elderly,
    so maybe now's the time to shell out £500, say, and replace them all? If
    so, I have no idea which tyres to get?

    There's no spare, btw.

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  • From Dave Plowman (News)@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Nov 13 14:48:47 2022
    In article <tklhjn$rpej$[email protected]>,
    GB <[email protected]d> wrote:
    My car has Pirelli P7 tyres, and one is worn. It's almost impossible to
    find a supplier of the size I need. Is there some particular reason for this, or just general supply chain problems?

    I needed a new set a few months ago. Pirelli were on special offer at
    Kwikfit.

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    *I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe*

    Dave Plowman [email protected] London SW
    To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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  • From Roger Mills@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 14 14:07:58 2022
    On 13/11/2022 13:14, GB wrote:


    The plan was just to replace one, as the others were not flagged up in
    the last MOT. Looking round the car, they are all looking a tad elderly,
    so maybe now's the time to shell out £500, say, and replace them all? If
    so, I have no idea which tyres to get?

    There's no spare, btw.


    In that case, have you considered Runflat tyres?
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    Cheers,
    Roger

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