Hi there
Really starting to enjoy driving the car, keep finding myself taking trips out, the Pzero's have come back a little but they are almost like driving on a low grip tyre in the wet and in the dry feel almost a little plastic, but they have improved a little.
I've spoken with a couple of owners of 458's who have basically said the Pzero's grip falls off massively once they are a year old irrelevant of tread depth left, they just fall of the cliff as to speak, my tyres are dated 2017 so are over a year old. I've spoken with Ferrari and they are happy for me to order a set of PS4S and have them delivered directly to them and they shall fit them in April/May when the car is in for its service, manage to find a full set from Camskill for £790, so mega cheap for what is best tyre on market. Owners say the PS4S is like a transformation over the Pzero and even a big step up from MPSS, especially in cold wet conditions.
Still even with low grip, the car is great fun, front-end has no grip, once you use brakes a little the front-end starts to bite but the car rewards a smooth driving style, very much how the 911 was, but there is great feedback from steering and though I am keeping it safe by keeping the car in its wet mode, if you get on power on exit you can feel rear axle grip well and if you over power it a little (all I have tried so far) you can feel the E-Diff, F1 Trac and slip control doing their thing seems to really maximises every last bit of mechanical grip out there and you can feel it working underneath and with you.
It is a lot of fun! Even had one guy who was so taken by the car walking the street, he proceeded to nearly trip over himself.
Really enjoying learning the car, I've had it in race mode but upshifts are so brutal in a straight line it spins the tyres up if your being lead footed, the car rewards you hugely for modulating the throttle and not just stomping the go pedal.
P.S. Paid the tracker subscription today, £304 for a year, seems reasonable.
Really starting to enjoy driving the car, keep finding myself taking trips out, the Pzero's have come back a little but they are almost like driving on a low grip tyre in the wet and in the dry feel almost a little plastic, but they have improved a little.
I've spoken with a couple of owners of 458's who have basically said the Pzero's grip falls off massively once they are a year old irrelevant of tread depth left, they just fall of the cliff as to speak, my tyres are dated 2017 so are over a year old. I've spoken with Ferrari and they are happy for me to order a set of PS4S and have them delivered directly to them and they shall fit them in April/May when the car is in for its service, manage to find a full set from Camskill for £790, so mega cheap for what is best tyre on market. Owners say the PS4S is like a transformation over the Pzero and even a big step up from MPSS, especially in cold wet conditions.
Still even with low grip, the car is great fun, front-end has no grip, once you use brakes a little the front-end starts to bite but the car rewards a smooth driving style, very much how the 911 was, but there is great feedback from steering and though I am keeping it safe by keeping the car in its wet mode, if you get on power on exit you can feel rear axle grip well and if you over power it a little (all I have tried so far) you can feel the E-Diff, F1 Trac and slip control doing their thing seems to really maximises every last bit of mechanical grip out there and you can feel it working underneath and with you.
It is a lot of fun! Even had one guy who was so taken by the car walking the street, he proceeded to nearly trip over himself.
Really enjoying learning the car, I've had it in race mode but upshifts are so brutal in a straight line it spins the tyres up if your being lead footed, the car rewards you hugely for modulating the throttle and not just stomping the go pedal.
P.S. Paid the tracker subscription today, £304 for a year, seems reasonable.
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