110CSW
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| Is the Pirelli Scorpion Zero tyre M+S? |
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Pirelli website says it is M+S. Tyres are not marked as such. Which is it?
Also, how much will the performance of this tyres degrade with lower temperatures and then with snow? The reason I ask is that I have been really impressed with its performance in low temps and then in the snow this last week. Thanks
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 2nd Jan 2006 10:25 pm |
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Slimer
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Mine are marked as M+S but it's a fairly small marking (easily missed)
Can't comment on the performance at anything below -8°C but they were still doing fine then. Snow? We don't get it down here  Finally took the Coopers off today as I've given up waiting for it The End
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| 2nd Jan 2006 10:34 pm |
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110CSW
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Thanks - can you remember where the M+S is shown as I've had a good look and can't find it?
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| 2nd Jan 2006 10:52 pm |
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Slimer
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Just double checked - under the P of Pirelli it says Radial M+S Tubeless The End
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| 2nd Jan 2006 10:59 pm |
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110CSW
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Sorry to waste your time - so does mine (small eh?)!
More of a general M+S question to people but do these tyres therefore suffer less performance reduction at low temps than regular tyres? (Just wondering whether there is any upside in 'proper' snow tyres for the Disco up here in the glens).
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| 2nd Jan 2006 11:18 pm |
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Gareth
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Slimer wrote:Mine are marked as M+S but it's a fairly small marking (easily missed)
Can't comment on the performance at anything below -8°C but they were still doing fine then. Snow? We don't get it down here Finally took the Coopers off today as I've given up waiting for it
Well thats gone and done it! taken your snow tyres off  There's bound to be a raging blizzard now 
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| 2nd Jan 2006 11:40 pm |
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Slimer
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I live in hope  The End
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| 2nd Jan 2006 11:41 pm |
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10forcash
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Isn't that a place near Wrexham?
If so, you can pick 'em up yerself 
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| 3rd Jan 2006 12:08 am |
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Slimer
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Seems to be in all these place, none near me though.
Hope, Derbyshire
Hope, Devon
Hope, Dumfries and Galloway
Hope, Flintshire
Hope, Midlothian
Hope, Highland
Hope, Northumberland
Hope, Powys
Hope, Shropshire
Hope, Scottish Borders
Hope, Staffordshire
There's No Hope Here  The End
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| 3rd Jan 2006 12:14 am |
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10forcash
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Nothing new there then...
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| 3rd Jan 2006 12:16 am |
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espri
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Dog,
Have a look too at the thread http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?p=35572#35572 , where bontempi gives details of the differences.
I think it is true that genuine winter tyres are designed for temperatures below about +7°C (more or less) and have rubber suited for these conditions.
Eric
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| 3rd Jan 2006 12:17 am |
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GeorgeM
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| Re: Is the Pirelli Scorpion Zero tyre M+S? |
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Dog wrote:Pirelli website says it is M+S. Tyres are not marked as such. Which is it?
Also, how much will the performance of this tyres degrade with lower temperatures and then with snow? The reason I ask is that I have been really impressed with its performance in low temps and then in the snow this last week. Thanks
Do not use Scorpion Zero near zero temperature!!! A little ice spot on the road can spin you hard and unexpectedly! I had that experience and i know some similar cases with other RR and LR3.
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| 27th May 2006 10:41 pm |
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DG
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| Re: Is the Pirelli Scorpion Zero tyre M+S? |
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GeorgeM wrote:Do not use Scorpion Zero near zero temperature!!! A little ice spot on the road can spin you hard and unexpectedly! I had that experience and i know some similar cases with other RR and LR3.
Surely, ice and rubber do not mix regardless of make. 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 27th May 2006 10:48 pm |
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GeorgeM
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| Re: Is the Pirelli Scorpion Zero tyre M+S? |
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dickgriff wrote:Surely, ice and rubber do not mix regardless of make.
Goodyear offers some RUBBER tires which are perfect on ice and on dry, even without spikes... No problems on clear ice with them...
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| 27th May 2006 11:45 pm |
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espri
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In the winter I had Pirelli Scorpion Ice and Snow tyres on my D3. I presume these are the variation with rubber more suited to lower temperatures. I found them fine but I didn't really have all that much use on icy roads (I only got the car in March).
Eric
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| 28th May 2006 11:10 pm |
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