Across 59 owner ratings the Primewell PZ900 averages 56%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 7.2 out of 10 and Comfort lowest at 5. 24 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 38% of owners score it 70% or better.
These were on the rear when i bought the car, they have reasonable grip in the dry but in the wet predictably always let go around roundabouts etc when pushed. even the dsc couldn't stop it only counter steering. pleased in a way as it was my first bmw so got used to oversteer quite quickly with these tyres. Tyres were near enough new when i got the car 6000 miles later they have shown worrying signs of damage/wear.
Bought these for my car when I upgraded to 18" wheels (225/40R18) and you can't beat the deal you get! $500 for an entire set of good tires, thats almost unheard of now days.
I've put 23k miles on the car since having these and all the tires still look great and show no need of having to be replaced any time soon.
The only problem I had with ONE of the tires was, on the inner sidewall, where the treads and sidewall meet, there was a "tear" where the two came together. It looked like the sidewall and treads were trying to separate from each other. I don't blame this on the manufacturing, as I do drive rather sprited and enjoy testing the limits.
Looking at buying another set of wheels next year and would definitely buy these tires again!
Car:
'03 Toyota Camry
BC Racing Coilover suspension 10k front/8k rear spring rates
UR Front strut strut bar and rear sway bar
K&N Short Ram intake
OBX Racing header and mid-pipe
Magnaflow axle-back exhaust system
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Bought my 2009 Ford Focus from Carmax with the Primewell PZ900 tires. I have put over 30,000 miles on these tires in 18 months, I have no complaints, they ride great & handle awesome. I will be replacing them since my car was out of alignment and I didn't realize it, but I will be pruchasing these tires again. Great price and a Great ride.
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These tires are terrible. Grip is ok on dry roads. Terrible in the snow, or wet roads. They are noisy, and they don't last for $h!t. Wear extremely quick. Didn't last me 15,000 miles before they needed to be replaced. Awful tire... do yourself a favor and spend a couple extra bucks to get a better quality tire.
Just awful. Great for the first 800 miles then fell off a cliff. Shocking understeer developed and they are wearing fast. Which is a good thing. Because it means that I have to replace them.
I had 4 new pz900 fitted and for the first month/ 800 miles they appeared to be O K. OK meaning just that, not good not bad but just OK. as time passed and the mileage grew to 2000 the road noise increased, their seemed to be a whine from the rear end and I honestly thought a problem with the axle had developed. this being an expensive job was put off and in between the brakes needed service so a trip to the Just Brake Company was undertaken. The noise increased untill such time I was apprehensive about taking the car out of the garage. I telephoned our local garage ( LEX ) who carried out a diagnostic for $30. They came back with a recommendation of changing the tires. The supplying/ fitting company had no choice than to inspect them , test drive and agree that the tires were defective. The tires were replaced and the dreadfull noise dissapeared. Would I buy this tire again? No No No No No.
I absolutely love these tires. my wear is down to the replacement, but it took a year and a half to get there even with the 280 tread wear, and 4 autocrosses on these tires. There was a rainy autocross event and i dominated the competition with these tires. i also set my fastest run ever and my highest rank ever while rocking these tires. they arent meant for snow. they are a performance summer tire. these people under my review need to get their head out of their asses.
Horrible tire wear, I was warned by Firestone Tech not to buy due to poor treadwear - I should have listened. At 15,000 miles, Firestone told me I needed to replace them. It was obvious they are worn, and its not an alignment issue. Firestone and Ford have both confirmed alignment is good -its poor tires.
When I purchase my secondhand 2008 MX5 it came fitted with nearly new Primewells PZ900. The PZ related to the amount of grip, Practically Zero and 900 was the number of degrees you would spin through in the wet before disapearing through a hedge backwards. Two weeks after the purchase of my car, whilst fitting new Yokohamas, my friendly local small independent tyre specialist made me pick up one of the Primewells in one hand and then in the other, one of the new Yokohamas. The Primewells were twice the weight and the tyre walls were four times as stiff but then they were considerably cheaper than the price of the Yokohamas.
