Pirelli ATR

[oldworleybird]

New D4 on order and have discussed with dealer about fitting 19" pirelli ATR , he informs me there are none in stock and maybe no more coming ,has anyone else any information on whether these are going out of production .

[Jesse B]

Suggest contacting Pirelli direct - when I wanted to fit them to my D4 back in December I got all sorts of stories from LR dealer and from local tire shops. Rang state distributor and they rang Sydney - there were 29 of the 19 inchers in the shed there. Good option I reckon, while we're stuck with the 19" rims. Not noisy, and seem to work pretty well from what I've seen so far (9000 km). Ring around on price too - I found about $80 a wheel difference across a few places.

[Graeme]

X2.
I drove out of the dealers and into the tyre shop to trade-in the 5 originals for $1K at Christmas.
9K? - starting to clock-up a few kms.

[JohnH]

Spoke with a major Sydney tyre dealer 24/2.According to him only one left in Sydney(which I ordered as a second spare)new supplies about two months done the track.

[Jesse B]

X2.
I drove out of the dealers and into the tyre shop to trade-in the 5 originals for $1K at Christmas.
9K? - starting to clock-up a few kms.

Similar deal to what I managed - about $1k change-over. But it seems we were fortunate scoring ours when we did. I bet they had a rush on the 19" ATRs as the D4s began to arrive!

And yes, logging up the miles rapidly - lots of long work trips, and more coming in the next month or so. This vehicle has transformed that exercise from a chore into a pleasure. :)

[Next_Door]

I spoke with a Gold Coast dealer this morning.
He said that they had ATR's in stock in Sydney, overnight delivery.
255/55/19 $489.00 each, fitted and balanced.
$200.00 trade in on the new original's.

Any thoughts?

[roamer]

I spoke with a Gold Coast dealer this morning.
He said that they had ATR's in stock in Sydney, overnight delivery.
255/55/19 $489.00 each, fitted and balanced.
$200.00 trade in on the new original's.

Any thoughts?

Hi got mine from bob jane caloundra, fit & balanced $460.00
over night deliver
Cheers Ken

[Disco4SE]

Hi all,
Have done about 1000Klm's now on the 19" ATR's with a variety of driving.
First of all, paid just under $400.00 each fitted & balanced in Vic.

Comfort - Noticable as soon as I left the tyre dealer. Ride was smoother and quieter.
Dry weather - Grip really well.
Wet Weather - As above.
Freeway driving - Noticed that they tend to stay in a straight line better. More directional in bends & turns.
Off Road - Did some light 4WDing. Grip really well......no soft mud though.
Towing - Towed my 2 ton boat today. Noticed that there is almost no sidewall movement in the tyre. Allot better than the originals.
Verdict - So far so good.

Cheers, Craig

[oldworleybird]

Well had ATRs on order since April and finally fitted last thursday. I hope supply improves or better not destroy a tyre outback somewhere.

[FifiLámour]

Interesting. I tried to get our D3 fitted with ATRs about a month ago. The Brisbane dealer came back to me and said there were none available in Australia till at least November. Since we needed them *now*, we went with Scorpions.

I'm a bit ****ed off to hear that they are actually about. :mad:

[gedaso]

I fitted four new ATR's 18" on my D3 about a month or so ago. I rang just about every tyre outlet in SE Qld (and some in Sydney and Melbourne even) and none had any stock, and all had the same story about Pirelli Australia bringing some in on a slow boat from China sometime in the next few months. None sounded very confident about this though.

In the end I did manage to find two tyres from a Bob Janes store locally, and ordered the remaining two from TireRack in the USA. Price for the imported tyres (even allowing for air freight etc) was very slightly cheaper than local stock. With the Aussie $ now closer to the yank, it would be cheaper still. If I had to do it again, I'd get all four from Tirerack. Kinda sad state of affairs really....

[Disco4SE]

Hi all,
Can anyone recommend what tyre pressures I should be running with the 255/55/19 Pirelli ATR's?
Cheers, Craig

[dangermousehouse]

Hi Gedaso,

Just wondering what the freight charge and import duty was for the tyres you bought at tire rack. Thinking of doing the same thing.

Cheers

[gedaso]

For the two tyres I bought, this is what it cost in US dollars:
SUBTOTAL: $454.00
FREIGHT: $250.15 (FEDEX INT’L ECONOMY)
TOTAL: $704.15

Because it came in under $1000 aussie dollars, there was no GST, duty etc on top. If I'd bought four tyres, it would have been a different story (10% import duty plus 10% GST on top).

[dangermousehouse]

Thanks for this Gedaso.

Even with the the two lots of 10% charges, it's still cheaper to import 4 tyres from the US of A.

Shame really....