Posted by Tito
Bought a Pirelli Scorpion Verde for my Volvo XC90 for the fronts . They did not have the 275/45/20 that was the original size for it. They suggested a 285/45/20 that they have in stock. They assured me that nothing will change. 12 months later and my mechanic who I see every 6 months said my front tires are extremely bald. The balding was just the middle and the sides looks brand new because it was new. He said it needs to be replaced for safety issues. I have not seen anything like it so researched. All experts say that that is a big NO They said it ruins your speedometer, it ruins your braking system disc caliper , it uses the tire extremely hard that balding in the middle will happen. The RPM difference between the different sized tires will put a high load on the center differential for AWD vehicles. All these things I did not know until I researched . I was shocked that a 12 month old Pirelli tire was gone in 12 mos. Discount tire said my alignment was bad and did not issue replacement. The sales person was very knowledgeable too and I can see that he knows this issue because he had asked me all the questions I researched after talking to me. He said that the wear was so deep that I do not qualify for a replacement. But it was only 12 months of easy driving. He also said that I was 15K miles in 12 months and was close to manufacturer's limited warranty anyway and blamed the alignment for everything. I asked if I had bought the additional warranty if they would replaced it, he also said No Difference because of the wear and the alignment. I left disappointed and will look for a new store. Oh and I looked at my tire it says 2012.