Our late 2017 MX is just reaching 28,000 miles and I'm looking at replacing in the next month or two. Which Pirelli's did you get and for how much?
I've been search different forums for advice, but I can't find a consensus and there is a lot different situations mixed in (MS, M3, new, older, different wheel sizes). So far, the main recommendations I've seen at "Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06" and "Scorpion Zero Asimmetrico with noise cancelling system." We want quiet tires, but I'm not anxious to pay for tires at Tesla ($1600 for a set). And i have a friend who swears that tires with insulation have the insulation come loose after a couple of thousand miles.
So what did you get and why?
Yeah there are a lot of mixed opinions on all sorts of tires. Fortunately there are some good solutions out there for folks that don't want the original Continentals for whatever reason. I think I mentioned why I got the Pirelli tires above, but to answer your other question, I got the Scorpion Verde A/S Plus 265 front and 275 back. They have a little more tread and rated for 65,000 but I think that would NEVER happen on a Tesla. Maybe if you drive on grass for the tire life
It's been several months and I don't remember the cost, but the wife whom pays the bills just said it was almost exactly $1,000, tires, tax, installed, etc. The road hazard warranty thing cost an extra $170 if bought separately.
I bought at Discount Tire; HOWEVER, I agree with other comments on TMC that knowledge and service at most ANY tire center depends on a lot of factors like training, personnel turnover, installation process, etc. Choose your installer wisely and ask a LOT of questions of the people actually installing the tires.
As a side note, some customers on TMC will swear they never go to XYZ Tire company again, and some will say they love XYZ. It just so happens that Discount Tire up here is the closest one to the gigafactory and they work on many Teslas and know them well and how to lift and install. Example, even when I walked up to the counter, the guy already knew exactly the staggered setup on the MX even before I was about to tell him, and walked me out to the area to show me how they were already lifting and putting tires on a model S. Ironically, Discount Tire in South Reno is not so knowledgeable in my opinion, so even in the same city, you might get good and bad experiences from the same major chain. Just my opinion of course.
For what it is worth, I never had the foam separate on the original tires, and we did look at them very closely when they came off.
edit: last thought. When you say quiet tires, I assume you mean at interstate speeds.
Some tires can really "whine" at high speeds. Many tires will be quiet on city roads (except those noisy snow tires). I travel mostly interstate at about 80 MPH (the limit on interstate along my routes).