Many years ago a member brought his new (to him) PZ round so I could help him to do a few minor jobs on it.
As he'd never driven any other example before, he wanted me to take it for a test drive to see how it compared with mine.
We drove down the road and the engine pulled strongly, the brakes were a bit "wooden" and we later confirmed that both front caliper sliders were seized.
However, it was as I entered a slightly damp roundabout that the excitement started, as there was zero turn-in and the car just understeered straight on, very nearly hitting the island. Having regained control I proceeded to go all around the roundabout to take the shortest route home, with the tail out and almost full opposite lock
When we got home and checked the car we discovered that the two rear tyres were mismatched brands we'd never heard of but the fronts were new Pirrelli P-Zeros.
It took a while sitting having a coffee before the penny dropped...
"Pirrelli"? surely that should be "Pirelli" - just the one "R".
Sure enough, some Googling revealed that these were indeed fake tyres, not just the miss-spelt name but a very similar tread pattern, and virtually no grip as soon as the road was damp.
He'd bought the car privately and the previous owner had only had it less than a year, only doing 600 miles, but had sold the car "because the power was scary and his wife wouldn't drive it". Apparently they'd bought it with those tyres fitted...
still wouldn't hah! 
| Harry |