yeah well my friend owns the tire shop i buy my tires from now. and ive owned 3 sets of nitto 555's, and one set of supersports...maybe the pzero's are ok but ill be damned if i buy another pirelli supersport...i didnt own my set long enough for the shit to kick in, but i heard plenty of horror stories about them. im guessing your shop doesnt sell nitto's...because the shops i called that dont sell pirelli do nothing but trash talk the brands they dont sell...i know how it goes. ive read enough objective articles in enough objective car magazines about the 555 to give them credibility.