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FAZ

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Registered: 24th Nov 07
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25th Dec 10 at 17:13

looking at getting one of the above in a 195 / 45 (or 50) profile for trackdays (only occasional due to finance restrictions

looking for a grip vs prce vs rough lifetime answer

your opinions to

Phillips_91

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Registered: 20th Jan 10
Location: Blackpool. Drives: Sapphire Black Mk4 Astra 1.8
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25th Dec 10 at 17:15

i voted seeing as we were discussing on fb

FAZ

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25th Dec 10 at 17:18

im looking into t1r vs yoko s drives nw chris mentioned them

chrisritch

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25th Dec 10 at 17:23

s drive ftmfw

Ian

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25th Dec 10 at 17:25

888.

You're going to buy them eventually. I'm going to do a group buy on WR at some point when we have enough people.

FAZ

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25th Dec 10 at 17:29

cant justify the cost of the 888, not for a small 1.2 doing occasional track days on a non competitive level

Ian

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25th Dec 10 at 17:29

So do a few days and sell them part worn. If you get 195/50s I'll have them off you when you're done.

[Edited on 25-12-2010 by Ian]

John

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25th Dec 10 at 17:30

Why not just use your normal tyres then?

FAZ

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25th Dec 10 at 17:31

normal are £18 pieces of paper :/

what is the resale like on 888's etc? is there a large demand for them?

Ian

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25th Dec 10 at 17:36

They're worth money second hand, which T1Rs won't be. You'll lose less doing a few days on the 888s and selling on than buying T1R that are not worth selling after you've used them.

SamCorsaB

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Registered: 2nd Nov 09
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25th Dec 10 at 17:36

i had 4 T1rs. when i came to replace i bought s-drives. Imo bit better in the wet and pritty similar in the dry unless there all scrubbed up but id say s-drives are harder wearing and about the same price.

Reecemac

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25th Dec 10 at 17:42

Iv got T1R's been very good so far, much better than the soft kuhmo's I had first (not sure what they were). Highly recommended on MR2 forums, doesn't help you mind but they do grip very well and keep's my back end behind me, as apposed to beside like with the kumhos.

Mieran

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Registered: 28th Jan 08
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25th Dec 10 at 18:47

I haven't tried these tyres but people seem to rate the kumho ku31, can't go wrong for 37£ a corner in 45 profile

t1r is about 30£ in 50 profile

corsadonk

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Registered: 4th Jul 09
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25th Dec 10 at 20:43

I looking at getting Toyo R1R's for my next project, they are between T1-R's and R888's.

Has anybody used them yet? It's only because I'm more likely to be using them on the road, in all weathers.

antnee

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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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25th Dec 10 at 21:01

quote:
Originally posted by Mieran
I haven't tried these tyres but people seem to rate the kumho ku31, can't go wrong for 37£ a corner in 45 profile

t1r is about 30£ in 50 profile

I found the kumho's to be crap compared to t1r's

Rich H

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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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25th Dec 10 at 21:32

quote:
Originally posted by antnee
I found the kumho's to be crap compared to t1r's

What were on the Ibiza when you had your accident?

Mieran

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25th Dec 10 at 21:41

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Kumho/Ecsta-KU31.htm

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Toyo/T1R.htm

Corsa_Sport21

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Registered: 13th Apr 08
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25th Dec 10 at 21:44

Have you dont track driving before??

Fad

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25th Dec 10 at 22:09

195/50 would be better than 195/45 for track days I reckon.

http://www.tyretraders.com/tyreInformation.aspx?ItemID=MIC19550R1582VEXALTO%20PILOT2

Just pay a little more for a decent tyre. T1r's are shite in the wet and wear very quickly in my experience.

antnee

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25th Dec 10 at 22:52

quote:
Originally posted by Rich H

quote:
Originally posted by antnee
I found the kumho's to be crap compared to t1r's

What were on the Ibiza when you had your accident?

Toyos

tom-gardiner

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26th Dec 10 at 00:02

r888's every time! this is my dads opinion not mine, i havnt done any track days yet

smcGSI16V

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Registered: 26th May 03
Location: Farnborough Drives: Thurlby 888 CDTi No.98
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26th Dec 10 at 00:51

Buy a cheap set of 15" wheels and get some r888's.

Your mad if you buy any normal tyres.

jacko198

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26th Dec 10 at 02:17

Ill be buying some 888's through the weekend racer group buy definatly

Corsa_Sport21

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26th Dec 10 at 03:06

If its your 1st time on track,will track tyres really be of any use??Will they do their job well enough to warrant having them??

Rich H

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26th Dec 10 at 14:10

quote:
Originally posted by antnee

quote:
Originally posted by Rich H

quote:
Originally posted by antnee
I found the kumho's to be crap compared to t1r's

What were on the Ibiza when you had your accident?

Toyos

Make your quoted statement above rather ironic then

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