Martin_C
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quote: Originally posted by big eck
Martin get onto camskill.co.uk there cheaper than mytyres
fronts are about £15 dearer than my tyres, rears on special, £30 cheaper, hmmmm.
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Olsrey
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Registered: 13th Jan 07
Location: Bradford Drives: LET Vectra B
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quote: Originally posted by Dan295
quote: Originally posted by Olsrey
T1-R's wear down fast and have FUCK ALL grip in the wet .
true about the grip, mine havent worn fast at all though
I drove them on the limit (screeching) every day when I was bored
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Martin_C
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the t1-r's on the ek9 were superb, odd.
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Olsrey
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I use GSD3's now as they last longer and seem to grip more overall.
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big eck
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I have the T1r's on my cupra and there very good in the wet and dry compared to the old T1s's
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deanmcreynolds26
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Registered: 15th Sep 03
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had toyos on the astra turbo, good in the dry but wore down quickly and were shit in the wet...
whats the new rims like martin?
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Martin_C
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Registered: 27th Jun 03
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9x20" and 11x20" antera 343's, stainless steel lips, mmmm.
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Joe
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quote: Originally posted by Martin_C
maybe its just corsas that have no grip in the wet
I think this may be the problem and gunning it round a 90 degree bend at 80 mph and expecting the tyres to cope. The Corsa has to be one of the worst test beds for testing tyres on.
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
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Not keen on them new wheels at all looks better with standard ones.
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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i like my toyos
gotta expect a bit of understeer in a corsa its just how well you can correct it
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Martin_C
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quote: Originally posted by big eck
I have the T1r's on my cupra and there very good in the wet and dry compared to the old T1s's
maybe where people are going wrong
still, the toyos are £200 a difference, sod that. 285 tyres will be fine if its falkens
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Martin_C
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they look better in the flesh joe, had them against the car today, the standard 18s are lost in the 350z arches.
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Martin_C
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quote: Originally posted by joe6886
quote: Originally posted by Martin_C
maybe its just corsas that have no grip in the wet
I think this may be the problem and gunning it round a 90 degree bend at 80 mph and expecting the tyres to cope. The Corsa has to be one of the worst test beds for testing tyres on.
exactly none of the comments here add up with those on the 350z forum
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--DAN--
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Bottesford. Drives;3 Series
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quote: Originally posted by Martin_C
quote: Originally posted by joe6886
quote: Originally posted by Martin_C
maybe its just corsas that have no grip in the wet
I think this may be the problem and gunning it round a 90 degree bend at 80 mph and expecting the tyres to cope. The Corsa has to be one of the worst test beds for testing tyres on.
exactly none of the comments here add up with those on the 350z forum
I had them both on my Clio Cup which is a slightly better test bed than a Corsa and didn't rate them. Always buy GSD3's now.
Its all about personal opinions though.
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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wouldnt have either personally.
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Nismo
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I had T1-R's they are soft as shit
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Martin_C
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its alright when you're buying 195/45 corsa tyres
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SportBoy
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Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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cant afford the tyres dont buy the car
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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quote: Originally posted by SportyBoy
cant afford the tyres dont buy the car
Couln't of put it better myself
These cars also eat clutches for breakfast and the labour is £700 alone. Mates one has done two clutches in 20k miles.
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Paul H
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i run falkens on the 1.8T golf can't fault them tbh there pretty good in the rain aswell
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Fad
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THe dynamics of a Golf versus a 350Z is very different and with a car being RWD and a known handfull you really can't afford to skimp on tyres.
I'm Sure Nissan ploughed quite a bit of money into this aspect of the car for the benefit of the owners to simply ignore?
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Martin_C
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don't talk crap, i bought a set of 20" wheels, have you seen the price of the tyres? its not standard 18s i'm buying the tyres for.
nothing can be worse than the original bridgestones, and if your mates has eaten 2 clutches in 20k and paid for them, he's clearly a mug. i can afford the car fine, i just dont see the point in spending twice the price for tyres, its not a track car and i didnt buy it to drive hard.
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Jas
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tr1's are fine on my cupra
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Carl
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I thought the bridgestone potenzas they came with on the 18's were meant to be highly rated? Are they not very good then?
Like has been said, i'm personally go with the 350z owners rather than most people on here. I've had t1-s's and r's, still have 3 t1-s's and a michalin pilot exalto but I'm not able to compare them with anything and wouldn't know how they would last on 20 inch rims on a rear wheel drive 300 bhp car.
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Superlite Ltd.
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Kumo FTW
Used avon, BFG, Fulda, Toyo, kumho, yoko and bridgestone over the years.
KU31 is by far my fav for the money
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