Got a new car! (Mx5)
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The consensus seems to be Toyo R888's give the best grip. Goodyear Hydragrips are a decent budget alternatives. Mine is running on Avon ZV3's and they are fairly good.
no surprise there then! lol
Kitchster_uk,
What do people think to Toyo T1-R's as I can get them for £33 each in the size I need.
mattpc, Will also get new parts for the gearchange to make it feel like new. I bought it with chrome wiper blades on it though.
£4.68 lighter and I had a new set of wiper blades, much better.
What do people think to Toyo T1-R's as I can get them for £33 each in the size I need.
mattpc, Will also get new parts for the gearchange to make it feel like new. I bought it with chrome wiper blades on it though.
£4.68 lighter and I had a new set of wiper blades, much better.
If for some reason I decided my CTR had to go, I'd buy a Focus and have one of these for the weekends. I used to hate them, but now I really like them rather a lot.
The only issue may be that I'm 6' 3" tall- would that be a problem, would I fit?
The only issue may be that I'm 6' 3" tall- would that be a problem, would I fit?
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No, but then again they wear rather quickly!!!
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Kitchster_uk,
What do people think to Toyo T1-R's as I can get them for £33 each in the size I need.
mattpc, Will also get new parts for the gearchange to make it feel like new. I bought it with chrome wiper blades on it though.
Not heard anyone complain about them, should be fairly good. The owners club www.mx5oc.co.uk as the best geeks for things like this. Just need to watch the wet weather performance and the fact you can chew through soft rears in a few thousand miles!
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Very nice, and also I get the impression early Mk1s have bottomed out in value, so you could consider it a classic.
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Get a turbo on there!
What sort of idiot would do that?! :/
Saitrix - I don't need to say anything. You know exactly how I feel about MX5s!
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What do people think to Toyo T1-R's as I can get them for £33 each in the size I need.
the proxies? i didn't have any problem with them on my mrk2 and at that price! bargain
Nice looking 5 btw!
I have them on my car, but will get eagle f1s if possible next time, they squeal nicely thoughthe proxies? i didn't have any problem with them on my mrk2 and at that price! bargain
Nice looking 5 btw!
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I have them on my car, but will get eagle f1s if possible next time, they squeal nicely though
i did a bit of a write up at the time of changing from f1s to proxies and as i remember there wasn't much in it (apart from the price)
everyone thought they had bottomed out a couple of years ago. Reality is at the moment that they have hit a new low. However, I suspect nice cars are going to hold their value and rougher examples are going to go for peanuts.
