sumner2k3
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Registered: 12th Jan 06
Location: South Wales Drives: Clio 172
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what are these like for handling in the wet? want some for road/track use see
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
Location: Dunfermline Drives: Technics 1210s
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Useless in the wet or dry imo.
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Neil Dagens
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Registered: 14th Apr 07
Location: Fareham, Hampshire
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excelleny, get good reviews and ive got them on my car and im very pleased with them 
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Kevxx
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Registered: 14th May 08
Location: Forfar, Angus
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Awesome in dry seriously surprising!
Shiiit in the wet!
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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As good as the dunlop p9000 sports imo
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sumner2k3
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Registered: 12th Jan 06
Location: South Wales Drives: Clio 172
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what you think is best for road/track use in the wet then for around the same price? can get these for £52 delivered see in 195/45/16
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Nic Barnes
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awful in the wet. theyre ok in the dry. theyre nowhere near as good as an f1 imho. id compare a rainsport 2 to a t1r and favour the uniroyal tbh.
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Eck
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Gash in the wet and average at best in the dry. I'd avoid.
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Ste
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http://corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=509833
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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--DAN--
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Eck
Gash in the wet and average at best in the dry. I'd avoid.
x2.
Only tyres I've had that were worse were Falkens. As Nic says Rainsports are better for the same money, F1's are brilliant.
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matthew172
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Registered: 5th Jan 07
Location: cumbria
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ive always had them and think there great
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Decent
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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just order 2x nankangs in that size for £78
as my dad says - there black and round
and he also says i should of just put a redtop in my car 
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Gareth F
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Registered: 16th Jan 08
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Total wank.
eagle F1's yes please.
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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 Nic Barnes
awful in the wet. theyre ok in the dry. theyre nowhere near as good as an f1 imho. id compare a rainsport 2 to a t1r and favour the uniroyal tbh.
Exactly how someone would describe them if they'd used them properly.
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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didnt rate them at all on my clio, didnt last long and just didnt grip. eagle f1's were loads better imo
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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But aren't Eagles more expensive and don't last long?
I had Eagle F1 on my Coupe and after each journey you could see they were wearing down rapidly.
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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My eagle f1's lasted much longer than the T1r's which were too soft and pretty shit even when it was slightly damp. Also with such a soft tyre wall they were destroyed after a day at brands.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
My eagle f1's lasted much longer than the T1r's which were too soft and pretty shit even when it was slightly damp. Also with such a soft tyre wall they were destroyed after a day at brands.
But you can't drive?
The T1R were brilliant at the GP Track and I absolutely hammered that car around there on the second session when toying with Will & Lee and Will was on the R888.
What someone classes as shit usually means they haven't really tested them just had a few 'moments' and blamed it on the tyres.
The sidewalls are soft, granted but not so bad that it affects the car that much and "destroyed" after 40 minute hard session.
Paul J runs Falkens of sorts and I never rated them when I had them on the Astra but it didn't seem to effect his ability to peddle the S2000 around Coombe.
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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for daily use, they arnt really a track tyre, never tried them on track, i found them poor, my car has eagle f1's on it when i bought it, they were great but needed replacing, didnt have them on for long so couldnt say how long they last, swapped to the t1-r, the car understeered in the wet and the dry, the tyres just didnt last, wasnt long before the toyo was worn off the side wall either. swapped them for a set of PE-2's ok they cost a bit more but lasted double the time the t1-r's did, so much more grip in both the wet and dry.
i wouldnt recommend the t1-r to anyone, but id rather pay more for tyres that last longer and grip better, im not one for pradas or t1-r's or other "performance" tyres.
massive PE2 fan.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Might be something to do with the higher performance of the car?
We are talking about a 125bhp Polo GTi on 15" wheels where I find them decent enough.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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Had a few sets of T1-R Wear quickly and useless in the wet. I changed to Eagle F1's and never looked back. 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Might be something to do with the higher performance of the car?
We are talking about a 125bhp Polo GTi on 15" wheels where I find them decent enough.
clio 172 with 15's isnt exactly massive performance. wouldn't put them on the m5.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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On my Zetec S at Brands I really rated the T1-R's but at Lydden I thought they were a bag of crap. But this is on a car with 100bhp anyone I know with any sort of power doesn't really rate them
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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they dont last very long either i have heard.
Eagles are brill but you pay for that i would look at uniroyal rainsports or pirrelli p nero zero's as they are both great tyres and slightly cheaper
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