winter tyre choice - 048's for now!

dave h s · Post by **dave h s** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:25 pm

no doubt the same question posed by most noobies with winter approaching. Recently taken possession of an Exige and whilst the 48's are awesome in the dry I had my first wet day commuting to work on Tues.....whilst its possible to be careful when wet/icy I can see it being less fun dealing with standing water and such winter nasties! Any recommendations on what tyres to fit for the winter to make my only car and daily commute a little more useable?

any advice welcome apart from a)buy another car b)stop being a nonce!!!

r055 · Post by **r055** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:33 pm

Toyo T1r's

PM Exige Ken - he fitted them...

dave h s · Post by **dave h s** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:39 pm

have heard talk of yoko 039's? similar/any good?

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:48 pm

I think it is very hard to get the 39's now

jj · Post by jj » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:48 pm

039s were awesome on my S2 Exige, but they dont last that long (my rears were nearing end of life at about 6k) and they are pricey.

I have T1Rs on my S1 Exige just now and they will be perfect for winter (and were surprisingly not that pish on track)

ExigeKen · Post by **ExigeKen** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:58 pm

Dave yes I have T1Rs on my S2 Exige after 27,000 miles with A048s. They are awesome in the wet but obviously not as good in the dry. The Exige is really set up to run on A048s so in the dry you cant beat them. The T1Rs should last longer although maybe not after my Walshy Day.

Where are you based? You are welcome to come for a run in my car to see how the T1Rs perform. Give us a shout.

dave h s · Post by **dave h s** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:07 pm

tks for offer! think sanj runs tr1's on his s1 coming to think of it.....based in Edinburgh. Hail from west originally though and heading up to Skye this weekend so fingers crossed for a dry run ;-p

have fun with the walsh!

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:58 pm

MTFU

That is all

steve_weegie · Post by **steve_weegie** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:04 pm

that looks slippier than a bucket of soapy frogs

and a lot of fun

r055 · Post by **r055** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:04 pm

jamie wrote:MTFU

That is all

...Abandoned in a carpark...

dave h s · Post by **dave h s** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:11 pm

that u skiing jamie?

not much of that in scotland these days.....mad keen skier myself. Didnt see you on A71 the other day did i?

mac · Post by **mac** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:41 pm

jj wrote:039s were awesome on my S2 Exige, but they dont last that long (my rears were nearing end of life at about 6k) and they are pricey.

I have T1Rs on my S1 Exige just now and they will be perfect for winter (and were surprisingly not that pish on track)

Mate,

It wouldn't be the tyres that let you down on track

Mac

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:20 pm

T1R's

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:20 pm

The T1r's take a 1k miles to bed in apparently,

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:24 pm

dave h s wrote:that u skiing jamie? not much of that in scotland these days.....mad keen skier myself. Didnt see you on A71 the other day did i?

Yes - love my skiing - another way to get my speed fix

Have not skied in Scotland since Uni (4 yrs ago) a real shame

Would not havee been my Exige as I sold it almost a year ago

Used it every day come snow or sun on 48s no worries. Pic taken in the Gyle car park after a pre work hoon