The next set of boots

[R32UK]

Funny how easily those magane's come apart

[Horney]

I didn't see the snow! Yeah these tyres are not to be used in temperatures below zero otherwise they can crack the sidewalls. They come with a warning sticker on them. I wonder if Renault pass that info onto custmers of these cars?

Apart from that they are lethal on standing water, drove on mine in rain on the M3 and struggled to keep the car pointing the right way doing 50mph in the slow lane. In the end I had to pull off at the services and wait for the rain to stop and the traffic to clear the standing water off the motorway.

My mate Chris who races a 09 Mini Cooper S on them reckons you can be ok in the wet if you keep plenty of heat in them but that's not really possible while stuck in traffic driving to work is it?

Nick

[Holepunch]

Am I right in thinking that upcoming EU legislation will make such track biased rubber illegal to use on public roads?

[Horney]

There's talk about it but nothing is confirmed yet.

nick

[Ed30DSG]

Next step is to look for a Recaro race bucket seat at a decent price, so I can remove a good 65kg from the front seats on track days and holidays

Not so sure you'll save that much weight. Had a set of recaro pole positions in my RS4 before the Golf - they saved approx 25 kgs per side (the std Audi recaros are heavy with full electrics, airbag etc...) You might save around 40kgs for a pair though, unless you remove the passenger seat completely??? What they don't tell you with all buckets is the weight of the subframes & runners!

HTH

[Ivor Mk4 Turbo]

Apart from that they are lethal on standing water, drove on mine in rain on the M3 and struggled to keep the car pointing the right way doing 50mph in the slow lane. In the end I had to pull off at the services and wait for the rain to stop and the traffic to clear the standing water off the motorway.

My mate Chris who races a 09 Mini Cooper S on them reckons you can be ok in the wet if you keep plenty of heat in them but that's not really possible while stuck in traffic driving to work is it?

Nick

I have ran these in the summertime for the last 2 years on my Mk4 (not this year, though, as they're now very close to the depth markers! ), & Chris is absolutely right..........................  They're awesome in the dry, no worse than road tyres when damp, but are pretty scary on puddle ridden roads, IMO.  They are good when warmed up, but like you said, is this possible on your commute??  Having said all that, as long as your careful in attrocious conditions, then I can't see the problem.

There is talk in the mags about the legislation on this type of tyre, being changed for sometime in 2011, IIRC.

[Hurdy]

Next step is to look for a Recaro race bucket seat at a decent price, so I can remove a good 65kg from the front seats on track days and holidays

Not so sure you'll save that much weight. Had a set of recaro pole positions in my RS4 before the Golf - they saved approx 25 kgs per side (the std Audi recaros are heavy with full electrics, airbag etc...) You might save around 40kgs for a pair though, unless you remove the passenger seat completely??? What they don't tell you with all buckets is the weight of the subframes & runners!

HTH

Stock seats are 37.5kgs each and the Pole positions are 7kg, plus 3 kg for the runners and alloy mounts etc.

2x 37.5kg = 75kg
7+3=10kg

75-10= 65kg out as it will (like you say ) be one seat only for trackdays