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 Post subject: Re: Tyres for 89 944 Turbo
PostPosted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 4:51 pm 
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I've never understood people using an 80's turbo for every day driving today. Not much happens under 3k and mine is set fairly stiff on the KW's. Plus I'd don't like leaving it in public car parks. Her indoors Fiesta ST is much better for that.


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 Post subject: Re: Tyres for 89 944 Turbo
PostPosted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 7:09 pm 
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Oh I don't drive it every day.

But I try to drive it at least once or twice a week even in winter, but I don't go just down the shops.

Longest single drive in one day in the 968, 408 miles, but I think the 968 or the S2 is a more civilised car for pottering then the turbo, until you need to unleash them

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:34 pm 
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20k has been on a 80 mile B road loop, performance car and bike mags used some of it for road tests. I've done twice that on litre sportsbikes there too.


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More room for golf clubs in the 44 than the wife's golf, need to take the big clubs out the bag before it fits in the golf. No such issues in the 44! Never intended it to be a daily driver but I enjoy driving it so much it quickly became just that. Plus they benefit from regular use and take the miles very well.

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:55 pm 
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Yup, got a full set of Cup 2 wheels in the back of the 68 with tyres on, struggled in the A4, but were lost in the back of the XC60,

For the house car I don’t think we have owned a better car than the XC60, just a brilliant vehicle

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So.….never used Tyreleader before and probably won't do so again.
Just received my Toyo TR1s at the local fitters.....but what actually arrived was a pair of 18 inch 245/45 Snowprox tyres from Holland !
The fronts haven't even shipped yet.
Spoke with the local guys and turns out they can get the Proxes.
Hadn't taken note of the "European" scope of tyreleader.

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 9:41 am 
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Interesting

I have never had a problem with tyreleader and running 5 cars in this household I have ordered quite a few , but it has been a couple of years sine I bought any

Maybe this brexit crap has got to them too

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