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For those of you who remember Ian titley, this is the car he sold to the current owner a few years ago.
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Chris Hawes
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That is Ian Titley's old car. A very mint car though have not seen it since Ian owned it ...which must of been 4 - 5 years ago :o
Chris Spratt
Ex owner of Vin#16327 Grey 5 Speed was FLE 371Y
1998 Lotus Esprit GT3
1999 Lotus Elise
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"original goodyear tyres"
However I would urge anyone thinking of buying this for 'everyday' use to consider replacing these 25 year old tyres. My 8 year old ones are past their best now even though they still have the little manufacturing 'bobbles' on them and 95% of the origional tread.
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Mike, when you say 'past their best' do you mean they are cracking?
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Chris Hawes
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Mint car indeed, I went for a ride in that for my 16th Birthday (was in the DOC mag with the gold car poster in the middle think). Deffo worth the dosh.
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Interesting info Mike,
Which brand of tyre is fitted to your car at the moment?
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Chris Hawes
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Ex owner of VIN 5255 Grey, 5-speed
Yokohama Avid CT 235/60/15T on rear
Dont think they are available to buy now especially in the UK
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bozzzydmc Wrote:Yokohama Avid CT 235/60/15T on rear
Dont think they are available to buy now especially in the UK
I believe Yokohama tyres are one of the firm favourites for performance cars (street racers haha) as well as Toyo.
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What are the current options for tyres, as far as I know there are no longer any matched sets. The closest is the PIRELLI - P6000 for the front and PIRELLI - P600 for the rear. Ed Uding told me a while ago that Pirelli were going to produce P6000 for the front but have never seen them available.
bozzzydmc Wrote:Yokohama Avid CT 235/60/15T on rear
Dont think they are available to buy now especially in the UK
Yoko stopped making the AVS tyres in D sizes around 5 years ago, then Michelin started making tyres in the right sizes but again they stopped production. Even Cooper tyres in the USA have appeared to stop making D sizes, but a lot of people did not rate the Cooper tyre.
Be curious to know what the vendors use now. What do DMCH use James?
Chris Spratt
Ex owner of Vin#16327 Grey 5 Speed was FLE 371Y
1998 Lotus Esprit GT3
1999 Lotus Elise
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All i can currently find is the Pirelli P6000 or some 'no name' 4 x 4 tyre that fits, its a bit of a worry the lack of support for our tyre size .
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This car was in the Patrick Collection? Don't remember seeing it there...
1982 DeLorean VIN 12173 (a.k.a VIN 601)
1989 Alpine GTA V6 Turbo
All I know that it was Ian titleys car. Obviously the wording of the ad is that of the seller.