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If you have £7.5-8K cash I would be waving under any 197 owners nose who has a sale ad.
Don't go lower than late 57 onwards to avoid older box.
Chappos car ain't sold because he sold the recaros fact!
Buy private & go in hard don't bend over at main dealers, give them a good bumming :D
Learn to drive ;)
I did 7 trackdays in the yr I had my 197, inc Donington GP twice & Mallory both circuits are known as hard on brakes.
No warped discs here?
Federal RSR's are good, R888 spoil the fun & playfull nature of the car.
Down my test track I could not tell any differences.
But then again I thought my 197Cup was better than my Trophy :quiet:
If you drive both you can make your own decision, do not be fooled by the sheep!
My 10p worth. (not balancing cost as the main issue as if you buy the wrong tyres in the first place :mad:)
Anyone who mentions pradas & trackdays needs banning.
PE2's are possibly best all round (road) tyre, fact. Excellent wet trackday tyre.
The RS2's are better on road & track (dry) than...
Just hope it's not this one then! He was one lucky lad.
http://cliotrophy.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=9797&start=0
HPI before you buy everytime, if in dought walk way is the second rule.
Would never buy a 'cat' car, don't intrest me.
Would never keep a car that had had a bump either.