T1R's definitely arent s**te Have them on My 182, (just had two new ones fitted to the front incidently) I used mytyres.co.uk - bit pricey though this time round. IMO they grip like hell, even though its been p1ssing it down non stop lately. Looking forward to some dry weather.
Never have been able to fault Proxies since owning an MR2, the car was undriveable on motorways in the wet with its previous tyres on, put proxies on and it was as safe an grippy as anything.
Great tyres for the budget IMO. Haven't tried Hankooks though so I can't compare to those