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Don't think they are yesterdays news by any means. Evo Tyre Test 2016 stated that in the dry, the MPSS was unmatched and was a better track tyre. The Conti Sport 6 won the test as the best all rounder. I chose them as I spend most my time driving with my 1 year old daughter in the back and live in sunny England :-) I think anything compared to the Accelera's that were on the front would be an improvement though. I do have 2 rear Toyo T1S tyres sat in my garage with aprox. 50% wear left on them now though that came off the car Friday (I told my mate to bin the Accelera's). Free to a good home if someone wants to pick them up. Doubt they would be worth anything on ebay. Next couple of weeks will see yellow stuff pads, DOT 4 brake fluid change and an oil and filter change completed. She (Lichelle the Lexus) should be ready for "Ze Autobahn" on the way down to Nurberg so I can see how many German whips are still limited to 155mph ;-)

They are on :-) Not actually driven it yet though as my mate picked it up, fitted said tyres and returned it. Tyres were a day late in arriving so a further £50 off. £550 all 4 fitted :-)

I have read similar things as well. Ring Trip (with Spa) is 9 - 13th of Sept. I will post some before and after pics of the rear. Hopefully still attached to the car ;-)

Funnily enough, my subscription of Evo popped through the door today and the Conti 6's won the test with GY ASSM 3 joint second with Yoko's. MPSS came 5th I think and won the outright dry test but the Conti 6 was named best all rounder. As far as bigger size on standard rims. AFAIK there is no modification needed. I usually order my tyres from blackcircles (not sure if they ship to Dublin). This time my friend stepped in as he is a chief MOT tester at KwikFit in Dorset so mentioned he could get tyres sourced and fitted for me for a bit less than online.

6's have won. Ordered the updated 245/275 combo through a friend of mine who works for Kwikfit. £600 fitted for all 4 :-) He is also going to check alignment for me. Should be going on next week :-)

The Ring is hit and miss (literally) on tourist weekends but we mainly go for the beer and the banter. Plus it's the only time you will see a Plumbers Van side by side around a corner with a Porsche GT3 RS (I am not joking either. He even had the ladders on the roof). Spa will be my 1st time so I will be driving like Nanna Moon at 1st. Then see about this flat out Eau Rouge business ;-) I think the 6's are winning me over at the moment.

Tbh, I will probably go uprated combo seeing as I am going to be swapping out all 4. Price per corner isn't much more with the bigger size from black circles. Ring prep for next month consists of... 4 new tyres new pads on front + dot 4 fluid change oil and filter change Its a weekend at the Ring followed by an open pit lane day at Spa on the Monday. Hopefully will have some tyres left ;-)

Apologies if this has been asked before. Did a search but couldn't find anything ISF/Toyo T1S relevant. I am taking the ISF to the Ring next month and at present current tyre setup is.... Rear - Toyo T1S (about 60% tread left) Front - Accelera (Don't laugh, were brand new on car when I bought it and I didn't actually realise how cheap and nasty they are). I am planning on swapping out the fronts anyhow and prefer matching sets across axles (OCD). So question is... Do I stick Toyo's on front to match rear? If so, has anyone got any experience with an ISF and Toyo's on a track (good or bad) or Swap out for Conti SP6's on all 4 corners (or MSS) I have run Toyo's on most of my previous cars (Integra Type R's, S2000 & 350Z) but the ISF is obviously a slightly different beast. Any advice appreciated. Cheers. Lee

Daily drive for me. Embarrassingly on Tues/Weds when I don't have to pick my daughter up from the outlaws then my daily commute is a 4 mile round trip. Luckily (or unluckily) I car share with the wife as we work at the same place so I try and use her Alfa Giulietta on those days.

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Thanks for the welcomes. I really am like a pig in s**t with the ISF. Can't see me getting bored of her but yes... I have seen a few youtube H&S videos. One for next year maybe. All my neighbours are about 90 so probably wouldn't be able to hear the exhaust anyhow ;-)

335i had a lovely engine but was way too unreliable. Had turbo's, injectors and high pressure fuel pump (Well documented weak spots) all replaced under warranty. I just lost trust in the car and the interior is just too dull even with all the kit in it. The Lexus just feels a bit more special and obviously has a V8 rather than a twin turbo 3.0L straight 6 which helps :-)

Picked her up last weekend from Southampton after trading in my 2007 335i M-Sport. She is a 2008 with 50k on the clock (Full Lexus Service History). I absolutely love her. She is called Lichelle :-) Apologies for poor photo quality. She's a little dirty as well as I picked her up in minging weather.

Cheers. Will do a proper hello once I pick her up with a few pics. With a 10 month old daughter, the wife said that as long as it had 4 doors and around 20k then get what I want. I bought it without her knowing with the thought of it being easier to beg for forgiveness than to ask for permission and all that. Sent her a link to the car today... her response "5 LITRE!!!!!" Mine... "5 Litre V8". It's got 4 doors. It has ISOFIX. All boxes ticked :-)

I bought the black 58 Plate one. Bought it same day it went on sale. I pick it up tomorrow :-) Will do a "Hi I'm new and here's my motor" once I get it home. Trading in my E90 335i for it. It was between an B7 RS4, E90 M3 or an ISF. Tried all 3. Lexus won :-)