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Not trying to be a dick here, but when someone is asking for help on tyres to be used all year round then recommending something you’ve never tried in the rain (why???) isn’t exactly helping him. What did you have on before the SC7? Also they won’t have mental levels of grip, as that’s not what they’re designed for. I don’t doubt they have good levels, but the phrase mental might be over selling them a tad: they’re not a semi-slick which I would happily class as mental on the roads 🤣

Pirelli have long traded off their association with F1 rather than, y’know, actually making tyres that are any good. Until you hit the semi slick range, you’ll find like for like that Pirelli lack grip in dry and certainly wet conditions, and importantly feel as well. I’ve yet to meet one I would actually spend money on. 4S are sportier than 5, but a quick google will give you more detail on that. As I’ve yet to try the SC7 I can’t really comment on them over the 4S.

Please don’t buy anything with Pirelli on, for a start. If you can get Michelin PS4S in the right sizes, do that. If not, then PS5 will do you nicely: I ran them for two years on my daily, and they handled baking days as well as torrential rain and the snow happily. Currently trying some Conti SC5s, and they’re okay but don’t excel in anything like I felt the PS5s did. I wanted the SC7, which would be worth a shout as well, but couldn’t get them in time for an MOT.

True, but the 370 Nismo was stiffer in the US than in the UK oddly. Sometimes, you have to wonder if all this tinkering that Nissan do is done by the work experience boy on a Friday afternoon.

I ran 6pt TRS ones in my old VXR220, and 4pt TRS seatbelt-buckle style ones in my MX5 NA track slag. Both did the job just as well, but the 4pt were much easier to live with due to the buckle style alone. Be aware that once they’re on and done up TIGHT, then touching any radio or climate controls becomes a thing of the past when on the move 🤣 As long as you buy from a reputable place i.e. not eBay or FB marketplace, they’ll be legit. Then you just pick a colour and brand to suit your budget.

Pop to Halfords, they’ll let you take them outside and try them. That’s what I did when choosing seats for mine.

PS5 or Conti 7. Really won’t go wrong with either, PS5 will last a lot longer though if that matters, C7 better performer though. I ran the PS5 for two years on one set of tyres, performed wonderfully in all weathers with plenty of feel and more than enough grip to have fun. Maybe a bit too much if you enjoy slidey fun tbh!

Very simple, they don’t want your business as, for whatever reason, your risk is too high for them. Don’t sweat it, move on and go with someone cheaper with the same coverage 🙂

What’s the point of a GTR now? The whole point of it when released was that it was a supercar-killer for half the price, but now you can buy an EV that will do the same thing (in a straight line at least!) if you want the biggest e-peen on the internet. End of production GTR was what, £100k? More for the fancy stuff. That’s £115k today, so add on a bunch more and you’ll be looking at £130k-£150k likely what with any hybrid gubbins. Ain’t no one buying one at that point over here in any great numbers at all, not with a Nissan badge on it. More or less the same reason we haven't seen the current Zed here: the figures don’t add up.

Heavy duty or not, it depends how it’s been used. If abused with lots of hard starts or even if the driver slips the clutch a lot during normal driving, that can cause premature wear. Tbh given the issues you describe, I’d simply replace it and move on. Clutches aren’t that expensive in the grand scheme of things.

It’s your first time, you’re gonna be terrified and thrilled in equal measure as long as you keep on eye on the pressures (drop them off a couple of psi as they’ll get hotter than usual and will be overinflated, leading to premature wear) and don’t be doing massive skids everywhere on purpose, they’ll be absolutely fine for a first go. They’re not track tyres, not even close, but if they’re what you’re used to then that’s what will make you the most comfortable and that’s what counts on this go. When you get the bug, that’s when you can start looking at something more track-orientated

Is it school holidays already? That came round quick.

Adding an SC won’t make any difference to that, any drone or booming will be 99% down to the exhaust you use.

Best sign me up for a cut ‘n’ dry then, cos all of those seem more appealing than the Z.

I’ll assume they changed the fluid when they changed the pump? Ultimately it’s a 20 year old car that’s not really been used, so sat around a lot of the time which isn’t a great thing. I’d expect a rack to last longer too, but only under normal use.