If you have SP Elites fitted, i'm pretty sure they must be positively ANCIENT, i've not seen one for years! And they weren't all that good when they were new, now they will be bordering on lethal!
I'm not convinced a "traditional" looking tyre is the best way to go, for grip, for life, for safety, anything really! Tyre technology has come a long way in the last 40 years and IMO we would be daft to ignore that for the sake of a "look"!
And low mileage equates to the ability to use something nice and sticky without worrying overmuch about it wearing out too fast for comfort!
A good step up would be a 175/70/13, as fitted standard to Sprints, the rolling radius is a near perfect match so no worries about speedo error and a more useful contact patch than the stock 155s. A couple of weeks ago, I got 4 Kumhos in that size for £168, fitted and balanced, which I thought was pretty fair and the TR7 I put them on seemed very happy with them!
Steve
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