Toyo Proxes T1R Tyres, any good?

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Post Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:01 pm

Has anyone tried or got a set of Toyo Proxes T1R's and are they any good?

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Post Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:08 pm

Yep, had them on my M50 325i before i sold it, very good tyres all round. Good grip and feedback, but they are a bit soft and slightly noisy. They go for a nice price too!
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Post Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:09 pm

I had them on my GSI Astra and they were great. Ten times better than the Yokohama's I had on before and any other tyre I had.
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Post Wed Jun 01, 2005 4:19 pm

they are awesome in the wet.... i cannot overestimate how good they are...

but in the dry for the forst 1k miles they are crap... once they bed in they are better but i think the t1s had better dry performance.....
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Post Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:03 pm

General concensus seems good then :)

Not too worried about the first 1000 miles as I've got to run the car in anyway.

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Post Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:27 pm

I have them on my 2.8 Z3 - very good - I have run Michelin Pilots and Goodyear Eagle F1s - the Toyos are as good as the others.
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Post Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:19 pm

I've got them on my touring, excellent tyres, grippy and pretty good ride comfort considering they're 215/40 17s!!!
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Post Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:47 pm

another for the toyo's mate. best tyre i have tried. very good in wet too and for decent money
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Post Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:16 am

Agree with Nav there mate. I dont really drive my car herd, but they are really good. I had 315 Goodyear Eagle F1's before and the Toyo's look better if nothing else :lol:
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Post Thu Jun 02, 2005 8:22 am

So Ԛ£650 for a set of 17" wheels with 205/40R17 tyres sounds like a reasonable price?

Gonna order them later today :)
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