Falken or Toyo?

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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:17 am

I forget you're an OEM homo :)
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:19 am

Demlotcrew wrote:I forget you're an OEM militant dictator :)
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:20 am

Lol :)
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:29 am

Been hanging with Pacer too long innit! :)
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 1:29 am

Barry, seriously,
Buy the tyre "You're" happy with.! :roll:
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:26 pm

Barry. Happy.

Now there's two words not often seen together. :wink:

I think there is so little difference between the two, have had both sets on my old cab,
that it is going to make next to no difference with how they are going to be employed.

" They are for a dry use, summer only set of wheels on my E30 that only did 1600 miles between the last two MOT's."

Personally, i'd edge towards the Falkens.
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:29 pm

If the choice between the two was made, I would go for the Toyos. Falkens are pants.
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:12 pm

Rav335uk wrote:Barry, seriously,
Buy the tyre "You're" happy with.! :roll:
I've never used falkens hence the thread. :roll:
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 3:15 pm

So many conflicting opinions and from some people who's I respect. :(
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:10 pm

Kos wrote:The toyos are over rated and are best suited to lighter cars I'm my experience

I've run falkens for the last 10 years with no real problems at all except they don't like cold damp roads.
E30 is a light car in the grand scheme of things, and I can't remember when it wasn't cold and damp up North Kos :( Hence me no likey Falkens !

if I'm honest I like the Toyo tread pattern, it also works well in snow :eek:
Toyo seem fairly good at supplying older tyre sizes too, I have a few cars running them on the correct OEM spec sizes innit :D
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:14 pm

i used both on my e30's and liked them both, but i preferred toyo proxies if i had to choose
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:50 pm

http://www.tyretraders.com/tyreInformat ... 1YPZA.html

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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:52 pm

£574.20 PER tyre! Hahah :)
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:14 pm

Gert_8 wrote:
£574.20 PER tyre! Hahah :)

And useless if you can't get a matching 205/55/15.
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:47 pm

e30topless wrote:
Kos wrote:The toyos are over rated and are best suited to lighter cars I'm my experience

I've run falkens for the last 10 years with no real problems at all except they don't like cold damp roads.
E30 is a light car in the grand scheme of things
But Barry's turd is an optionmeister :D
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Post Sun Jan 26, 2014 6:15 pm

bss325i wrote:
Gert_8 wrote:
£574.20 PER tyre! Hahah :)

And useless if you can't get a matching 205/55/15.

Not that your insane enough to consider them at that price!

I was having a quick google to see if I could find any.. surprised there's not old stock on flea bay.
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