Camskill- no Toyo's ????

[plymcl172]

went on the website yesterday and they have no Toyo's of any kind in my size. Its a shame as prox 4's have been a great tyre.

does anyone know why they are not selling them anymore? Have I missed something??

 

[Martin.]

Ask Lal B3N on here, he works there. Was very helpful with me.

 

[plymcl172]

ok thanks for that will do just a bit strange as I got mine from there in the first place

 

[Lal B3N]

Various reasons why we no longer list them our website anymore, we have plenty of other alternatives though.

If you pm me what size you need we may still have a few left in stock.

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

Theirs none on Black circles either.

 

[plymcl172]

ideal thanks for that don't need them quite yet but will PM you when comes the time
whats the various reasons if you don't mind me asking? I know there is better tyres there but I like them

 

[peanuthead]

I liked my prox 4 and T1Rs. If you looking for and alternative stay clear of rainsports, IMO they are crap!

Edit: have you tried ears.co.uk as they sell toyo

 

[Lawro]

Various reasons why we no longer list them our website anymore, we have plenty of other alternatives though.

If you pm me what size you need we may still have a few left in stock.

Is the main reason because they are s**t? Lol

 

[plymcl172]

I liked my prox 4 and T1Rs. If you looking for and alternative stay clear of rainsports, IMO they are crap!

Edit: have you tried ears.co.uk as they sell toyo

yeah same I like Toyo for the price they are cracking tyres

will try this thanks

 

[scarble]

I'm having the same problem finding some AD08s and the only place I can find them is DT with 8 days lead!
Plus they're £113 each :dead:
Normal price for AD08s?

 

[DomP182]

I was chatting to a manager of a Tyre fitters and he told me toyo had come close to going under

 

[JonnyW]

I was chatting to a manager of a Tyre fitters and he told me toyo had come close to going under

I work in the trade and always find Toyo pretty hard to get hold of.

 

[Kelv]

I could be wrong, but from a conversation in the past with a friends company that used to supply 888's, Toyo as a company can be a pain to deal with, a few years back they altered the amount of stockists they were happy to have within the UK, almost cutting them to about a 5th of who they used to use.
its possible they have done it again.
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[2Damnsly Andy]

I could be wrong, but from a conversation in the past with a friends company that used to supply 888's, Toyo as a company can be a pain to deal with, a few years back they altered the amount of stockists they were happy to have within the UK, almost cutting them to about a 5th of who they used to use.
its possible they have done it again.
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Probably so they can control the market and prices for their products.

 

[plymcl172]

This could be true but is a shame my next tyre was going to be the proxes 4. Guess that's just the way it is but the T1R's is very common tyre and a good price

 

[Jaff.]

Isn't it something to do with the supplier in Japan being caught up in that earthquake a few years ago?

 

[roberto.]

I recently found that tyre traders stocked toyo, I needed a new t1r and they were the vest priced.

 

[Gally]

Tbf T1R isn't actually a good tyre. It looks pretty and the Toyo name works but it's not a good tyre.

 

[theduck]

T1R is ok but, wears too fast though

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Toyo T1R's are pish! Worst tyre ever!

 

[Gally]

My point is people think they're cool and good. How many young guys go out and buy them, cheap and look like they'll be great.

I've driven cars with Barum or Cooper tyres, both cheaper and better. Barum are made by continental!

The Toyos became a fashionable tyre like it or not. They aren't bought solely on their performance.

 

[Scrooge]

I never had problems with Toyos until I started noticing my sidewalls were going balder than the tread.

 

[scarble]

I've always found T1-Rs to be rather good, if fast wearing.
Scuse me if I'm being daft but how do sidewalls go bald?

 

[brisa4984]

My point is people think they're cool and good. How many young guys go out and buy them, cheap and look like they'll be great.

I've driven cars with Barum or Cooper tyres, both cheaper and better. Barum are made by continental!

The Toyos became a fashionable tyre like it or not. They aren't bought solely on their performance.

yep.

they are so so poor in the wet, soft and wear fast.

 

[davo172]

I've always found T1-Rs to be rather good, if fast wearing.
Scuse me if I'm being daft but how do sidewalls go bald?

Same here good tyres for the money but wear quick .

 

[plymcl172]

Proxes 4's are a great tyre and wear well

 

[richcliosport]

T1-Rs are OK in the dry but awful in the wet and terrible at the limit of grip (no progression to losing grip the car just 'snaps' away). Also on my old Impreza the fronts were finished in less than 2k miles (sidewalls made of cheese). I've also used kuhmos and now learnt my lesson, spend a little more on proper premium tyres like contisport 3s or Goodyear f1a2s. 10 - 20% more for far superior tyres that work in all conditions and last longer than budget tyres!

 

[plymcl172]

T1-Rs are OK in the dry but awful in the wet and terrible at the limit of grip (no progression to losing grip the car just 'snaps' away). Also on my old Impreza the fronts were finished in less than 2k miles (sidewalls made of cheese). I've also used kuhmos and now learnt my lesson, spend a little more on proper premium tyres like contisport 3s or Goodyear f1a2s. 10 - 20% more for far superior tyres that work in all conditions and last longer than budget tyres!

budget tyres last long as its a harder compound, just less grip

 

[Martin_172]

I find T1-R's are fine for lower powered cars, I ran them on my DCI clios and they were fine, just run a bit of a higher pressure than you normally would on your tyres and the soft sidewalls aren't so much of a problem.

they are priced as a budget tyre but are night and day better than most cheap budget tyres, so for that reason I like them. People buying them as a performance tyre are of course going to be disappointed but then they are £35 a corner in 15" what would you expect!!

my DCI100 was going through fronts in 5k miles though!