Toyo proxies on 172 cup

[chris79]

After 17000 miles on my original tyres with 2mm left on the front and 5mm left on the rear, ive just paid £207 today for 4 new toyo proxies all fitted.

Good deal ?

 

[telford_mike]

you got 17000 miles out of a set of tyres? At that rate it doesnt matter what you paid for the Toyos, theyre hardly costing you a penny!

Not a bad price though

 

[Clarkie172]

cheap that mate

 

[KDF]

Ye, but in my experience the Toyos is in the wet, shockingly bad.. in the dry they are pretty good. But im sure Toyo released a 2nd version of them that is supposed to be better in the wet.

 

[Turkish]

toyos in the wet = w**k, go easy until the weather is better. Theyre great in the dry though.

 

[chris79]

hmm it was either toyo proxies for £52 a corner or yokos for £56 a corner (fitted etc)... i went with the proxies as they had the F1 style tread pattern

 

[Ian_182]

you must drive like a girl to get 17k out of a set of tyres...lol

ian

 

[Turkish]

i get 6k out of a set of front lol

 

[Louise]

u got the Proxes T1-R? Thats the new one out afaik

Got 4 fitted to my Ibiza Cupra 2 weeks ago.

 

[chris79]

Quote: Originally posted by ian 182 on 11 February 2005
you must drive like a girl to get 17k out of a set of tyres...lolian



i seriously dunno how the f**k i managed this. i even kept the 2 old rear tyres and brought them home for spares as they still have 5mm left on them each. and i DO drive my cup hard on occasions. maybe the roads up here in newcastle are better or smt

 

[chris79]

Quote: Originally posted by Louise on 11 February 2005
u got the Proxes T1-R? Thats the new one out afaikGot 4 fitted to my Ibiza Cupra 2 weeks ago.



on the receipt i got here it says

TOYO PXT1S 80V 195/45 R16....

 

[tidyclio]

t1s,for some reason a lot of garages are selling these as the new ones if you go on toyos website like said the new one is the t1r i think they changed the pattern on the outside slightly which it needed.good in the dry yeah in my opinion even on a 1.2 they were crap in the wet like everyone said but have heard a lot of people who disagree also so start wearing them in!

 

[JPW172]

im still on my standard contis and im up to 25 k,still have tread on em...

 

[cup coombsie]

jeepers creepers!!!!!!!!!!



17k on tyres you lucky lucky ......

i wanted proxies ordered them and tyre shop fitted them to some one elses car doh

got A539s classic old track tyre loads of slide noise grippy and worn out in less than 2.5K

as for tyres being crap in the wet come boys slide is good loosing traction is super cool

wheel spining backwards does help lol

 

[Tom_172]

set of t1-s lasted me 6 months on the front about 5k

 

[chris79]

Quote: Originally posted by Tom_172 on 12 February 2005
set of t1-s lasted me 6 months on the front about 5k



what the f**k, do u guys getting 6k wheelspin off your driveways every morning then finish with a burnout when u park with the handbrake ??

 

[rcp]

Quote: Originally posted by Loony on 11 February 2005

toyos in the wet = w**k, go easy until the weather is better. Theyre great in the dry though.

yeah, had that problem too.

 

[Bryan]

as above, in the wet, they are awful

in dry, i didnt find them to be that great, i have been known to drive hard most of the time though

only lasted 6k miles too (1.2 16v) same as the contis that are standard on that car

id personally had gone with the all round good yoko a539 tyre, wouoldnt have been disappointed

 

[cup coombsie]

dont smoke the weed ganja light up your tyres pmsl

 

[GeeUK]

How the hell do you measure the thread on your tyres? And what is the legal limit? I have Proxies at the mo....

 

[Dan_mk1]

Ive found Proxies to be fine in the wet, rate em very highly!

 

[GeeUK]

Quote: Originally posted by Dan_mk1 on 13 February 2005

Ive found Proxies to be fine in the wet, rate em very highly!

Yeah, same here. Aint as bad as some people make out.

 

[Martin]

Ive got Toyos on the front, not bad but do understeer a lot in the wet...gonna swap em for Exalto2s when they are done.

 

[Jim172CUP]

Quote: Originally posted by GeeUK on 13 February 2005

How the hell do you measure the thread on your tyres? And what is the legal limit? I have Proxies at the mo....

inbetween the tread therell be wear bars, then theyre down to these then its new tyres time.

 

[GeeUK]

Bars? In in colours? Ill have a look!

 

[RichW]

Does anyone find the 172 becomes harder drive when the tread is down towards the legal limit. In the greasy conditions we have at the moment, I find I get alot of torque steer and camber chasing. Grip seems none existent when wheels slightly off centre.

Just changed my fronts for some Federals! £96 all in fitted. Seem OK and the side walls have a little lip to protect the alloys a bit. Motorway / dc driving mainly so not that bothered about on the limit handling.

Rich

 

[CocoPops]

Quote: Originally posted by Loony on 11 February 2005

i get 6k out of a set of front lol

Ive only just changed my Front Exlalto2s after 20,300miles!!

 

[Pete]

Ill be onto the forth set of fronts on mine shortly in 27k miles, 3 pairs of Contis and Im switching to A539s now.

 

[morphed clio]

im on 27K and still on the original set of Contis they are almost 3 years old. i recon they will need to be replaced just befor the MOT

 

[davyboy]

Toyos seem to be the choice of Impreza owner with some great reviews regarding wet weather handling.

Another set of Contis for me I think.......

 

[Ade_S]

i have them on my cup - at first was not impressed with them at all, however once i covered a few hundred miles they got better and better. I am very impressed with them now. A bit twitchy in the wet but ok. Just give them time to bed in.