Toyo Proxy’s orEagle F1 GS-D3’s

[RS-Steve]

Im after some new tyre as i got a puncture before Xmas and dont really want to replace it with another conti!

Ive seen the toyos for about £40 a corner and im expectin the GS-D3s to be about £80 a corner!

Are they really worth the extra??

 

[david16v]

 

[david16v]

oops !

yes yes yes

 

[cliosportcraig]

just ask Roamer !! hes the man!

 

[White16valver]

The goodyears are superb.

Get them!

 

[Tom_16v]

Oh yes!

Mine now have a few hundred miles on them, and pushed the car pretty hard for the first time with them on. Grip to the road like glue, and were a big factor in managing to overtake my mate in a scooby on the outside of a big roadabout.

I had Toyos on before and would never go back, despite the cost of them.

BTW, I paid £72 each for 195/45/16s

 

[Roamer]

Yup, they sure are worth it - as long as youre going for a full set of course and not just the one

 

[Illusion]

Got the Toyos at the mo, not all that in the wet.

Id say pay the extra dollar and go for the Goodyears mate, thats wot im going for next time, especially with the wet weather and all.

 

[RS-Steve]

Quote: Originally posted by Roamer on 11 January 2004

as long as youre going for a full set of course and not just the one

Yep im after a full set!! Just cant see the point in replacin bad with bad!

 

[Lunner]

Anyone know anywhere nationally that does cheapish tyres?

 

[VX-Tony]

Im replacing all my tyres for F1s, best quote I got so far is £306 fitted at Kwik-fit. LMK if you find any cheaper.

 

[Lee]

I paid £290 for four Goodyear Eagle F1 GS D3 just before Christmas. They offer amazing levels of grip, and the ride quality is much improved over the Contis.

Just keep calling branches of Kwik Fit trying to get them to beat the prices youve been quoted by the last one. Thats what I did. They started out at £86.50 a tyre!!

 

[Lunner]

lol

Cool will keep that in mind

Dont need any just yet do, got my deep grooved uniroyal rainsports, grooves must be atlaest 10mm deep

 

[Swervin_Mervin]

Definitely worth every penny the F1s. Although its much cheaper for us non 172 Clios as we can opt for 195/50s which, being a more common size, can be had for £55 a corner fitted.

The grip levels are unreal. 60mph on a medium sized local r/bout in Manchester before it starts to scrub wide with understeer.

On lift off oversteer the slip seems much more progressive as well. The Conti Premiums (on all lesser models) were far more snappy. These just glide gently and you can easily anticipate any movement.

Thus enabling 60mph on this r/bout.

 

[jimbo]

i use Eagle Venturas, basically similar to the GSD3s but better in the wet and slightly worse in the dry, and 10 cheaper per corner

i paid £47 a corner for them but in 185/65 fitment

Toyos are great in the dry but they suck in the wet, you tend to give them too much faith int he wet cos youre used to jut gripping in the dry and its easy to lose it

at least with the eagles you get great all round performance! when it gets to summer il probably buy some GSD3s for the improved dry grip

 

[BRUN]

if anyone in the north west SERIOUSLY is after some Eagles for there car, then ring me at work

Motor World - St Helens - 01744 25595 - ask for Martyn

i will be able to get you some Eagle F1s and they should be at a very good price aswell........not fitted mind but you can usually get a tyre place to throw em on for cash........thats what i do...

please dont all ring askin me for prices when your not actually in the market for some tyres, as ive got work to do not just ringin up our suppliers all the time for the latest prices for people who only wanna know how much and dont even need tyres........

sorry i know thats a bit blunt but i have to be or id jus keep gettin calls for prices and no sales from it...........