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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 02:53 PM
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Default Any newage owners with Toyo Proxes T1R's?

As above. I've currently got the original Potenza RE070's all round, but need a new set of tyres. I don't much care for the RE070's and was thinking about the Proxes as they're a reasonable price and I was happy with them on my wife's MR2. Comments would be appreciated...

I had also thought about Vredestein Ultrac Sessantas, but there don't seem to be any dealers local to me who can get them?!
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 02:58 PM
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Yeah I run with these, they are brilliant for grip mate
Good all round tyres imho
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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Not all that impressed with them TBH. Wear rate is pretty good but i find they lack any real grip until pretty warm, certainly in the wet on cold tyres you have to be very carefull with your right foot until they get a bit heat into them. I've had handfulls of understeer with them. Never really got any better after having the Geometry checked either.

Never tried the Vredesteins but they will certainly be on my car next time round.

Get them from Camskill and get your local garage/tyre fitter to put them on for u
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 04:11 PM
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Not a patch on the RE070's.

But I managed around 20,000 miles on mine in the scoob As a day to day tyre they are very good IMO.

Toyo 888's I tried fell in pieces within a few 1000 miles so steer clear of them if you are wanting a day to day tyre.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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I rate them highly - had them on my old car, so put them straight on my scooby when i got it. They do have soft sidewalls so you need to up the pressure a tiny bit in them to make them firm up and to avoid them rolling when driving hard.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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I was running the toyo's wasn't very impressed with them so i switched over to f1's Had new wheels a few months back had the f1's fitted on them aswell awesome grip in the wet and dry
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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I love the Potenza RE070's but i got 18" wheels now and put Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric Tyres on them and find them ok so far
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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i am on the other side mate, just had to replace my f1's and went with t1r's as they were on a deal at a local garage and i ave to say as it stands i find the t1r's have more grip and dont seem to let the front end drift out as much. real test will be in the rain though buit as stands i prefer them. both great tyres though.
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Old Feb 25, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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had toyo proxes on my old scoob and they were quite good,but on my newage iv had f1s on it and thought they were crap tram lininng all over the place and lasted about 8000 miles the tread ,got yokohama parada spec 2 on really good tyre great grip and lasting well
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