chrome

just bought 4 new toyo 215/40/17 T1-s from leigh tyres (£260 delivered!) and am very impressed with tyre noise on the run down to the in laws over xmas...

M1>a42>M42>M5

historically a noisy trip in the scoob (using Eagle F1's) even after soem recent re-surfacing work on the Mways.. was still bloody noisy. (road- not zorst)

on xmas day- was wonderfully quiet on cruise (4k in 5th approx)
Glad I have gone back to toyo.

bighead

iTrader: (1)

Chrome... why did you not buy the T1 R instead

chrome

saw the results of the T1R on a recent track day.
didnt seem to impressive.

not one owner I have spoken to prefers T1R over the 1-S for either fast road or track work...


plus.. T1-S are FAR cheaper way better VFM imo

bighead

iTrader: (1)

hmmmm I had t1s b4 on the car but now have T1Rs and I find they are better in the wets and Dry, now regarding snow ....will lets in know in afew more days

chrome

each to their own..

RS Grant

4k in 5th..... that not somewhere close to three figures??

Gentle cruise my ar$e!!


Cheers,
Grant

chrome

but not under boost conditions

gentle is a relative term!!!

NotoriousREV

I think the T1-S's are pretty poor myself. I'd rather put up with the noiser GSD3's than use Toyos again.

chrome

i wasnt a fan of the gsd3' s.

i find the toyos give me more feedback and are more progressive when they let go (unlike the F1's I found)
anyhoo- VFM toyo cant be beaten imo

r4_rick

Just about to change tyres and thinking of going with Toyos how do they compare on the above to other brands - Bridgestone, Yokohama and Good Year ?

Rick

MaDaSS

I got T1-R on my MY03 UK WRX, and i am impressed, BUT, i aint no skillfull or on the limit driver so i cannot comment in that respect. From what i read on here you may err towards the F1's me thinks?

chrome

and you may find that they dont live up to the hype dependent on your expectations..

ozzy

New GSD3 Eagles aren't on a par with the GSD2's that everyone raved about (IMHO, of course).

Stefan

willy

T1R`s that Chrome is going on about, are certainly are over hyped.
I can feel them getting considerably better as a few more miles are on them though
I will be going back to Bridgestones next time.
I`ve now driven T1R`s on th limit, and they are easy to drive, very predictable, but compared to Bridgestone RE050`s dont offer the same grip/or feeling of grip.
THis was at relatively low speeds ie between 30-80 mph, but at full attack and exactly the same car setup.

*****

5COO8YDUDE

Pirelli P Zero Assimetrico's RULE

chrome

wait til the snow mate- then you'll HATE the Pzero's


ozzy- thats my point.