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Warren G
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14th Mar 09 at 21:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

toyo proxie R888

paid £82 for a tyre, and you only get 5mm of tread!!! (normal tyres get 7-8mm)

will be down to 1.6mm in to time



rant over
_Allan_
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14th Mar 09 at 21:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

They're a road legal track tyre aint they?.
Probably only have that to get road legal status. I don't think they had Corsa's in mind when producing them
Adam_B
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14th Mar 09 at 22:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Whats your reason for buying them? are you using the car on track?
Ren
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14th Mar 09 at 22:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I doubt it.
Colin
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14th Mar 09 at 22:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I dont think there designed with doing normal miles on them. Surely there meant for a track car to keep it legal to & from the event?
SeanXE
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14th Mar 09 at 22:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
toyo proxie R888

paid £82 for a tyre, and you only get 5mm of tread!!! (normal tyres get 7-8mm)

will be down to 1.6mm in to time




rant over


If you thought it was such a rip off then why'd you go ahead in buying it? No one to blame but your self really so no point in complaining.
Ojc
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15th Mar 09 at 01:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Ren
I doubt it.


You know Warren do you? Clearly not.

Is he going to use it on track? No, he just wants the tyres do do some burnouts down McDonalds.
Paul_J
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15th Mar 09 at 01:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

gutted mate.

Please don't tell me you bought 195/50/15's too ?

I paid £50 a corner standard, and barely used mine - I'm considering taking them off and selling them nearly new for £150 as I've got 4 normal road tyres sitting in my garage.
Nic Barnes
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15th Mar 09 at 01:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i remember forking out 79 quid each for the 16's on mine. then looking at the tread and wondering where the money went to. then fitting them, then driving the car and finding out what grip in 2nd felt like again.

great tyres and although not much on them from new, for grip, theyre incredible.
Ren
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15th Mar 09 at 02:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
quote:
Originally posted by Ren
I doubt it.


You know Warren do you? Clearly not.

Is he going to use it on track? No, he just wants the tyres do do some burnouts down McDonalds.


I was replying to what Allan had said about them having the Corsa in mind. Adam_B posted his message while I was looking how much these tires usually go for.
Warren G
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15th Mar 09 at 08:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by _Allan_
They're a road legal track tyre aint they?.
Probably only have that to get road legal status. I don't think they had Corsa's in mind when producing them


ebay was the cheapest place. and you cant measure tread deapth before you buy!

doesnt matter weather its a corsa or not, clearly they werent for supercars were they, 15"

quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
Whats your reason for buying them? are you using the car on track?


need some grippy tyres for putting 200bhp down, and use around track/ germany/ roads

quote:
Originally posted by S7M XE
quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
toyo proxie R888

paid £82 for a tyre, and you only get 5mm of tread!!! (normal tyres get 7-8mm)

will be down to 1.6mm in to time




rant over


If you thought it was such a rip off then why'd you go ahead in buying it? No one to blame but your self really so no point in complaining.


BECAUSE I DIDNT KNOW THEY ONLY HAD 5MM TREAD NEW!

quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
quote:
Originally posted by Ren
I doubt it.


You know Warren do you? Clearly not.

Is he going to use it on track? No, he just wants the tyres do do some burnouts down McDonalds.


cleary not oliver. iv got some part worn r888's for the burnouts/drag strips

[Edited on 15-03-2009 by Warren G]
FlamingCorsa
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17th Mar 09 at 09:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

they are cheap, try buying them when u have 17s, looking at 160 per tyre! lol

hense y i bought tr1`s lol

 
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