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Postby deez » Sun Mar 11, 2007 5:48 pm

Type - Toyo Proxes 4
Size - 205/50/15
Price - $145/tyre
Dry grip - Very good (4/5)
Wet grip - Average (3/5)
Tyre life - Not sure yet
Road noise - Very low (or is the CAI too loud?) :?
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Postby bigdog » Sun Mar 11, 2007 6:52 pm

Type - Toyo T1R
Size - 215/40/16
Price - $125/tyre (Ebay Deal!!)
Dry grip - Excellent (4/5)
Wet grip - Excellent (4/5)
Tyre life - 30000km (spirited driving too!) so far and plenty left in 'em
Road noise - Very low
Michelin PP2's may be slightly better according to those who have sampled both - but as they say 'The Price Is Right!' :mrgreen:
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Postby JSE » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:06 pm

Type - Yokohama C-Drive
Size - 195/50/15
Price - $135/tyre
Dry grip - very good
Wet grip - excellent/superb
Tyre life - very good life
Road noise - road noise? what road noise? as Fatty said - very quiet

By far the best tyres I have owned for their price, besides Potenza G03s.
Looks like almost 40% of people on here own or have owned C-Drives...
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Postby Craig » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:14 pm

Type - Toyo T1R
Size - 205/45/16
Price - $175/tyre
Dry grip - Excellent
Wet grip - Very good
Tyre life - Don't care!
Road noise - Low
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Postby jules » Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:47 pm

JSE wrote:Type - Yokohama C-Drive
Size - 195/50/15
Price - $135/tyre
Dry grip - very good
Wet grip - excellent/superb
Tyre life - very good life
Road noise - road noise? what road noise? as Fatty said - very quiet

By far the best tyres I have owned for their price, besides Potenza G03s.
Looks like almost 40% of people on here own or have owned C-Drives...


It's off the reputation of the superceeded A539, that we all (mostly) adored.


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Postby Fuzzlet » Tue Mar 13, 2007 4:54 pm

Type - Goodyear Eagle F1s
Size - 195/50/15
Price - $163/tyre
Dry grip - good
Wet grip - havent really tested, but they cope with granny footed wet weather driving :P
Tyre life - 20,000kms and counting
Road noise - None, either the wind noise drowns them out, or the stereo is up too high :lol:
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Postby tjcool » Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:19 pm

silverstone 205 40 17's
@ $135 each cnr
great grip wet
excellent grip dry
got real hot after 10 laps flat out at eastern creek and started under steer and over steer but ok after a rest for the next ten ( but they are not made for that sh*t anyway )

20,000 ks and counting but wil be due very soon
excellent wearing tyre in my opinion and good value for money as far as cheap rubber goes, very capable on dodgy sydney roads never had a flat , or had them pinched by the rim etc
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Postby sliq » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:24 pm

Type: Goodyear GS-D3
Size: 205/45/16
Price: $180 per tyre
Dry Grip: 4.5 *
Wet Grip: 4 *
Tyre Life: 25,000kms
Road Noise: Low

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Postby Red Dragon » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:56 pm

Type:Pirelli Dragon
Size:195/50/15
Price:$100 per tyre
Dry Grip: Great
Wet Grip: Don't Have Wet In Melbourne
Tyre Life: Only had them 4 weeks
Road Noise: Quiet
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Postby JSE » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:04 am

Fuzzlet wrote:Type - Goodyear Eagle F1s
Size - 195/50/15
Price - $163/tyre
Dry grip - good
Wet grip - havent really tested, but they cope with granny footed wet weather driving :P
Tyre life - 20,000kms and counting
Road noise - None, either the wind noise drowns them out, or the stereo is up too high :lol:


we had F1's on our old type R. i swear by them and will be putting them on my car next...they are just as good as potenza g03's at a cheaper price.
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Postby neil d » Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:03 pm

Type:Toyo R888
Price:$250 per tyre
Dry Grip: Great
Wet Grip: Surprisingly good when new and not so surprisingly SH#t when old
Tyre Life: 3hrs of racing
Road Noise: don't know never run them on the road

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Postby neil d » Sun Mar 18, 2007 7:04 pm

namster wrote:Toyo R888
Size: 185/60x14
Price : $200
Dry grip: excellent
Wet Grip: NA
Tyre life: estimate 10k kms
Road noise: buzzzzzzz



I would love to get them for $200 A tyre :(
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Postby mickfred » Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:01 am

Sumitomo HTR-Z
16/45/205
Bob Jane Taringa
approx $160 each

Dry - sticky as!
Wet - pretty good so far, but I ain't pushing it to find out
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Postby kula » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:08 am

Type:Kuhmo Ecsta SPT
Size: 195/50/15
Price: $90 per tyre
Dry Grip: Very Good
Wet Grip: Good.
Tyre Life: Expected to be good, >20k.
Road Noise: Low-mid, dont really care.
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Postby marcusus » Sat May 12, 2007 11:59 pm

Thread revival!! (I'm hunting for info, and have found a vast treasure trove of randomly useful threads)

Type:Kuhmo Ecsta SPT
Size: 195/50/15
Price: $100 / corner
Dry Grip: 4/5
Wet Grip: 3.5/5 because I haven't pushed them hard enough in the wet to see if it'll make the grade of 4.
Tyre Life: Would not have a clue.
Road Noise: Stereo's up too loud to hear any road noise :P

Kula: where'd you get yours for $90 a corner?
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