Deadude
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Registered: 30th Jun 07
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i know everyone will probably tell me different but ive got around 200-250 to spend on tyres for ma new alloys 195/45/15's ive been recommended to get some toyo proxes what does anyone think?
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ad-sport
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Registered: 16th May 07
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get 195 50 15s as there a little cheaper and get the best you can buy. not had proxes myself but hear good things about them, iv got yoko prada spec 2s on my sport and they more than cope with everything i give them
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Mike GSi
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Proxes are an ok tyre, but they WILL wear out in a month of hard driving.
go for some eagle F1's
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craig8
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike Z20LET
Proxes are an ok tyre, but they WILL wear out in a month of hard driving.
go for some eagle F1's
i drive mines hard up a wee farm road twice a day and my proxies have lasted me six months, swaped them to the rear as they still had about 6mm tread on and put new proxies on the front, grip is pretty good from them in the wet and dry
E36 328
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Deadude
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how many miles they lasted you then craig?
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VegasPhil
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I made a set of toyos last for 4k once. Usually get about 8k from them 
Good Years seem pretty good for me, worth every penny for grip/wet/lasting and they get a pretty hard time.
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tom_simes
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Agreed with Phil, had both Uniroyal Rainsports and Goodyear Eagle F1's and prefer the eagles.
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Dave A
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rainsports or eagles.
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Will_Sport
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i had proxes, very good tyres, felt a lot safer in the rain (less aquaplaning etc) than my budget directional ones.
plus once they'd got a few hundred miles on them they felt a lot more solid in the dry (steering doesn't go light round corners as much as budgets)
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craig8
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quote:
Originally posted by Deadude
how many miles they lasted you then craig?
put them on the front at around 115,500
changed them to the back at about 122,000
just now on 123,500 or there abouts and still plenty of life in them
E36 328
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Deadude
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ok i reckon im gonna go with the eagles seeing as there a quid cheaper from what ive read here and else where seem to last a fair bit longer and still give decent performance 
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