In the meantime, I spoke with Alan Meaker (Technical and Motorsport Manager - Toyo) today, following my email. So thanks Steve for the suggestion. He sounds like a spot on bloke and agreed with me that it seemed odd. He has said that if I were closer, he would come and have a look himself, but has in any case asked if he can have them back at the factory once they're off my car. No promises, but they can investigate from there.

I'm very impressed with that and his whole attitude was extremely helpful, so we'll see where that gets me. In the meantime, I've yet to find somewhere good down here, that will properly look at my car in detail for any alignment issues and fit some Hankooks :(

Could you inform us of what he says when he sees the tyres? Remember that they're your property, so you're quite within your rights to keep them when they're changed out.

Could you inform us of what he says when he sees the tyres? Remember that they're your property, so you're quite within your rights to keep them when they're changed out.

Absolutely. I'm going to Inters this first thing tomorrow, so won't be changing them til next week now. But I'll keep you all informed of what's going on. In the meantime, a few people I've spoken to in the real world are of the opinion that the Octy is a heavy car with a lot of power to the front wheels and even the slightest bit of fun in the twisties could make it hard work for tyres. Maybe. But I would still expect 7-8k min even then.

mine last 10 k and i do drive like a complete tool all the time lol

i mean on the limit of the tyres alot so if mine last that long yours should last longer

and i have been known to do the odd burnout lol

lol

nice westi least you admit it:P

billy

mine last 10 k and i do drive like a complete tool all the time lol

i mean on the limit of the tyres alot so if mine last that long yours should last longer

and i have been known to do the odd burnout lol

Fair play! I did think so. On my daily commute, or a long run I'm generally very reserved (I like to conserve). I only really have a play at the weekends. Even then, my suspension is stock and old! So I'm hardly abusing the tyres :confused:

Oh well, all packed for International now, so I'll keep you all informed when I get back. Anybody else from here going?

Interesting I've got T1-R's fitted all round and after 15,000 miles they are hardly worn!

Maybe because mines a 4X4?

Not much help I know but a comment nonetheless!

I would of thought the 4x4 would of still worn them, the vRS would use fronts more but so would the 4x4 till the 4x4 is kicked in????

Always have your best tyres on the back,

It's funny how things change. I was always taught to put the best tyres on the front regardless of whether the car is front or rear wheel drive. The second best two be put on the rear, and the worst one as the spare. I started work in a garage as a 16-year-old apprentice in 1980, and fitting tyres and mending punctures was always the job of the youngest nipper, and we didn't have a tyre machine, I used to fit them using a manual beadbreaker, tyre levers and a rubber hammer.

I recently had new tyres on my Octavia, and the young fitter now reckons the rule is to put the best tyres on the rear. That doesn't make any sense to me......

the general consensus is meant to be the grippiest tyre put on the back, so on the limit or in an incident it will understeer and be easier to handle, if your grippier tyre is on the front, you run the risk of the front out gripping the rear in a corner and your back end overtaking you.

me personally I still have my grippier tyre on the front as i want the traction advantage.

currently i have toyo T1Rs on the back, they started on the front but then i swapped them with my rear ultrac sessantas cos they wernt even in the same league. plus i found the toyos took about 600miles to scrub in and give me the grip i wanted.

simon what are you saying the toyos are worse or better im confused??????? :confused:

Had my Toyo T1-R's for a year, don approx 10000, I live in the country so drive on lots of A roads with the odd A1 bloody drive in between and I dont hang about!! unfortunately I have a very heavy right foot and love attacking corners.

I must say that I am very happy with them and believe that I could get at least another 7 months out of them before I need a change on the fronts. They are awesome in the wet and also frosty / icy / snowy conditions and at 92 quid a corner for 225/45/17 I am more than happy with the price

Ross

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£92 a corner where do you shop:eek:

they are £72 on camskill or 4 for £280:thumbup:

you r paying well over the top for them buddy ebay you can get them a little cheaper aswell if you look:thumbup:

Got 18K out of the front from my factory fitted 17" 205 50 contis on my 2001 std octy vrs

Now I've got 17" Toyos T1Rs fitted front and back

I've double checked when they were fitted and i've done 20K and the fronts have a little more than 2mm left and are ready to change.

I guess i can't be steaming around like some people all the time and having a std vrs probably helps but I don't drive slow on the mostly A and B roads round here. I like to beat people away from the lights at every opportunity and have hit the rev limiter several times when I've got it wrong.

Some people must be seriously heavy footed!

Overall i'm happy with the Toyos and would buy them again.

Right, 2 x Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s on order for Friday fitment.

I figure I've tried Proxes, Pilot Exaltos and would've gone for Hankooks this time around, but Camskill couldn't guarantee they'd be here in time and my local place has limited access. That said, the laser alignment gear is pretty good and the guy will let me watch him, so happy days.

£100+VAT each to include fitting and alignment. Expensive perhaps, but I imagine they should be pretty damn good. I guess I'll find out.....

After just 100 miles of new Pilot Sports, the heavens opened the this morning on the way to work. With vipers on full, surface water everywhere and my usual b-road trip to work flooded in many places, the Michelins really shone. They've transformed the car both in the dry and the wet. My tracking was slightly out it appears, so obviously correcting that will have made a bit of difference. But in the wet today even the brand new Proxes would've struggled when I first had them fitted.

Very impressed overall.