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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: rubber toe on January 28, 2010, 10:00:08 pm

Title: toyo r1r's
Post by: rubber toe on January 28, 2010, 10:00:08 pm: just looking to see if anyone has any experience with these tyres looking into running them daily for the summer but as i live in scotland would be hoping for some decent wet grip also :driver:
thanks :smiley:
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: rubber toe on January 28, 2010, 10:20:42 pm: ok cheers :happy2:

Was thinking of getting r888s but i'm a bit worried bout wet grip in the good old scottish summer . :scared:
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Janner_Sy on January 28, 2010, 10:48:24 pm: how could there be a general consensus, they have only just been released
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: ollie288 on January 28, 2010, 10:56:55 pm: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fzz259%2Follie288%2Ftyre.jpg&hash=e21673690272cb92c28b021a6a18ed9899c65f99)
Sorry wrong tyre! I was thinking of the older ones! :stupid:
Here is one review I have found. It is taken off tyrereviews.com! :happy2:
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Poverty on January 28, 2010, 11:14:32 pm: Few of the lads over on SCN have ordered these already. Expect a review on saturday or sunday :happy2:
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Hurdy on January 28, 2010, 11:29:42 pm: I'm considering running these throughout the summer too as the R888's were pretty scary to drive on coming home through Belgium and France in torrential rain :scared: :driver:
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: J5BWS on January 29, 2010, 11:49:39 pm: Hmmm I'm interested in these too, got my new wheels patiently waiting for the crappy weather to go away!...
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Poverty on January 31, 2010, 12:43:49 pm: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FDPJ%2FServed_images%2FP1040372.jpg&hash=7bb0d1f076046807e2565f7c18bf6194ef92fe73)
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Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: danishmkvgti on January 31, 2010, 12:46:57 pm: Quote from: Poverty on January 31, 2010, 12:43:49 pm
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I'm really considering these for my car, just need to use up my new ps2 first :sad1: :signLOL:
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: jonnyc on January 31, 2010, 12:58:14 pm: In theory R1R's are a good option but bare in mind that they will be comprehensively out performed by the R888 in every condition other than torrential rain with standing water.. R888's offer huge wet grip, bare in
mind that there basically an intermediate tyre in construction and tread pattern..

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fo304%2Fjonnnny28%2Fimage-1-1.jpg&hash=95816f3a61a272a8fef61aed5e82dab4cf76579c)

Just bite the bullet and do it properly :wink:
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Makaveli on January 31, 2010, 02:39:04 pm: What price range are we talking per tyre for R888's and R1R's...

And anyone know how they would compare to Eagle F1 asymmetric's
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Janner_Sy on January 31, 2010, 02:48:26 pm: i agree with jonny to a point. but if the R1R is cheaper than the R888 and lasts longer than the R888, and is better than all the current summer tyres then i think they are worth a punt.

are they available in different compounds, and is there any info on the life spann of them yet.
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Poverty on January 31, 2010, 03:01:21 pm: Quote from: vRSy on January 31, 2010, 02:48:26 pm
i agree with jonny to a point. but if the R1R is cheaper than the R888 and lasts longer than the R888, and is better than all the current summer tyres then i think they are worth a punt.

are they available in different compounds, and is there any info on the life spann of them yet.

Â£10 difference per tyre, as in r888 is more expensive.

I think hedge has summed it up pretty well tbh as to why the R1R's exist. Obviously if I had two sets of alloys, I would just mount R888's to one set.
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: rubber toe on January 31, 2010, 06:08:02 pm: mmmmm not sure what to do altho i've always fancied getting R888s :driver:

got a month or so before i make my mind up so i'll decide at the time

so are the R888s good in the wet but not in standing water ?
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Janner_Sy on January 31, 2010, 06:33:34 pm: reccomended use and car of All Proxes R1R, All Proxes R888, All Proxes RA1
http://toyotires.com/sites/default/files/imce/ColdWeather_TireStorage.pdf

available sizes
http://toyotires.com/tire/pattern/proxes-r1r
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Poverty on January 31, 2010, 10:05:30 pm: Quote from: rubber toe on January 31, 2010, 06:08:02 pm
mmmmm not sure what to do altho i've always fancied getting R888s :driver:

got a month or so before i make my mind up so i'll decide at the time

so are the R888s good in the wet but not in standing water ?

In torrential rain late last year on the motorway my car was aquaplaning at 50mph wearing goodyear eagle f1 assys, so wouldnt like to imagine what things would have been like wearing r888's.

In the latest fast car mag they were talking about the r888's being scary to drive in the rain as they were driving back to the UK from the nurb.
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Poverty on January 31, 2010, 10:10:09 pm: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FDPJ%2FServed_images%2FP1040379-1.jpg&hash=266f4668fb9c47e2a6a0d4ea99682ee7a64537f7)
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Janner_Sy on January 31, 2010, 10:16:43 pm: Quote
In the latest fast car mag they were talking about the r888's being scary to drive in the rain as they were driving back to the UK from the nurb.

hurdy said the exact same thing about his tyres on the trip back from the ring last year iirc
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: jonnyc on February 01, 2010, 01:19:37 pm: I don't see what the issue is with simply driving for the conditions..??

After all, if people did this, it would prevent about 90% of the crashes on the road today..
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Hurdy on February 01, 2010, 05:26:19 pm: Quote from: jonnyc on February 01, 2010, 01:19:37 pm
I don't see the issue is with simply driving for the conditions..??

LOL, I would have on the way back from the 'ring, but Redrobin had set his satnav and I hadn't......and he was doing 90mph+ in torrential rain, with me trying to keep up whilst looking at all the aquaplaning danger signs at the side of the Autoroute. :scared:
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Poverty on February 10, 2010, 09:48:02 pm: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fvv43%2Fpoverty_k1%2Fc598e653.jpg&hash=180d69180bf9ef47074cecc6f8e54d3c658f596f)

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Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: danishmkvgti on February 11, 2010, 09:49:03 pm: Quote from: Poverty on February 10, 2010, 09:48:02 pm
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i'm soo looking forward to hear how they are :pomppomp:
Title: Re: toyo r1r's
Post by: Poverty on February 11, 2010, 11:19:51 pm: Me too, just waiting on the weather to remain consistently above 0 degrees.