Toyo tyres; any good, or are there better options?

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I might be looking to buy a new pair of front tyres in the near future...the current weather conditions have shown up how rubbish the current ones I have really are and seeing as they are wearing, I figured now is the best time for a change. Ive seen that Toyo T1-R tyres in my size (195/55/R15) are available at Camskill for £40 a go. Ive heard a few good things about Toyo tyres before, but the price does seem almost too good to be true. Before i commit I was jsut wondering if anyone else had any experience of them or could recoomend any other decent rubber in that size?

Car is a 1.6 Focus and gets treated as such so it's no performance machine, but I would like some decent rubber, especially as it has no ABS so locking the wheels is more of a concern for me. That said, I don't want to be spending huge amounts of money on rubber for a car which lives a rather sedate life. The last pair of tyres (Conti Premium Contact 2) cost me close to £150 fitted, which in hindsight is a lot of money to spend on rubber, even if they have been very good so far.

Edit: Actually turns out Im runing 195/60/R15 size tyres.
 
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T1-Rs are good, Eagle F1s are better. That said, considering you don't drive it like you're on track, T1-Rs will be more than adequate :)
 
I had 4x Goodyear NCT5's on my car when I bought it. They had just been fitted and lasted around 22k, maybe a bit more.
When the fronts wore out I went for Bridgestone ER300's and whilst they are good, they aren't as grippy in the wet as the Goodyears.

Anyway last week I got 2 new Goodyears fitted to the car and had the Bridgestones put on the back. Very happy with the handling again now.

Blackcircles have NCT5's avail in your size for £44.25 each. Toyo T1-R's are £40.54 each.

I drive a Seat Toledo 2.3 V5 and it gets treated like it ;)
 
I have NCT5s on the front of my Honda, they're crap in the wet :( which is a shame because they're great in the dry and not what I'd expect from an "all-rounder" tyre really
 
About the only bad remark I read about the Toyo T1-R was a customer who rated them on Blackcircles who said he'd seen his economy drop slightly. Not an issue for most people Im sure, but Im a tightwad :D

I dont believe they do Eagle F1s in 195/55/R15 howard, or at least I haven't seen them yet. But as you say, these are probably far in excess of what I need anyway.
 
What are the tyres that a few people were raving about, was a brand Ive not heard of before. Think Gibbo may have had them on his Mustang IIRC.
 
Good value tyre with good performance for the money. Got them on her Renault :)
 
I have T1-Rs on my focus and they are fantastic tbh. I wouldn't really refer to the NCT5 as a performance tyre which I have also experienced on several cars.

The Toyos do make a huge difference. I have known people have Eagle F1's on their focus as well and we couldn't ever really feel much difference between them.

I am also finding I am going to get more miles from my T1-Rs than I did from the last set I had which was PremiumContact-2s all round. The Toyo rubber is obviously just much more suited to my driving/the car.
 
Yeah, to show the difference in price.

195/50 r15

Toyo T1-R = £29.31 each
Eagle F1 = £43.55 each

Both from Camskill.
 
T1-Rs are very good tyres. Didn't realise that they came in such a small size but at £40 they would be a real bargain - they were about £65 a year or two ago. Only slight criticism I have with them is that they have quite stiff sidewalls compared to other tyres at the same price point, which helps the tyre resist deformation when cornering (and thus handling and grip) but results in a slightly bumpier ride. Then again, its all relative. For £40, go for it!
 
I have TR1 Proxies on my car and they have been great. A huge improvement over the standard Contis. Grip is fantastic even in the wet. Think I paid about £95 fitted for 205 40 R17s last year. Price has come down though.
 
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