Tyres

Submitted: Monday, Dec 20, 2004 at 22:00

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Terry (WA)

Have been to my local Ian Diffen tyre man today ( I'm in Perth) looking for new rubber for my 80 series Cruiser.
They have got BF Gooderich A/T 265.75 for $146 each which I think is OK but he was keen to sell me some "Toyos" for the same price.
Before you all get excited I have tried to search the archives for any mention of Toyo Tyres but without success (Tried several ways ) so can anyone tell me
1..Is $246 a reasonable price for the BFGs and
2 What about the Toyos? has anyone an opinion on them?

Terry.

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Reply By: Member - John - Monday, Dec 20, 2004 at 22:09

Monday, Dec 20, 2004 at 22:09

$146 or $246? $146, excellent price!

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Reply By: Pfeff - Monday, Dec 20, 2004 at 23:40

Monday, Dec 20, 2004 at 23:40

Got to agree on those prices. Can't see them doing 265/75R16s for $146. Normal retails for BFG should be in the $260-280 range. Toyo's not likely to be under $225-250 either in that size. Looks like a typo from the later question?

Toyos are good handling but have shallow tread depths and fairly soft compounds. Good on road performance but not a high mileage tyre. Go with BFG's or try Coopers if you want value for money and great mileage. Try your local Tyrepower store.

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Reply By: Member - Rick (S.A.) - Tuesday, Dec 21, 2004 at 21:50

Tuesday, Dec 21, 2004 at 21:50

I found it hard to beleive the archive did not have references to Toyo .

So I typed in toyo opats into the key word box, selected Archive, hit Enter --------> got heapsa references and previous posts & repleis, no probs.

Hope this helps.

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Reply By: Alick & Willemina from Murchison Safari's - Monday, Dec 27, 2004 at 19:24

Monday, Dec 27, 2004 at 19:24

Hi Rick, If you are going bush leave both those tyres at home from our experaince with customs they are to soft a compound and are realy only car tyres with and of road tread rapped around them. Save yourself a lot of hassles and put Coopers on our Bridgestone Duellur 661. Alick

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