Toyo Proxes R1A Value ?

[M-technik-3]

I run a set as street tires that are older and worn like those. They make for fun days. I don't recommend them near any city driving as they pick up FOD easy.

[jeffnhiscars]

FOD is French for something, Im sure.

I may throw them on the coupe just to see how dangerous they really are in cool weather..then report back from the ER.

[M-technik-3]

Foreign Object Damage crap in road as in nails screws metals. Things that kill turbine engines as well as tires.

[jeffnhiscars]

Which is exactly why I keep my turbine cars off city streets

[nando]

Foreign Object Damage crap in road as in nails screws metals. Things that kill turbine engines as well as tires.

My R888s have full road hazard coverage :)

[jeffnhiscars]

My R888s have full road hazard coverage :)

I bought road hazard for my 550i the day after I picked up a nail on the inner sidewall of a run flat 050. I mean WTF...how do you get a nail there ?

The car had all of 1800 miles on it and my tire guy wanted over $400 to replace it so I got it next day from tirerack and had my guy install it to save $60. Then kept asking myself why I was so happy to spend $360 to replace one tire on a 1 month old car.

I still cant answer that one and I never did use the road hazard :puppy:

[M-technik-3]

R888 are just slightly harder and tend not pick up so much crap. I took a 4" lag bolt thru a RT215 Azenia and It was embedded in the tire so bad it lost no air and I thought my differential was broken.

[nando]

I would have road hazard coverage if I had RA1s too

[ForcedFirebird]

I would have road hazard coverage if I had RA1s too

$35/tire<$125/tire.

[nando]

It came with purchase price

[bastianshaw]

foreign object debris

[L8 apexr]

I'd say those look hard and shiny,best bet would actually be a couple of track days over an autox to rescrub a little life back in.

[jeffnhiscars]

I'd say those look hard and shiny,best bet would actually be a couple of track days over an autox to rescrub a little life back in.

That sound like fun. I'll ship them as soon as your paypal clears

[ed94r]

Voice of dissent: I think those RA-1's look great. I've run 6 year old RA1's that still would pick up everything in grid after a DE session.

It may take a while to get them up to temp, but I bet they would. If they were 15's I'd offer you $ for them.

[cosm3os]

Hard is hard (and when you can SEE how hard they are in a pic, they are HARD), and you can't "scrub in" life to a hard tire.