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leebo · Dec 31st, 2006, 12:01 AM

I just had some Toyo Proxes 4 205/40-18 all season tires installed on my GP Thursday to replace the stock Dunlop runflats that come with it. I only had about 900 miles on the Dunlops - the ride was too harsh for me. The Toyos have much nicer ride and less noise - I'll know more after putting more miles on th and I didn't want to wait until the tires were worn out to replace them. These tires were recommended by a fellow MINI GP owner who had installed them on one of his other MINIs.

I decided not to go with the 215/35-18 size as I have to careful to prevent the flexible plastic scrapers on each side of the car from scraping the pavement, and they are about 1/4" lower t.han the 205/40-18s

Toyo offers a 500 mile/45 day trial (here in the US - not sure about other places); The tires can be returned for exchange or refund within this period.

Lee

Dec 31st, 2006, 12:01 AM	#6
leebo MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Local Time: 11:02 PM Posts: 17 Offline	I just had some Toyo Proxes 4 205/40-18 all season tires installed on my GP Thursday to replace the stock Dunlop runflats that come with it. I only had about 900 miles on the Dunlops - the ride was too harsh for me. The Toyos have much nicer ride and less noise - I'll know more after putting more miles on th and I didn't want to wait until the tires were worn out to replace them. These tires were recommended by a fellow MINI GP owner who had installed them on one of his other MINIs. I decided not to go with the 215/35-18 size as I have to careful to prevent the flexible plastic scrapers on each side of the car from scraping the pavement, and they are about 1/4" lower t.han the 205/40-18s Toyo offers a 500 mile/45 day trial (here in the US - not sure about other places); The tires can be returned for exchange or refund within this period. Lee