Pot hole situation! 19" wheels

[jv]

35mm between them and the wheel 

that's not how it works! the profile is a percentage figure

[mac7]

I was just going to ask the same thing... now we know Snoop is our handy EKTA reference!  

[p3asa]

Its a nightmare trying to get the council to pay for damage caused to wheels / tyres round our way. I had to chase mine for around 9months but they eventually agreed to pay £300+ for damage that cost £400+
In that period of time I was running about with the spare on (steel wheel) and had no spare. Don't know if I could be bothered with the hassle again.

[Gene Hunt.]

Thing is they will bodge all the pot holes from this winter & then we can look forward to them all again later in the year.It's a pain trying to watch out for them but if you want the 19'' option i would go for them. 

[DL golf]

If "looks" are what you are after. Go for 19" or even aftermarket 20."
If you are a practical man, go for 18." IMHO. I would go for 18."
In any case I think having an 18" has a lot more advantages than a 19" on a R.

[p3eps]

I've already ordered with the 19" wheels - which I want.
I'm just considering getting a set of winter wheels for the moment - and keeping them on until the pot holes clear up a bit.  The winter wheels would come in very useful in another 10 months as we're likely to have bad Winters every year now (according to the weather boffins!)

[Snoopy]

A cheaper option to buying new alloys would be to look for some secondhand 17 Monza's or some 17s off a seat leon mk2 or audi A3.

[p3eps]

A cheaper option to buying new alloys would be to look for some secondhand 17 Monza's or some 17s off a seat leon mk2 or audi A3.

I'm not a Monza fan, but I did have a look on eBay and you can get a set of 17" wheels for a GTI for about £300.  Cheepies or replicas!  The problem is the Winter tyres are all about £120+ each corner.

It seems a shame to change the wheels before driving it - but with the state of the roads at the moment, the 19" Talladega's are going to be in pieces after a few miles 

I was talking to my dealer earlier today - he's going to get me prices for the Meribels.  I imagine as they're genuine VW they'll be extortionate though!

[Andy947]

Seriously, calm doon.

19's will be no issue, just drive to avoid the potholes!!! Its not difficult.

Also, all the specs of the R are known so panicing about offset is a bit silly aswell.

If you really must get some other wheels, don't go buying new wheels from the dealer, thats pretty much the most expensive way to do it! Fitting small alloys with winter tyres will also looks unbelievably crap.

Get some secondhand 18" wheels off ebay, refurbed to black to make mint and fit winter tyres.

But by April it won't be an issue.

My rocco R won't be getting its 19's replaced with 'pot hole wheels' or 'winter wheels' 

[p3eps]

just drive to avoid the potholes!!! Its not difficult.

Easier said than done!!!
I drive my missus' BMW avoiding potholes as she has 18's with runflats.  If you hit a pothole in them it sends a shock through your body - I think its due to the metal rim in the tyre! 
Sometimes its either a pothole or hitting the car coming towards you head on!!