My not so new wheels

[GolfTi]

And there was me thinking I had the only remapped GTi with 17"s in the country.....

No wonder we don't have any pictures of your car.

Thank you kind sir.

And yours??

No rear bumper view mind you.

[am1w]

My car's pictures are on the Sticky Picture thread. You should post yours on that too if you so desire.

[GolfTi]

Not many 17"s on there.

Looks like I've got one of the fastest and most comfortable GTIs.

[Snoopy]

  I find it funny its the southeners complaining that the northeners have actually thought about winter (protecting there delicate alloys and using other wheels with new tyres or correct winter tyres) . It was snowing in Aberdeen earlier this week when i was there. I wait for the first snow flake to fall down south and the  place will grinds to a halt becomes a massive national emergency and scandal reported by every news channel of the carnage of the south grinding to a halt again even though you can see the tarmac!!!. 
PS 15" alloys won't fit but 16s will 

[GolfTi]

17"s better in the winter then??

[am1w]

I just take the tube if it snows or catch a cab. Normally there is not much snow in London so all is ok with tyres and wheels. It very civilized weather here.

.... Oh, but full of stupid drivers: me excluded obviously.

[gizzywizzy]

I find it funny its the southeners complaining that the northeners have actually thought about winter (protecting there delicate alloys and using other wheels with new tyres or correct winter tyres) . It was snowing in Aberdeen earlier this week when i was there. I wait for the first snow flake to fall down south and the  place will grinds to a halt becomes a massive national emergency and scandal reported by every news channel of the carnage of the south grinding to a halt again even though you can see the tarmac!!!. 
PS 15" alloys won't fit but 16s will 

+1

[p3asa]

17"s better in the winter then??

Smaller the better.
The larger the tyres, the more it becomes like a sledge.
A Ford Ka would probably be ideal in the snow.

[Snoopy]

17"s better in the winter then??

The machined lacquered alloys don't seem to like the winter elements, they can take a lot of looking after in winter months. It could be a few reasons, sudden change in temp of the wheels were the metal expands at different rates to the lacquer. Road salt, damp conditions, sitting covered in the snow etc. Summer tyres compond are not  designed to work below around 7 degrees and the tread pattern is not ideal for winter conditions.

Thats why in winter months i myself have two options. I fit winter tyres to a second set of alloys and use them on the golf.
I also have a second car which is much lighter and lower powered with narrower tyres (145x13). The second car is mostly used in the snow this meens i don't have to worry about other people on the road whos standard of winter driving does seem to be very poor nowadays. So if they hit me by sliding in the snow they hit my £1000 car which will not upset me as much as if they hit my mk6. (I use to use mini's in the winter (i never got stuck in the snow in them) but mini's are too expensive to now.) These options also meens i can push everyone else out of the works carpark and simply get in my car and drive out without any trouble with a  look 

[am1w]

That's probably why we all need a Golf R?!