Wheels 19" v 18" v 17" mk6 owners views on the ride differences please.

[Exonian]

Geoff, you only use the car twice a year; just go forth and get those blimmin Potenzas and live in contentment for the rest of your life.

[Ess_Three]

I use normal mode in town in very damp conditions as I feel safer with this spring/damper set-up.

Odd...in wet conditions out on the open road, where there is lots of standing water and you don't want the suspension too stiff, I go to 'comfort' as it lets the car roll more and stops the tyre breaking away  - you are driving so much slower anyway.

[am1w]

I will try this, Glen and report back. Awful weather and my Virgin has caught a chill so I am on the Blackberry. Keeps happening. Must get another £20 off my bill again!

[am1w]

Normal mode in a wet town only not on the open road ever when it's wet. :smiley;

[Ess_Three]

I will try this, Glen and report back. Awful weather and my Virgin has caught a chill so I am on the Blackberry. Keeps happening. Must get another £20 off my bill again!

A few months ago in the terrible high winds around Perthshire, I had the best drive even in my GTI...
It was bucketing down, blowing a gale, roads were under standing water/properly flooded everywhere and there were many trees blown down partially blocking/blocking roads...and I managed to do 20-30 miles, suspension in 'comfort' and the orange traction control light barely off...it was foolhardy fun I admit, but balancing understeer, aquaplaning and wheelspin on backroads was quite surreal - and not once was the speed limit broken!! :-)

I was amazed at the grip and traction there was available, and the pace that could be kept up in such conditions - think the film 'Twister' and you wouldn't be far off the mark!

[Snoopy]

Geoff, you only use the car twice a year; just go forth and get those blimmin Potenzas and live in contentment for the rest of your life.

March to November. A little bit more than twice a year  Its main journey are commute though as another car gets used more for family trips.
Must admit the 19" Potenza's are very tempting and not that far away either. Still not sure how they would look on a mk6 though and i can get a good deal on the 18" version.

[RickS]

Asker sums it up nicely


17"s are more comfortable (amazingly so with ACC) faster, cheaper and much easier to look after.

18"s look better.

My bridgestones are a bit noisy but 12k ish (not used in the Winter) and not even half worn.

It's not the diameter of the wheel that changes the ride comfort, it's the profile of the tyres. When you go up a wheel size the profile is lower, hence there is less cushioning effect from the tyres. On wheel diameter alone, larger would be better as they ride over hollows better because they don't sink into the hollows as far.