« Reply #343 on: 11 March 2023, 22:34 »
Interesting choices of wheel Tony Jazz, both quite different in design.
I’ve seen black BBS XR posted up in this section on a mk8 before and they look really good.
The Borbet design is very modern with the highlighted sections. One question you’d have to ask would be whether many refurbishment companies could cope with producing a decent restoration job if you kerbed one. I also think visually they might look quite small on a Golf 8 in 18” diameter but haven’t seen any on a car to make an informed judgement.
As for tyres, both those options are about as good as it gets for a road car.
Possibly the Michelins might be a tiny bit more comfortable due to slightly less stiff sidewalls but I’m sure they’d basically score points off each other in all criteria when tested to extremes. In normal use they’d both be excellent.
Best options might be to just say “which ones can I get the best deal on or do I just fancy a slight change from my current set without risking an inferior performing tyre?”
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