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deggles · Jul 11th, 2006, 01:28 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by SNJ

Are there are any disadvantages whilst driving or parking to having 17" wheels rather than 16" ones or 15" ones? Is bigger better, in terms of wheels?

Just to go back to your original question - one thing to bear in mind is that 17"s with low profile tyres are much easier to damage on kerbs and potholes compared to say, 15"s on standard tyres. Worth remembering when parking and driving around town.

I was reminded of this yesterday as I tried to get out of the way of a rather impatient oncoming bus - had to scrape the kerb to avoid gaining a bus-shaped scratch down my off-side

The 17"s do look much better though

Jul 11th, 2006, 01:28 PM	#7
deggles MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Leeds Local Time: 11:10 AM Posts: 208 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by SNJ Are there are any disadvantages whilst driving or parking to having 17" wheels rather than 16" ones or 15" ones? Is bigger better, in terms of wheels? Just to go back to your original question - one thing to bear in mind is that 17"s with low profile tyres are much easier to damage on kerbs and potholes compared to say, 15"s on standard tyres. Worth remembering when parking and driving around town. I was reminded of this yesterday as I tried to get out of the way of a rather impatient oncoming bus - had to scrape the kerb to avoid gaining a bus-shaped scratch down my off-side The 17"s do look much better though