Newbie seeking advice

[charles]

I'm in the process of aquring a Mk6 53 plate hopefully shortly, however can somebody tell me the largest alloys + tyres i can put on without it effecting rubbing the arches, is 18" too big???

Any guidance & feedback is appreciated

[pip_polo]

you can get 18's on. but they look rubbish and make the car handle gash. (ask whitegtipolo about it been crap lol)

so i'd say 17". i've got them with coilies and other stuff and it handles awsome, sticks to the road and also (in my opinion) looks ace

[charles]

Thanks for the feedback,

ok, put it another way is it possible to use 17" alloys with 18" tyres or that just a no goer?

[Tim_GTi]

Thanks for the feedback,

ok, put it another way is it possible to use 17" alloys with 18" tyres or that just a no goer?

NO GOER

[pip_polo]

no, a 17" tire is for a 17" alloy. as with the rest of the sizes.

when you make the alloy wheel bigger like from a standard 15" alloy too a 17" alloy the TYRE PROFILE gets smaller. so with 17" tires you'd have say 205 40 17 but on a 15" alloy your have 185 55 15

the first three numbers are the width of the wheel/alloy.
the 2nd set of numbers is the profile
and the 3rd lot is the size of alloy in inches.

hope that helps a bit.

[chewy]

18s can be done remember seeing a pic of Yorks_gt_tdi 9n with them on (pic below) but as pip says they dont ride too well. Go with 17s and you will be fine, just make sure you have 205/40 rubber on them.

[pip_polo]

i allways though that car looked nice on 18's but rides s**t lol.

[chewy]

I was thinking that too pip

[Tim_GTi]

but on a 15" alloy your have 185 55 15

Since when does anyone ride that size?! lol

[pip_polo]

what u mean tim?

my standard ones were that??? wasn't they? lol

[Tim_GTi]

what u mean tim?

my standard ones were that??? wasn't they? lol

Ahhh fair fair, I'm thinking in 6N2 mode

[pip_polo]

as allways lol

[drewbar]

they normally sit pretty good on 17's mate and give good driveabilty.

[charles]

ok thank u for all the replies & advice ref the 18" issue,

Secondly the car i'm hoping to get will be a 53 plate 1.2e 55 bhp model, i've searched through a few threads at others asking similar questions at what to look out for with possible visits to the garage, ideally i'll like the 1.4tdi model but they seem very hard to find or just out of my budget

(1) from a vw dealer how much will a timing chair replacement cost (obviously costs vary from dealer to dealer)
(2) the car has a fsh however from 50k onwards what is the service schedule & how often the intervals & costs
(3) lastly the car will be out of warranty & i like to do (if poss) as much of the oil changing & basic serving myself so any tips & advice on what to prepare for & expect from 50k onwards, i don't expect to be a heavy footer on the throttle as i need this car to last while doing a course (3 years duration)

any advice & info is always welcome

[chewy]

This year I got a cam belt done at the dealers for £297 and a full service was £238