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We bought a new Cooper S All4 Countryman in March 2014. It has run flat Goodyear tyres (A17L 225/45 R18 91V) and we have done about 6,000 miles. Where can we go to buy new genuine MINIwheels? We live...
My Fiat Sedici 4 x 4 is a superb utility vehicle: low motorway usage, country lanes but no off-country. We have two or three weeks snow here in north Derbyshire and whilst the 4 x 4 system works well,...
I am thinking of buying a Qashqai n-Tec which comes with 18-inch wheels but with an option to have 17-inch instead free of charge. Which size wheel is the better choice and why?
I know that mixing all season tyres with summer tyres is regarded as unsafe. However, as Michelin Cross Climate are regarded as a summer tyre, is it okay to mix these with other summer tyres? My front...
I have a Kia Sorento KX-3 diesel (early 2012 reg), with its original Roadian tyres 235/60R18 103H. While these are very hardwearing, they feel ‘hard’ & seem to pick up and transmit every small irregularity...
I am doing some research for a new car sometime next year. At the moment I own a Hyundai i30 Style which I am reasonably pleased with, it’s a 1.4 petrol, I would have liked a 1.6 but the petrol model...
The Peugeot 2008 1.2 PureTech 110 petrol finally appears to be available - would it be better (quieter and more economical) on 16 or 17-inch wheels?
I am considering purchasing Toyota Yaris Excel automatic. Option offered is 15 or 16-inch wheels. Which wheel size would you recommend?
The wheels and tyres on my W204 Mercedes C250 seem particularly susceptible to pothole damage - I'm on my third near side rim already! The wheels are 18-inch with 225/40 tyres on the front and 255/35...
I recently bought a 2007 Peugeot 307 SW. When I lowered the emergency steel spare wheel to check it I found it was filthy dirty and very rusty. I have got hold of a matching alloy wheel with a standard...