I really like the car but didn't like the Pirelli's on the 17 wheels, which are hard to keep clean as well. Snow performance is lousy. Also, I have a few pothole marks on the wheels. I'm considering changing to new rims and H-rated all season tires 215/55-16 (which will give zero speedometer effect) which should improve snow handling, better ride but probably somewhat reduced handling. This is a trade-off I'm willing to make but wanted the thoughts of anyone else who had ever "minus" sized tires. My wife has a v70 2.4T and every time I drive it in snow it's better and I even find the handling quite good and the ride is much smoother with the 16 inch tires.
Would appreciate any thoughts or comments.
Would appreciate any thoughts or comments.