Originally Posted by
fikse
Neilrj; What you writes really interest me alot. I bought our Vectra in April, and have only limited experience on snow/ice with the car. I have 17" rims for the summertyres, and 16" alurims with 215 width M+S stud-tyres. Pretty new wintertyres, so I will probably stick with them for this upcoming winter.
But after some years with experience with different cars and tyre-sizes, I'm sure 215-tyres is a no-go for my 1.800 KG Vectra. After a visit at my local rubber-pusher they claimed that 205 tyres would be nice to my car, but 195 would be to narrow, even if they fitted the rims and was legal. The said that the car would be "wobbling" and unsafe, and absolutely not recommended. I have had other cars almost as heavy as the Vectra (like a Peugeot 505 Estate, Citroën CX Estate), and used 185 and 195 width on 15" rims, with success. Our former car, a lightweight (less than 1.200KG) Citroën Xsara Estate with 195 on 15 rims, with bad result. Changed to 185 and it was alot better, but still no good in heavy, wet snow. We drive 90% of the wintertime on wet, salted asphalt, but from time to time there is ice or wet snow, seldom dry snow.
Have you actually mounted 15" rims with 165 tyre on your Vectra C? And how is this on asphalt, in curves? Wobbly / slippery, or is it "ok"?
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