Thread: Tyre Choice I choose 16" instead of 17"
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Old 24th February 2008, 12:27   #37 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by allan40alt View Post




v: As a 'seasoned' driver with almost 50 years of experience in driving all types of vehicles from double-deck busses to high performance cars, and with only one accident in all that time (when a front tyre blew at speed) and in all types of weather, then I stand by what I said in that it is dangerous to put 16" wheels on a car that manufacturers deem necessary to fit 17" as standard and do not recommend downsizing.

Can't get within a mile of your driving record, that's for sure!

But why should the SE model Civic, to all intents and purposes identical to the EX, be supplied with 16'' wheels as standard?

And why should Honda make contradictory statements about it in different media?
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