18 vs. 19 inch tires
12-10-2003, 12:50 PM
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18 vs. 19 inch tires
I am close to purchasing an '04 A8L. I live in snow country. I am wondering if I should get the stock 18's or get the 19's and change tires or wheels and tires both in the winter. I am not able to test drive both stock 18's and 19's so I wonder how much performance difference on dry pavement their really is. Any opinions? Thanks
12-10-2003, 01:12 PM
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Get 19's and buy a seperate set of dedicated 18" wheels and tires
You'd be very happy you did, there is a lot of performance difference between summer tires and all season tires that would come on the 18" wheels.
12-10-2003, 02:08 PM
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IMHO, choose the WHEEL that you like.
The stock wheel is 17" and looks emaciated in the wheel well. The 18" tire is of the all-season variety which may or may not get you through. The 19" is a performance tire and my bet is that it wont do well at all in the snow country. Where is that country BTW? Good luck!
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12-10-2003, 02:33 PM
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I am in Ohio and went with the 18s...
... partially because we're going into winter and I wanted to avoid performance tires and partially because I didn't want to have to order a car from scratch with 19s (one with 18s was already in route to the dealership). That said, I am sure that this coming spring, I'll get the bug for the 19s.
One plus with the 04 A8L though: both the 18s and 19s are great looking wheels.
If you get much snow at all, one thing is certain, I would think... performance tires are not going to be a winter solution for you.
One plus with the 04 A8L though: both the 18s and 19s are great looking wheels.
If you get much snow at all, one thing is certain, I would think... performance tires are not going to be a winter solution for you.
12-10-2003, 02:37 PM
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Re: 18 vs. 19 inch tires
the 19's in my opinion are simply an appearance preference. the only snow tire that fits I have found is $274 each. if you don't care about appearance difference, I would go with the stock 17 inch which should get you around just fine all year.
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12-10-2003, 02:41 PM
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Re: 18 vs. 19 inch tires
I should have also stated, "Mr. Plum" will remain in the house under controlled heat and humidity if it snows or is icy around here. . . its the idiots out there I am concerned about.
12-10-2003, 03:15 PM
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Re: Get 19's and buy a seperate set of dedicated 18" wheels and tires
I'm with Paul. I was fortunate to test drive cars with both the 19's (P-Zero Rosso) and 18's (Conti all weather) There's a significant performance difference between the 19's and 18's, and since neither work well in real snow, I was able to buy a set of 18's from a fellow Audiworlder for a set of Blizzaks.
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12-10-2003, 06:06 PM
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I chose the 18's
In Pennsylvania, I need the M & S tires and felt the 18'were good enough. I don't have enough room for a snow blower in my garage let alone 4 summer tires.