The brakes always cool quickly and the look is a hang up only for some.

Only for those that know why large wheels are sometimes needed

Or simply to prove "haters got to hate or the oldy, misery luvs company".......

It’s really not a problem MI

People have been suffering for fashion for centuries; why stop now?

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whats wrong with rubber mats ?

Rubber mats are great but Tuxmat truly rocks.

LR NUT wrote:

Can you imagine how dull the world would be if we were all OEM folk and considered rubber mats as accessories

This is very true - I’m a bit partial to a little modification myself

RogB wrote:

whats wrong with rubber mats ?

Nothing I’ve got them too and a genuine boot liner just I class them
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a necessary accessory

if all of our cars were the same then my daily commute would be very boring, and i like my cars to look just a little different to others around me, so im with you Ed

Paul4751 wrote:

Even more seriously, I did the complete opposite. Bought an HSE with 19" wheels and hated the solid ride compared to my previous SE. So I downsized against the advice of the salesman and bought another set of 17" with new Continentals and it transformed the car into a sure footed sprightly comfortable cruiser.

I bought a set of 19" rims with the same thing in mind and fitted Michelin Cross Climates to them. I've still got a set of 17s in the shed with Goodyear Wrangler HPs on, but to be honest for the sort of driving I do - a mix of motorway miles along with plenty of rutted single track up here in North Wales too - I can't justify getting A/Ts fitted to the 17s. They might look cooler and take me more places but I suspect i'd pay for it in added road noise and increased fuel usage.

To be honest, the Michelins have also proved exceptionally good so far, even on greasy grass and squelchy mud. They're an all-season tyre with a Mud + Snow rating and a 3PSMF mark for winter use, so I can't see myself being bothered to swap them for the 17s fitted with a proper all terrain tyre anytime soon.

Unless you do a lot of offroading I'd genuinely think carefully about whether you actually need an A/T tyre.

I run 17" General Grabber AT3 all year round. Really capable tyre and no noticeable downsides from the Goodyear Efficient'slips' they replaced, they just last twice as long. Some of the evoque 18" rims are appealing but id not go any bigger than that, 19s and up just unnecessarily blingy or 'poodle rims' as Lightwater puts it. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

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Holy thread resurrection

its a year later and we STILL dont know what the OP did as his only post

Pumped it, Pimped it or left it well alone, who knows

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my first ever FL2 and I did keep it longer than most other cars!
But its now gone way up Norf

Wow, I had better get rid of my standard fit 19" rims for fear of being accused of being blingy or poodleish or maybe I will just keep them because I like them and they suit the car very well IMHO