what would you do??, new wheel and tire pricing. Options

[Valo666]

So, im looking into a new car...not an RSX any more, but im not gonna say what. Any ways, the car has brand new tires on it, and only 1 set of wheels. The thing is, the new tires are winters. So, if i do buy the car, i need to get new tires. Any ways, the factory wheels take a 205/50R16. So for the new wheels, im thinkin about gettin a set of Rotas. But heres the delima. I wanted to go with a set of 17s...but if i go with 17s, i need new tires too...soo all in all...the rims are $880 taxes in...then the tires are $111 each. So im looking at $1381 w/o hardwear. Hardwear is another $140 for Rays enegerine hardwear. Any ways, heres the delima. I have almost brand new Toyo Proxie TPTs on my car right now. They are 205/50R16s... So now im thinkin about maybe going out and gettin the Rotas in 16, and then go with a cheap set of 205s from my work for the wheels on my celica right now.

So, my choises are either

A. Buy new 17" rotas and new tires that arent that great of a tire..

OR

B. Buy 16" rota's, take my new toyos off my car, and buy a cheap set of tires from my work to sell with the celica.

I donno what i should do.

Heres a pic of the wheel i wanna get...it might help.



EDIT: so i priced out 16s, and 16" tire from my work...it came to $1362 w/ tax for every thing. But i donno if i want bigger rims then stock or not.

This post has been edited by Valo666: May 6, 2008 - 2:36 PM

[95CelicaST]

I don't know what kind of car it is, so I don't know if it'll look better with 16's or 17's, but I suppose it depends on what you're looking for.

I was going to get 16X8 Rota slipstreams for my wagon and put a meaty tire on it, but the wheel wells are large enough for me to put 17X8 and put a 225/45R-17 tire on, which is meaty enough!

In regard to your tires on the Celica, I'd pull them and put on a set of cheapos that you can get, then sell the good tires and put that towards your wheel fund.


.....hmmm My WRX stock tire size is the same as this mystery car... and Rotas are a VERY popular wheel choice in the Scoob community...