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Originally Posted by Mutley
How many of you swap to winter wheels ?
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Well obviously I do, from 18" to 17" but that's on a D2 S8.
I do it on both my cars now and wish I'd decided to do it long ago. (The Focus drops from 16" to 15" for winter)
Though to be fair, long ago I had cars with skinny tyres that worked fairly well in snow, unlike modern low-profile "rubber bands". 
I learnt my lesson a few years back when I spent a lot of time working with (and visiting) people across Europe. Plus they're now much more easily available. 
A set of 5 "reasonable" winter wheels costs maybe as much as 2 tyres but obviously lasts "forever". In the long run the tyres of course cost nothing, apart from the minimal costs of swapping the wheels over if you don't (I don't) DIY. Yes I do have a winter spare, though in both cases it's a tyre bought part-worn and a matching but untidy alloy wheel. 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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