When I bought mine it was shod with 225x40x18 and the ride was hard and it tramlined. I changed to 225x45x18 which was an improvement but I suffered a lot of sidewall damage [here in rural France if you have to share the road you often have to run onto the grass verge and if the tarmac surface is damaged at all when you rejoin the damage rips out the inner tyre wall!].
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May I suggest you keep your 18s but run oversize tyres. Try 245/50-18 or 225/55-18 which should improve the ride. Your speedo will under read by 2.5 mph but as it is optimistic any way you will probably find if you compare it with your satnav speed readout you'll be doing 75 or 6 by the time your speedo shows 70.
and so I am asking the local garage to source a set of second hand tyres 225x55x18. I have asked for an almost knackered set [1000km remaining?] and if I like the feel I'll buy a new set
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D2 PF Q 2.5 tdi LHD rear blinds and heated rear seats, Bose, 5 speed Tip, Servotronic, Pioneer AVIC 333,333 km Murdered on a P&O ferry 2012. Cat3 write off
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3rd December 2011, 08:11 AM
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