If your car came with larger rims and lower profile tires as a feature of a more deluxe model, you can go to the rim that came with the basic car that year and then buy a tire that brings you up to nearly the same rolling circumference. Years ago I had a VW Rabbit GTI and I had a second set of standard rims with appropriate snow tires for the rough winters we had. They were far better; it’s the difference between a sled and a toboggan. Sure, the car’s cornering traction on dry roads was much less, but in the Winter in Central New England there are precious few dry roads, and none without sand all over the place.
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