Hello to all you VX fanatics. I must apologise in advance for this post about such a basic subject. I bought a rather battered 2003 Turbo this week and the first priority is to replace all four tyres. I now realise that the OE size does not seem to be produced any more and though i have spent a fair amount of time looking through the forum i cannot find a post that lays out what possible options are left for me. What i need to know is if the original front rims are still useable with another tyre size and if so what sizes are an option and what would people recommend as a sensible choice for an average driver that doesn't push anywhere near the limit and will only do about a max of 2000 miles per year and only in the summer? If the OE rims are no longer viable what size rims should i fit in their place?
Despite my Turbos slightly ragged looks the 90 minute journey back from buying it was pure pleasure for me even though it was on crowded motorways and 8 miles into the home journey a red warning light came on. I guessed it was something t do with the coolant so stopped and checked everything but could see nothing obvious so carried on keeping an eye on the temp, readout. Whilst i was stopped i got the first of the ''wow, VX220 : don't see many of those about mate'' comments that the seller had predicted. I called the seller when i got home and he had the decency to be abashed and said he had forgotten to mention the sensor in the coolant tank was a bit unreliable.
I am very happy that the car is so comfortable for me and with the seat pushed right back fits me perfectly.
Again apologies for the question about wheels but i just need to be sure i am clear about the situation and i am not a very technically minded person.
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