Quote:
Originally Posted by FRS_FIEND
I guess my main reason is cost of tires.Thats mostly the reason I would go with 17s, not because I think I'm Aryton senna, but because low cost tires  as a noob on the track and the frs being my dd, low cost tires would be the best benefit. |
Yeah tyres cost more for sure but if you stick with thinner tyres they are still pretty reasonable.
Obviously being that I'm in Australia I get shafted with the costs, but if I'd stuck with 17x7 or 8 I was looking at like $200 per tyre easily...
Going to 18s I was looking at only about $250...so not much more.
But then I bought bigger rears (9.5) and slightly larger front (8.5) and the cost bumped up a little in the front ($300 ea) and exploded in the rear ($550 ea).
Plus because I went staggered I can't ever take advantage of the "buy 3 get the 4th free" promotions.
The point is that you CAN get decent prices on 18s depending on what size you want.
If you are just starting out and expecting to go through tyres, you probably won't be getting top shelf right off the bat so if you really want the look of the 18s, then I would hop onto tyre sites, shops, etc....and just check our what the actual differences in cost would be.