jimbo47

Hi everyone, Recently bought a diesel Forester XC with 17 inch wheels and Yokohama Geolanders. These are OK for most purposes but I prefer to have a spare set of rims with M&S tyres for winter, when we go ski-ing several times and the roads get very muddy out here in the country. This poses two problems:- 1. Replacement rims these days raise issues for insurers. New Subaru alloys are prohibitively expensive, and there are very few around second hand that I am sure would fit and have the right offset (48, I think). And even if I got lucky and found good used ones at a sensible price, the right M&S tyres for 17 inch rims are horribly expensive too; 2. New Subaru steels are slightly cheaper but only available in 16 inch rims (as on the Forester X). Taller M&S tyres to suit 16 inch rims are available and a bit cheaper, but the whole package would still cost me the thick end of £1000! Second hand steels seem not to exist on eBay. I have considered just buying the M&S tyres and getting them switched according to the season, but that's quite an expensive option too. Anyone got a bright idea to solve this? All help gratefully received! Jimbo47 in the Berkshire Downs

Hi All, I'm a Newbie in West Berkshire with a 2008 Forester Diesel. My third Subaru ever and first for five years. It's good to be back! Jimbo47