model Y 20" vs 19"

[s7gpt]

thoughts on 20" vs 19" for model Y - understand the range is reduced slightly but they do look much better - have ordered 20" but think I have option to change if needed ?

 

[UkNorthampton]

So question is range (plus ride, pothole resistance) vs looks?

I would have thought 19" were obvious, better engineering decision, but I'm probably in a minority.

 

[s7gpt]

So question is range (plus ride, pothole resistance) vs looks?

I would have thought 19" were obvious, better engineering decision, but I'm probably in a minority.

would have gone with 19" and saved a few quid but Mrs insistant we needed the 'black' ones

 

[BelfastEV]

19 inch and buy the Rimitrex Latimers

 

[blert]

I went for 20's but can't give any good reason why apart from that I preferred the look - 19's are probably the more sensible choice for durability, range and comfort.

 

[Wol747]

19" personally: to me they look exactly the same and anyway give a better ride and better pothole resistance - not that there ARE ever potholes......

 

[DayTrippin]

Easy choice, the 19's. They are lighter, ride quality is better, tires are cheaper to replace, and as mentioned, pothole resistance is definitely better. Best decision I made when buying our Y. The money we saved went toward acceleration boost. Made it even easier to keep the 19's...

 

[Rangefright]

If 18's were available I would take them. Never liked the elastic band look and prefer the tyre hitting the kerb not the wheel. Never had to replace a tyre yet after kerbing.

 

[gorghimself]

19 inch and buy the Rimitrex Latimers

Sorry to be that guy but they’re called Laminar Black. Based on recommendations from someone else on here I have them ordered from the US via myus.com for shipping. About £230 from Rimetrix plus the shipping cost and taxes (yet to find out exactly what this will be). The added bonus appears to be that they will of course save the originals from curb rash too.

 

[Harrow Y]

Sorry to be that guy but they’re called Laminar Black. Based on recommendations from someone else on here I have them ordered from the US via myus.com for shipping. About £230 from Rimetrix plus the shipping cost and taxes (yet to find out exactly what this will be). The added bonus appears to be that they will of course save the originals from curb rash too.

Folks, I had asked about Laminars to Tameautumn ( member) is response was as follows:

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using myus.com it came to $289 + $214 Shipping& Taxes & Duty .. so in total has been £370 .. but a lot easier to swallow than £2K for the 20" wheels which I will scrape in 1 day
unquote.

Hope this helps .

 

[Kenners]

The Y’s 19s look much nicer with the aero covers off than the 18s on the 3 on the same set up. Was quite surprised, they look like proper alloys!

 

[Maka344]

Folks, I had asked about Laminars to Tameautumn ( member) is response was as follows:

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using myus.com it came to $289 + $214 Shipping& Taxes & Duty .. so in total has been £370 .. but a lot easier to swallow than £2K for the 20" wheels which I will scrape in 1 day
unquote.

Hope this helps .

Just doing a search - can you walk me through the myus.com process please? Rimetrix now ship direct to the with the total cost being $424 ex import costs. thanks.

 

[WhiteHartMart]

Personally, love the look of the 20s although admit now I could have gone for 19s with different covers maybe. Not concerned about ride as this will be taking over daily duties from a Golf R and the test drive I did on 19s had a softer feeling ride than that - if the 20s end up being similar it'll be fine for me.

 

[WannabeOwner]

taking over daily duties from a Golf R

I find the M3 much tighter / nimble than the MY - feels more like a hot hatch to me. I find the MY very tall, by comparison. If I was choosing 20" over 19" for handling I think I'd be preferring the M3. But the MY has hatchback and tow-bar option.

Might be that my MY is out of whack though ...

 

[WhiteHartMart]

I find the M3 much tighter / nimble than the MY - feels more like a hot hatch to me. I find the MY very tall, by comparison. If I was choosing 20" over 19" for handling I think I'd be preferring the M3. But the MY has hatchback and tow-bar option.

Might be that my MY is out of whack though ...

Yea - while the Y is taking over daily duties the Golf R will still be providing weekend enjoyment! So in reality the Y isn't needed as a replacement for the R - it's a replacement for the family Tiguan so should be great in comparison to that.

 

[prabhu]

19inch ride quality is quite good and also looks acceptable like any other car. I am not planning to powder coat or buy replacement covers since the car is seriously fine as is.

 

[MYLdn]

I have the 20's. They look a tonne better (IMO) and the ride is absolutely fine, no noticeable difference to the test drive ride quality I had on 19's.
I think a load of this 'stiff ride' comment comes from professional journalists who have to think of some comment to make on all the cars they review other than 'it's absolutely fine' I would imagine most non-professional drivers/car journalists wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

 

[Sixer]

I would agree with MYldn. I test drove with 20s and deliberately looked for bumps and potholes. It was fine. It’s firm but certainly not bad

 

[Undecided_2]

I have the inductions and the ride is good for us. Lots of potholes and bad quality roads everywhere near us as well. We came from a Tiguan 240 Tech R which had 20s and we feel the Y is a better ride overall.

 

[Jason71]

One thing to note is estimated delivery for 20s is May. 19s is July
But
Having ordered 19s last week my estimated delivery is May so I think the quoted dates are there to push the 20s and make more money!