Recent content by pwcars

I've actually retired so I'm buying insurance in the normal way - but I've declared the size change and they're OK with it. You're right though - got to be declared. I had a client who declared rear park sensors as a mod and they wanted to charge an extra 25 quid as it would make repairs more...

This will probably bore you all rigid, but you asked me to say what I've been up to so here it is! I replaced the standart OE 235/45/17 Contis on my 2013 Volvo V60 with 235/55/17 Kumhos. This was to cope with the evil roads in South Bucks and it worked really well. The ride is much better...

Hi Waynne, Thanks for the warm welcome! It occurs to me that the first time I came across torquecars was when I was googling to see if anyone had put wider tyres on a Toyota iQ. They're such an entertaining car but the standard tyres are so narrow that they're expensive - you can save quite a...

Hi - my D5 V60 is a lovely drive, but came with 215/50/17 tyres. I took a calculated gamble by fitting a set of Kumho 235/50/17 tyres which worked out really well. With another cm of tyre width either side of the alloys there is much better protection of the rims; the handling is still superb...