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    TireRack has some nice 17" on sale. I'm debating getting these as price of the rubber change each time will be much higher. I can keep the 15" for winter. They don't have the Micra to show what they look like on the car, so I chose the Versa Note S to give me an idea.

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    what do you think?


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    I really like the look of those. VW GTI had a similar wheel a few years ago.

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    I remember the ones you're talking about: http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTI2NFgxNj...,b!~~60_35.JPG

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    They were nice on that car indeed. If I can plan a trip to the states, I think I may pick them up. I shopped around the price of the rubber, and it's much cheaper in the states, it's crazy. I can get the wheels and tires for the same price as the tires here. )
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    I've heard that from several people about tire prices. Never done it myself and I'm ~25 minutes from the bridge.

    Don't forget to do the exchange rate math!

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    What site did you use / how did you get the Micra and wheels together to preview the look?

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    Photoshop

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    Photoshop, or GIMP?

    In our culture obsessed with absurd excess, the Nissan Micra is my counterculture car of choice.
    Be sure to visit my blog at mymicra.com!

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    It's sad that TireRack ran out of them, I was thinking about going for the next long week-end. The O.Z that this showroom model has on post #1 are too big. Not enough rubber for the roads here, I'd dent them in a less than a week.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lbarouf View Post
    It's sad that TireRack ran out of them, I was thinking about going for the next long week-end. The O.Z that this showroom model has on post #1 are too big. Not enough rubber for the roads here, I'd dent them in a less than a week.
    Hey bro, I think if you do the math you will find that the 205/40/18 on the show car have a fair bit of side wall height to protect rims...what size 17'' were you thinking of getting? It is easy for the eye to be fooled when comparing different rim/tire sizes.
    Ten Grand Tin Can

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    The O.Z Grandtourismo GT 17" Dunlop 205/45R17.

    Not huge difference, but 10.25mm of rubber extra!


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