Hi. It's time now to update my 16 yo Citroen C1. I've fallen in love with both the cars above (subject box). However, which is the cheapest to run? Are the wheels on the Juke pricier than the wheels on the Aygo, for example, if I ever needed to replace them. To me, the Juke wheels look massive. I've never had a big car before and I need something with a bigger boot too. I like the look of the Aygo as it's seems very stylish. Thank you!
Bear in mind that the price of tyres is only partially related to the internal diameter (in inches). A big factor, other than the speed rating letter and the tyre type (summer r[cheapest], winter/all-season or specialist off-roader, etc) is how common it is.
For example, the following two are quite similar in size - 205/55 R16V and 205/60 R16V. For a decent make summer tyre, the former is likely to currently cost around the £75 mark (plus fitting), the latter probably nearer to £110 each. Another similar one to the latter is 195/65 R15, and will probably cost around £60 - £65 each.
The cheaper two are far more common because they were the standard fit amongst many Fiesta and Focus sized cars and the 15in tyre for many small car vans made in the 2000s and 2010s, thus supply and demand means lots of them about and competition between makes.
The 205/60 R16 tyre is much less common (not rare by any means), and from what I've seen probably about a 5th of the cars given them as OEMs as the other two.
Unfortunately, these days, many car makes don't go in much for standardisation with competitors and often give their cars slightly different tyre sizes, or as often is the case over the last 10 years, larger diameter. low profile tyres as standard fit, even on relatively average specced cars for performance.
Some car makes - e.g. KIA, at least on their non-electric cars, still appear to go for those 'standard-size' tyres (for example on the mid-lower spec Ceeds). Others will go with quite rare sizes, and you can end up having to spend around £150+ each to replace them.
The other issue today is that low profile tyres don't last as long as mid profile (50-55) and higher (60+) profile tyres, are more susceptible to damage from potholes, etc, are noisier and give a much firmer ride, putting more strain in the suspension parts, which will then wear quicker and cost more over the life of the car.
The only real upside is that they grip better, except in really poor conditions (aquaplaning, snow and ice), and look stylish. Many people part exchange their car (losing lots of money in the process) or occasionally spend a lot on downsizing the wheels and tyres (if that's even possible - with many, you can't due to the size of the brakes) because they get fed up with the hard ride from low profile tyres.
You might find that a lower or mid-spec Juke has smaller wheels and tyres, which won't give much handling penalty, given the car is hardly a sports car.
You might want to consider cars of the supermini size if you need a bigger boot than the C1. Depends also whether you're budget stretches to new or second hand. How big a boot do you need (for what)?
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