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Thanks for this graffiti, very helpful. I'll try to talk to our insurers today, but if they are okay with it then I think perhaps I'll stick with them! Unless off course someone comes up with a good reason not to!

Okay, here's the thing: I bought some steel wheels and winter tyres recently from a well known auction site, with a view to fitting on our roomy when the weather goes pear shaped in a month or so. They had previously been fitted (allegedly) to an 09 fabia, so I figured they should be fine. When I test fitted them today I noticed they appeared larger than the standard 195/55/15 set, so I checked the size and discovered that they are in fact 185/65/15. Making them around 4-5% larger in overall diameter. They drive okay and the speedo now gives the correct reading compared against gps. Any extra ground clearance is welcome given the labyrinth of potholes that we have to navigate daily, not mention having to pull off the road for 4x4s (grrrrr). But. Are they safe? Are they legal? Has anyone else got experience of this size on a roomy (or fabia)? Thanks in advance

Good point about the insurance. Not something I'd want to muck about with having totalled a panda 4x4 on an icy downhill stretch a couple of winters ago. Sob - loved that little car...it even landed the right way up and got me the last three miles home! Lol So definitely 15" wheels then! Thanks to all for responses! Most helpful.

Thanks dieselV6 - it is a indeed a1.6 cr tdi - and I think I'm coming to exactly the same conclusion - better find myself some 15" wheels! Used this: http://www.tiresizecalculator.info/m/ which seems a handy tool, it confirmed that overall diameter would really be a bit too small, apart from anything else

Thanks Julie D Have just checked - they are 15" alloys. Plenty of clearance on rear calliper, but next to nothing (<5mm) on front, so could be a close thing dropping to 14". I guess the steels will not have the bulk of the alloys, so could still be fine. They guy selling says I'm welcome to go over and do a test fit - but it's over an hour drive, so would like to be pretty certain they'll work!

Hi all - we've just bought a roomster to replace a scenic that died. Initially we were looking at 4wd options as we live in a remote and hilly part of yorkshire which catches the snow, and is the last to be ploughed or gritted. Despite the above we couldn't justify either the initial outlay or the high fuel costs, and not too keen on the high fuel consumption for environmental reasons either. So got the Roomster - which we and the kids love! Research led me to the conclusion that we could save both pennies and our conscience by getting a 2wd and fitting winter tyres. In all but the worst I reckon this will do the job, when it gets really bad we can fire up the fiat sedici. To cut to the chase: I want spare wheels with winter tyres fitted, rather than swapping back and forth. Searching around I've found a set of Fabia steels with decent tyres already fitted, but am wondering if they will fit the Roomy. They are 14", specifically 6J x 14 5 x 100.00 x 57.00 ET: 43.00 5-hole. Does anyone know if these will be okay on a 2010/11 roomster? I've had a look at the 200 page long skoda wheel sizes pdf (in German) posted elsewhere on this forum, but am not confident I've interpreted it right. I guess I could ask a main dealer, but thought if I can find someone with personal experience it would be preferable. Any thoughts or advice welcome. Apologies for 1) length of post and 2) probably going over old ground, that's been done to death elsewhere!