PhilPalmer

Thanks guys. I've decided to go with Winter tyres rather than all season. The ones im getting are Kumho Wintercraft vp52+ I looked at my current tyres and they are pretty new. We live at the top of a hill that is ungritted so in the winter it turns into a skating rink. No tyre is perfect but these winter tyres look the best bet. I can then swap back in the spring. CHEERS for the advice everyone. Really appreciated.

Thanks for the reply I did think about 195/55 which are alot cheaper but I guess if I go for 55s it will reduce the gap between the tyres and the bottom of wheel arch so more likely to rub when the car is loaded I've found a review of the Maxxis and they look OK. I think I'll probably go for these as they have the higher load rating

Thanks Not sure if can fit 205/55s otherwise there will be even less room between the top of the tyre and the wheel arch. Can see it rubbing when the back is loaded up with our market stuff and stock The Vredestein and Michelin are both 83 load. Ideally i need 87s hence the question

Hi there I am thinking of upgrading my tyres as we live in the sticks and I have a bunch of xmas markets coming up which we are attending. Current tyres are Triangle th202 87v all round summer tyres. I have a Fabia 2013 1.2tsi Scout Estate and it's got an unusual wheel size and therefore limited choice and more expensive. Thanks Skoda! The tyres i am looking for are 205/45r16 87v Being an estate I need to lug stuff about so I think I need the greater load up 87v rather than 83 which rules out the Vredestein and Michelin Cross Climates as these both appear to 83 load Someone said that if I go for 83s I won't be able to carry as much before the tyre sinks into the rear wheel arch. Im currently thinking Maxxis ap3 and Kumho Solus 4s ha32. I am looking something good in the wet as we live in Devon where is rains for 90% of the year. These two both have the higher load. Just wondered if anyone had any other recommendations? Cheers Phil Ps My last car was a fabia 2009 hatch and that has cross climate which were brilliant. Only snag is that in the 205/45r16 size they are nearly 200 pounds each fitted and the load rating is less.

Ah sorry. I can't edit the title of the post but I see my typo now

It is definitely a mark 2 not a 3. I needed one where the bolsters go forward and the mk3 doesn't do that. I've just checked the tyres and then are all 205/45r16 87w Triangle th202. Maybe changing the springs will help with loading.

Hi there We have had various Fabias and ive just changed my 2009 1.4tdi fab hatch for a 2013 fabia scout 1.2tsi estate. I love the car except for one thing The wheels! The car is running on 16" wheels They are alloys and look nice but the tyres are 205/45r16 and they feel every bump. Which isn't great on the pot holey roads on Dartmoor. We do lots of markets and when i load the car there isn't a huge amount of room between the top of the tyre and the bodywork. I used to load up our hatchback with same stuff and never noticed this. Once upon a time we had a Peugeot 306 estate and this seemed to do the same thing. The rear wheels would disappear under the arches and I'd always worry about rubbing against the bodywork So my question When i type in my registration onto the car tyre websites it says I can have either 14 or 15 inch wheels Would this help with the issue at hand? I guess 15" wheels but a tyre such as a 195/70 rather than 45 would still have the same issue Sorry... confused! Thanks Ps current tyres are Triangle th202 of that makes a difference

Thanks everyone

Thanks. Jazz too small , civic estate rare as anything and hrv out of our price range... plus we like Skoda. Looked at a Kamiq today. Out of our price range hut hey ho Massive car on outside but tiny inside! Smaller boot than my fabia hatch. I just need to check if the 2014 monte carlo fabia estate has the type of seat we are looking for and we are in business

Thanks There is a black edition one for sale near me. I will go and have a look. They look a bit like the popemobile! I've just watched a review on one and it has the same problem that the Yeti has. You can roll the seats forward but then they block access to the back doors unless you remove them. I do food festivals which is why im looking for something flat in the back that's where I put my trays of stock and why I need access to the back doors.

Hi everyone. We are car hunting at the moment to replace my faithful friend bluebell. She is a Fabia hatch 1.4tdi from 2009. My wife also.has a Fabia hatch. Hers is a 2017 1.2tsi Fabia hatch. Ideally I'm looking for a car which has a pretty flat load bay. On mine I can pull up the seat bases and roll them forward and when I fold down the seats they lie pretty flat. On Kay's car you can't do this You can put the seats down but they rest against the bases. Did this facility stop with the mk2? We went to see a Fabia 2017 1.0tsi estate and the seat bases didn't come up. We looked at a Yeti but it was too big Also you can roll the seats forward but then it blocks off acess to the back doors. I know you can remove the seats but that's not what im after. Otherwise I'd just get a van The Roomster looks ok but it looks like 2 cars welded together. So my question... (get on with it) What is the newest car in the Skoda range which has the ability to move the seat bases forward? I need an estate but I like the size of the Fabia as we have lots of narrow country lanes here. Most modern cars are really wide but with my little Fabia I can squeeze into narrow gaps. I'm thinking maybe a 2013/2014 mk2 estate. I like the Monte Carlo one. Petrol not diesel Cheers!