My personal preference for wheels and tyres is based on comfort and reliability, over the harsh feel of a lower profile tyre. I am well aware that some drivers like the sporty low-profile tyres, to give a good firm ride and increased road holding when cornering.

The owner of this Mercedes SLS AMG learnt the hard way that not all wheels are created equal. The very low-profile tyres on the 295/30 -20 rims, meant that when one of the tyres got a puncture, the wheel had little to protect it. By the time he had stopped at the side of the road, it had multiple cracks and was good for nothing but scrap. That wheel design was no longer available, so an eye watering amount needed to be spent on a new set of alloys.

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