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Idaho Red Rocket 3 · 10-22-2011, 08:07 PM

To my eye the 17" wheel is just right on the 911, Boxster and Cayman. It has the right amount of metal and rubber sidewall showing. The 17" do ride a little stiffer than my other car with 16" did. I have test driven some 18" and 19" the ride was acceptable, but they were new cars not 10+ years old. I just prefer the look of 17". I can live with 18" if I had to, but any bigger just looks silly to me. I don't like the 20" on the 2012 Boxster.

10-22-2011, 08:07 PM	#25
Idaho Red Rocket 3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nampa, ID. Posts: 488	To my eye the 17" wheel is just right on the 911, Boxster and Cayman. It has the right amount of metal and rubber sidewall showing. The 17" do ride a little stiffer than my other car with 16" did. I have test driven some 18" and 19" the ride was acceptable, but they were new cars not 10+ years old. I just prefer the look of 17". I can live with 18" if I had to, but any bigger just looks silly to me. I don't like the 20" on the 2012 Boxster. __________________ 2000 Boxster S And then there are the Motorcycles.