I went down to a 17x8 traklite wheel on my GTI with this tire in a 235/45 and I couldn't be happier. Ride is smooth and quiet but these tires really bite the pavement when you need them to. I highly recommend these over the factory tires. I've got some snow miles on these too which surprisingly they aren't that awful. Good tires still at 10k miles (50% tread maybe a little more) and yes, I Will buy again.
