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The rim size isn't the critical factor, rather the tyres you fit to the rims - if you fit an 18" tyre with the same outside diameter as your currrent 17", the ride height will be the same. To get the same OD you will need lower profile in the 18s - use a tyre calculator to work it out.

I thought the snow button made it take off in 2nd gear, to reduce wheel spin, but I might be worng - don't get much snow in Adelaide:)

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bahahahhaha ! going for a new rims this weekends though . Only reason i ask cause of my drive way down to my garage, first time i bought my car home i got stuck and my car basically just hit the ground in the middle and start getting wheel spins :( .Now i sort out my decent with really side way entry down to my garage .

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hahhahah if i do that i will rip my exhaust off ! will post 2 or 3 photos on newbies! loving my car every second of it .last couple of nights ,if i cant sleep i just go down to my garage and staring at it 4 couple of hours lol .

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hahhahah if i do that i will rip my exhaust off ! will post 2 or 3 photos on newbies! loving my car every second of it .last couple of nights ,if i cant sleep i just go down to my garage and staring at it 4 couple of hours lol .

I was the same haha, i park out the back of my work and every now and then i'd walk around there and just look at it to make sure it's okay lol. I still get a little bit of a smile when i walk up to it after 9 or so months of owning it. Always getting compliments too, the females love it. My girlfriend hates it...

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