Hello everyone,
I haven't been on here for ages. Just because my A2 is nicely ticking away, 350'000 km, 90+ mpg and smiling.
Just one problem: I need winter tires (I am in Switzerland, we have the alps...). The original size 145 80 R 14 is clearly not available anymore. Audi Switzerland (AMAG) is telling me they can't help, the car is over 10 years old so they don't have to provide spare parts anymore and the car is not certified for any other tire size so the insurance will be void if needs be.
I understand that VW has bigger issues to deal with than mine at the moment, but this is still very annoying.
Anyway, what do you think? Has anyone got a secret supply of 145 80 R 14...? Any viable alternative? I was thinking of using the Lupo 3L tire size (155 65 R14) but it does not seem that straightforward. The irony is that I finally bought a pair of spare 2nd-hand 3L magnesium rims - they cost an arm! - a few months ago and now I have nothing to put on them.
Should I just wait that global warming eventually kicks in, so I won't need winter tires anymore...?
Thanks for your feedback. Happy motoring,
Alain
I haven't been on here for ages. Just because my A2 is nicely ticking away, 350'000 km, 90+ mpg and smiling.
Just one problem: I need winter tires (I am in Switzerland, we have the alps...). The original size 145 80 R 14 is clearly not available anymore. Audi Switzerland (AMAG) is telling me they can't help, the car is over 10 years old so they don't have to provide spare parts anymore and the car is not certified for any other tire size so the insurance will be void if needs be.
I understand that VW has bigger issues to deal with than mine at the moment, but this is still very annoying.
Anyway, what do you think? Has anyone got a secret supply of 145 80 R 14...? Any viable alternative? I was thinking of using the Lupo 3L tire size (155 65 R14) but it does not seem that straightforward. The irony is that I finally bought a pair of spare 2nd-hand 3L magnesium rims - they cost an arm! - a few months ago and now I have nothing to put on them.
Should I just wait that global warming eventually kicks in, so I won't need winter tires anymore...?
Thanks for your feedback. Happy motoring,
Alain