11-05-2025
Choosing wheels and tire sizes for your car: What do you need to know? And why?
My wife, Barb, has just become the owner of a lovely British Racing Green 1991 Mazda (MX-5) Miata. The Japanese automaker's tiny droptop roadster has long been a favourite of ours, a fondness created by the test vehicles back I drove back when I did car reviews for the Star. Our enthusiasm for the Miata was confirmed by renting a current model through Turo during a Hawaiian vacation a few years ago.
Apart from tackling some maintenance items and having the age-worn seat covers and fabric roof replaced, there was one specific change Barb asked me to make to her new-to-her car: wheels and tires.
