thanks for the good (and the not so good) comments
i really do love them and believe that if you are not sure and you saw them in real life you'd like them
17's are so much more practical for me. Cheaper tyres, no scraping on arches (old ones did) nice shiny new rims aswell
Craig the chop is awesome mate, i had done the same myself. Im tempted by coilovers but for over £500 once fitted its a big investment, we only have one income at the moment cos Char is now a student.
Next thing for me is rear dark smoked window tints and possilbly HID's and wind deflectors