[DannyEcoEV]

So I love the volts (and my egolf)

Anyway the TPMS sensor went out on a back wheel..
I found a deal online used, for 3 chevy sonic wheels 15" for $75 total.
( also had 4 spare wheels from converting my other volt from volt wheels to cruze wheels) I was able to sell one volt wheel on ebay for $400.

So anyway seeing that i needed a sensor.. I swapped the 2 rear wheels for
sonic wheels.. (so Now I have 5 spare volt wheels and 1 spare sonic wheel that i carry around for a spare. If i was only local i'd leave it at home, but i drive 2 hours away often enough, so it's in the rear). If i get a flat on the front, i'll swap the other front to a rear so the front 2 wheels have the same size to get home, since it's more important for them to have the same size up front in the drive train.

in theory since the sonic wheels are slightly smaller, they should turn more when slowing down and generate more regen power right?

Also the smaller size should be more aerodynamic and a smaller footprint on the ground to have less surface area available to pick up nails. Sure in theory there would be less contact for braking but I'm not speeding along.. i'm tryig to get teh best range. Also the 15" tires should be cheaper than the 17" if needing to be replaced later. (at that point i'd probably be switching to all cruze or sonice wheels, since the volt wheels are more valuable to sell)


Eventually I want to put on taller narrower tires but why waste the ones with teh stock size for right now and why spend money for something i dont' need right now. I think they are lighter too?

Right now i'm ahead of the game $325 and have the benefits listed above.

It doesn't seem to cause any problems..

Thoughts?