215/65/16 or 235/60/16 - what's going to be the difference?

[joebongo]

I have some 7.5inch x 16 rims and it looks like I have a choice between those tyres for mud and snow according to the door jamb.

Anyone know what the difference is as in how they handle the ice, snow or slush differently? The 215/65 R16 is cheaper by the looks of it.

[Cupramax]

Without telling us what type of tyres your looking at how the hell do you expect us to tell you how they'll handle snow... in theory narrower should be better in snow.

As for the size difference this will answer your question. http://www.etyres.co.uk/tyre-size-calculator.htm

[Shaw Tarse]

Is it this http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[joebongo]

Sorry guys I'm a total noob when it comes to tyres.

The cheapest winter tyres are these:

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=110&amp...

And no, not the nobblies unless they are actually worth doing despite being aesthetically crap for an E38 sport. :-)