I thought it could be for performance of a bigger sidewall and less weight. However, the car is already amazing on the stock 17s. Unless you're hardcore into tracking it and shaving tenths of a second off your times, I can't imagine there's any performance benefit for the typical driver.
Then I thought it could simply be that people don't like the look of the almost "rubberband" tire look of a FiST with 17s.
Lastly, I thought maybe people were trying to get a more comfortable ride out of their car because I'm always seeing people complain about the ride quality. Which I personally don't see at all. I am very pleased with the comfort of the car for what it is. Maybe the stock seats (non-Recaros) make it an uncomfortable ride? But my buddy who I had this talk with has the non-Recaro seats and also didn't understand why people complain about the ride comfort.
Now I ask anybody who bought 15" or 16" wheels: What were your reasons for choosing them over 17" wheels? Obviously winter setups don't count here!
This is not a thread to bash people or cars with smaller wheels, just to be clear.
Then I thought it could simply be that people don't like the look of the almost "rubberband" tire look of a FiST with 17s.
Lastly, I thought maybe people were trying to get a more comfortable ride out of their car because I'm always seeing people complain about the ride quality. Which I personally don't see at all. I am very pleased with the comfort of the car for what it is. Maybe the stock seats (non-Recaros) make it an uncomfortable ride? But my buddy who I had this talk with has the non-Recaro seats and also didn't understand why people complain about the ride comfort.
Now I ask anybody who bought 15" or 16" wheels: What were your reasons for choosing them over 17" wheels? Obviously winter setups don't count here!
This is not a thread to bash people or cars with smaller wheels, just to be clear.