240 Sedan owners: Are 15" winter tires better than 14" - everything else being equal?

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A question for 240 owners (mine is sedan & automatic): I could get
Volvo 14" rim for free and use it for winter tires. Or I could buy
15" rim and tires.

What I would like to know from owners of 240 who ever got a chance to
try both sizes, (or have enough experience to provide a suggestion),
is there a benefit to using 15" over 14", if everything else remains
the same? Or can I cheat and get bigger/larger tires to offset the
smaller 14" rim?

Your advice is appreciated. Thanks.
 
Well, since nobody replied, then I guess it doesn't make any
difference, though I have a preference for 15". So I'll go with the
14". Thanks for your help...
 
Patrick said:
A question for 240 owners (mine is sedan & automatic): I could get
Volvo 14" rim for free and use it for winter tires. Or I could buy
15" rim and tires.

What I would like to know from owners of 240 who ever got a chance to
try both sizes, (or have enough experience to provide a suggestion),
is there a benefit to using 15" over 14", if everything else remains
the same? Or can I cheat and get bigger/larger tires to offset the
smaller 14" rim?

Your advice is appreciated. Thanks.
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There probably won't be any noticeable difference. If you use the same
size wheels as your summers, (assuming steel wheels), then you'll be
able to use your hubcaps. I always used 15" snows on my 240s simply
because the tires were originally bought for my 145 (15" wheels back
then), so I needed 15" wheels for them. Then when they needed
replacing, I had 15" wheels, and needed 15" tires. Etc. etc.
 
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