looking at putting new wheels on the passat

[00 VW Passat 20v]

i'm guessing you're talking about the CC wheels for $2000 buy it now on ebay dylan? budget is really based on what i like and what will suit the car. is $2000 a good price for these? i'm not really looking to lower the car as i'd rather keep it "as is" if possible. will the 18s make it look like a SUV without lowering it? i did one of those offset calculators and these are the results...

Old New

Diameter: 631.9mm 645.2mm
Circumference: 1985.2mm 2027mm
Poke: 43.9mm 60.6mm
Inset: 133.9mm 142.6mm
Speedo error: 0% -2.06%
Reading at 30mph: 30mph 29.38mph
Reading at 60mph: 60mph 58.76mph
Ride height gain: 0mm 6.65mm
Arch gap loss: 0mm 6.65mm

[dylan8]

there was a few sets. im not really sure what there value is, id say 2k is to much unless the tyre are worth a bit and new.
what was the second sized tyre you put in the calculator? those generation passats must have the same rolling diameter as the boras and golfs if you have a 205/55/16. The newer passats run slightly bigger i believe...

[00 VW Passat 20v]

here's the link to the CC wheels..

[00 VW Passat 20v]

link's not working for some reason, the size of tyres on the CC wheels are 235/40/r18. will they fit ok and will the car need lowering so it doesnt look stupid?

[dylan8]

link's not working for some reason, the size of tyres on the CC wheels are 235/40/r18. will they fit ok and will the car need lowering so it doesnt look stupid?

they will fit ok, they are a little bigger diameter then your current size so they will fill the arches, but also lift the car over all.
personally cars with small or big wheels at stock height look odd to me now... (is that wrong??)
I went from 15s to 18s on my car without lowering, i think it looked better then stock, but that might have just been me...
Maybe try doing a googleimage search on your passat and see what you can find with different sized wheels and no lowering, its really up to you...