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JOKER



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Why 4

Why do they never sell Alloys in a set of 5 , it is always in 4's ...........

Stupid question but somebody must know ...........

Post #4219 26th Mar 2009 2:15pm
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Spare wheel

Post #4222 26th Mar 2009 3:29pm
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Larry



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It's obvious really . . .


. . . . so they can charge you 50% more for that one extra wheel! Twisted Evil


Are you talking e-bay or wheel dealers?

e-bay answer is either a)They came off a RRS, or a FFRR owner who's bought RRS wheels (x4) and kept his spare. b)They were nicked in a car park

Dealer answer is - They're robbing barstewards

Post #4224 26th Mar 2009 4:06pm
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cheaper to buy 4 and how often do you need the spare - the old spare will often do unless people are fussy! why pay more for a 5th wheel when its stuck out of sight in the boot for 99.99999% of the time.

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In the more common sizes you don;t need a 5th as the 18",19" or 20" standard wheels are the same overall size, so you can still sue your 18" spare even if you upgraded to the LR OEM 20's.

When I had the RRS SC, the spare was a Disco 3 HSE alloy 19" painted in gloss black!

Thanks god I never needed it! Discovery 4 HSE
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*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Post #4227 26th Mar 2009 4:56pm
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19" Black Spares are held in high regard by some LR Drivers Whistle - Have a look at the Disco 3 Site

Post #4229 26th Mar 2009 6:51pm
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Slightly off topic, but in a similar vein:

A mate of mine used to work for Rover in the 90's. One of his colleagues won a new Rover 220 Tomcat for a suggestion he made that saved Rover £££££'s.

His suggestion? Stop supplying an alloy wheel as a spare, then every 5th car down the production line effectively gets a free set of alloy wheels.
Now you know why there's a black steel rim in the boot! 2010 MY Vogue SE TDV8 3.6 Stornoway Grey- fully loaded

Post #4313 29th Mar 2009 7:57pm
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