Best price for VXR alloy???

**Old man Jimbo** · 1st September 2009, 16:15

As title, after the disaster of having a puncture on my holidays I just can't be assed with that kind of hassle again so I'm pricing up.....(spot the copy & paste

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Vauhall VXR 19" Alloy in Anthracite Part 13271698

But I'm getting huge differences in price from £250 ish to £350 + P&P!

Any one know where I can get a new one for a none space cadet price??

Many thanks in advance,

Jimbo.

spoons · 1st September 2009, 16:20

Jimbo... why do you need a VXR alloy for a spare?

Cant you just get something cheaper to 'get you home'

**danBoy** · 1st September 2009, 16:23

Try LMF they will try and sort you out a better price

**Big Sig** · 1st September 2009, 16:35

Originally Posted by spoons

Jimbo... why do you need a VXR alloy for a spare?

Cant you just get something cheaper to 'get you home'

Any veccy or siggy 17" will fit I believe.

**Old man Jimbo** · 1st September 2009, 16:40

Originally Posted by spoons

Jimbo... why do you need a VXR alloy for a spare?

Cant you just get something cheaper to 'get you home'

It's a bit sad I know but firstly I've got one scuffed alloy I was going to replace anyway and now I've got three conti sport contact 2's and one conti sport contact 3 (the newly replaced one) which is slightly different pattern. That annoys me

So as I don't like having two different tyres on an axle and I've one scuffed alloy I thought get a new alloy and a new conti 3 bingo two birds with one stone kind a thing..

...and yes I know it's sad but I like my car too much and want it right..

spoons · 1st September 2009, 17:04

Originally Posted by Old man Jimbo

...and yes I know it's sad but I like my car too much and want it right..

Well, to make you feel better, I recently replaced all four tyres on the VXR... and was happy to wait for the tyre fitter to order 4 x Goodyear tyres from Goodyear direct just so they all came from the same batch..

now thats detail...

**Old man Jimbo** · 1st September 2009, 22:08

Originally Posted by spoons

Well, to make you feel better, I recently replaced all four tyres on the VXR... and was happy to wait for the tyre fitter to order 4 x Goodyear tyres from Goodyear direct just so they all came from the same batch..

now thats detail...

I have to say I'm considering the tyre gauges you've fitted now to try and catch this kind of thing a bit earlier....