Vancouvers. Anyone after a set?

[p3asa]

Yes they are expensive and the delivery is a joke, but split 4 ways they would work out at less than £250 each including a half decent tyre. When you consider that a new one is over £400, for someone (like me) who has been looking for months for a single wheel, it could be worthwhile.

Over £400 for one?  I bought a brand new one for £318 from the dealer.  They did say they gave me 25% discount but I phoned a few dealers if I remember and they were all saying the same price of £318

Have you tried the dealer you got the car from? They are more likely to do you a deal.

[dubber36]

The dealer quoted me £470 inc VAT, so I rang TPS and they quoted £441.

I did see a single one on VW Parts Depot ebay shop for £275 a while back. I went back a couple of days later, but it had gone.

[Mr_F]

Yes they are expensive and the delivery is a joke, but split 4 ways they would work out at less than £250 each including a half decent tyre. When you consider that a new one is over £400, for someone (like me) who has been looking for months for a single wheel, it could be worthwhile.

I'm after a set of 4 wheels for Winter Wheels and Geez those are expensive, so if you find a deal with 5 in, might be able to go dutch with you!

Wouldn't you be better off buying a set of cheap 17's for winters? Scruffy Monzas in need of a refurb would be my choice as the tyres would be cheaper.

Yep, or even 16's for better traction and cost, struggling to find something I'd be happy with for it though, have trawled all those non-monza wheel threads in this forum and others and the best looking IMO so far are some R32 jobs, but again, tooooo big.  Maybe some seattles, but they're not coming up on ebay much, even less than vancy's.

[p3asa]

I was in a national tyre place the other day having my tracking done and the fitter answered a call and more or less told the customer that most if not all winter tyres for the coming winter had already been sold out!!

[evo1986]

The dealer quoted me £470 inc VAT, so I rang TPS and they quoted £441.

I did see a single one on VW Parts Depot ebay shop for £275 a while back. I went back a couple of days later, but it had gone.

I will speak to my parts manager Monday to see what price I can get you one mates rates ; ) pm me your chassis number or reg number.

Lee

[Snoopy]

I know what cost is on alot of the alloys and theres some nice margins to play with.

[am1w]

A bit OT, Snoops when are you getting your 18" and which ones? 

[dubber36]

The dealer quoted me £470 inc VAT, so I rang TPS and they quoted £441.

I did see a single one on VW Parts Depot ebay shop for £275 a while back. I went back a couple of days later, but it had gone.

I will speak to my parts manager Monday to see what price I can get you one mates rates ; ) pm me your chassis number or reg number.

Lee

Done.

I know what cost is on alot of the alloys and theres some nice margins to play with.

I was talking to a mate who works in design for Honda. He reckons they pay £10-£15 per wheel from their suppliers. Like so many car parts, they cost peanuts to make in such high volumes.

[am1w]

I was talking to a mate who works in design for Honda. He reckons they pay £10-£15 per wheel from their suppliers. Like so many car parts, they cost peanuts to make in such high volumes.

Really? One certainly lives and learns. 

[dubber36]

I was talking to a mate who works in design for Honda. He reckons they pay £10-£15 per wheel from their suppliers. Like so many car parts, they cost peanuts to make in such high volumes.

Really? One certainly lives and learns. 

I'm only telling you what he told me.