MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Phil Miller on February 05, 2012, 07:29:04 pm

Title: why so much????
Post by: Phil Miller on February 05, 2012, 07:29:04 pm: Just been looking on ebay for nothing really and i keep seeing 18in space saves for the mk5 golf saying they are rare, a few have been bid up to around £100 :stupid: now my 105 has an 18in S/saver and my ohs has one aswell, so can someone tell me why they make silly money???
Title: Re: why so much????
Post by: DanGB on February 05, 2012, 07:30:01 pm: Well do you know much they cost from new from the dealer?
Title: Re: why so much????
Post by: Phil Miller on February 05, 2012, 07:37:39 pm: Quote from: DanGB on February 05, 2012, 07:30:01 pm
Well do you know much they cost from new from the dealer?

TBH no i dont, but my point is it is a temp wheel, so i wouldnt have thought many get damaged and TBH ive used mine once, and covered about 3 miles on it, but why do people say they are rare? i consider my TDI as being a one up from base model and its got one so they arent really that rare are they?
Title: Re: why so much????
Post by: DanGB on February 05, 2012, 07:44:04 pm: In Seat's the Spare wheel is a cost option, I would of thought that is the case with VW's as well?
Title: Re: why so much????
Post by: Eddie-NL on February 05, 2012, 07:47:53 pm: probably due to the fact that most if not all new cars have a can of repair Gunk
Title: Re: why so much????
Post by: big al on February 05, 2012, 07:58:43 pm: I sold my spare to a guy that was a bit special.
He ran with his on for so long that the wheel snapped, and the tyre and tyre wall came off the centre completely.
Title: Re: why so much????
Post by: Phil Miller on February 05, 2012, 08:03:56 pm: Quote from: big al on February 05, 2012, 07:58:43 pm
I sold my spare to a guy that was a bit special.
He ran with his on for so long that the wheel snapped, and the tyre and tyre wall came off the centre completely.

:surprised: really, what a bean

the sort of money they are making i could sell mine and then replace my tyres with runflats......... 4 tyres £50 each =£200+ £100 for my space saver, 4x runflats £80 each (trade) =£320 it has legs maybe :popcornsoda:
Title: Re: why so much????
Post by: berg on February 05, 2012, 10:00:35 pm: they are rare because all the written off cars which have had a heavy rear impact have had the space saver mashed as well, so only the cars that have been t-boned or had frontal smashes are having the space savers salvaged
Title: Re: why so much????
Post by: Little_Dave on February 05, 2012, 10:02:33 pm: Quote from: Phil Miller on February 05, 2012, 08:03:56 pm
Quote from: big al on February 05, 2012, 07:58:43 pm
I sold my spare to a guy that was a bit special.
He ran with his on for so long that the wheel snapped, and the tyre and tyre wall came off the centre completely.

:surprised: really, what a bean

the sort of money they are making i could sell mine and then replace my tyres with runflats......... 4 tyres £50 each =£200+ £100 for my space saver, 4x runflats £80 each (trade) =£320 it has legs maybe :popcornsoda:

Wouldn't advise those mate you may aswell put wooden wheels on they are so harsh and lumpy :signLOL:
Title: Re: why so much????
Post by: dan1985 on February 05, 2012, 10:14:58 pm: People sometimes get them banded :happy2: