Should the MY10 RRS not come with a full-size spare wheel?

My car was delivered with the space-saving crap wheel and I wonder what you guys have got underneath your MY10. SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE BUG AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE WINDSHIELD

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gone after only 7 months: MY10 TDV63.0 HSE, zermatt-ebony-anigree, Dynamic Response, Rear diff-lock, flappy paddles, premium leather, Sunroof, PTI, privacy glass, S/C design 5 Spoke Diamond Turned alloys

Last edited by Roland on Tue Jan 05 2010 7:12am. Edited 1 time in total

Hi Roland

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Lucky you !

Will have to ring up my dealer to see what the story is

A very Happy New Year to you ASH555 SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE BUG AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE WINDSHIELD

2010 TDV8 Ultimate Edition, zermatt-ebony-grand lacquer, and all the goodies, plus Superchips Bluefin ECU performance upgrade, Gibson Performance exhaust tips

gone after only 7 months: MY10 TDV63.0 HSE, zermatt-ebony-anigree, Dynamic Response, Rear diff-lock, flappy paddles, premium leather, Sunroof, PTI, privacy glass, S/C design 5 Spoke Diamond Turned alloys

I think its full size but its steel not alloy

Is yours smaller?

Regards

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Space saver spare wheel is standard on cars sold in Benelux. A full-size spare with the same type alloy as the other wheels is a cost option, about EUR 150.

Yes, my spare looks more like a bike tyre.

LR pretends that it's meant to save space but why saving space underneath the car? It's more a money saving scheme since that crappy bike tyre certainly costs a lot less than a proper 20 inch tyre.  SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE BUG AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE WINDSHIELD

2010 TDV8 Ultimate Edition, zermatt-ebony-grand lacquer, and all the goodies, plus Superchips Bluefin ECU performance upgrade, Gibson Performance exhaust tips

gone after only 7 months: MY10 TDV63.0 HSE, zermatt-ebony-anigree, Dynamic Response, Rear diff-lock, flappy paddles, premium leather, Sunroof, PTI, privacy glass, S/C design 5 Spoke Diamond Turned alloys

that's cheap .... but hey on the other side you are lucky the DBS comes with nothing.....  
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Costs less to produce, yes, but it's also less weight to carry around, and if it's standard equipment then it reduces the weight of the car for calculating CO2 emission figures. I think that's the reason?

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My 2010 Sport SE was delivered with a space saver spare wheel and following a number of weeks discussion with the supplying dealer it has been confirmed that the car should have been supplied with a full size spare (19 inch 15 spoke alloy). This was confirmed by getting a copy of the factory build sheet.

Have to wait for the dealer to get their next batch of RRS's and they will do a swap so whilst this means a wait at least it is getting sorted.

Apparently it is only the SE that comes with a full size spare wheel as all RRS's that have 20 inch alloys only get the space saver spare. This can be confirmed by looking at the technical spec details on the Landrover RRS website.

I would suggest that 2010 SE owners check their spare wheel.  Long suffering RRS Owner, but I can't help it!

rrsowner wrote:

My 2010 Sport SE was delivered with a space saver spare wheel and following a number of weeks discussion with the supplying dealer it has been confirmed that the car should have been supplied with a full size spare (19 inch 15 spoke alloy). This was confirmed by getting a copy of the factory build sheet.

Have to wait for the dealer to get their next batch of RRS's and they will do a swap so whilst this means a wait at least it is getting sorted.

Apparently it is only the SE that comes with a full size spare wheel as all RRS's that have 20 inch alloys only get the space saver spare. This can be confirmed by looking at the technical spec details on the Landrover RRS website.

I would suggest that 2010 SE owners check their spare wheel.

Just shows that the dealers don't seem to have a clue or maybe they just make it up  Long suffering RRS Owner, but I can't help it!

Success, dealer phoned yesterday and advised they have a full size 19 inch alloy wheel to replace the space saver spare delivered with the car. Although they did admit they have taken it from their new demonstrator as this was the only way they could get their hands on a replacement alloy  Long suffering RRS Owner, but I can't help it!