Winter wheels/tyres + Spare

[Monty]

No wheel nut security from what I can see!

I think we get a locking wheel nut at standard (export model). Its and option on the US model, so most of cars you see in the pictures don't seem to have it.

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[Monty]

Got a Ford price for the alloys - just under £300 per wheel.

 

[Stark]

Really don't want to be trying to find the money to shell out for more tyres from the moment I pick the car up :(.

Having a quick look at some graphs for the UK 2014 months where temperatures were below 7 degrees Celsius and this is what I found:

Winter 1st December to 1st March = Mean Temp 5.2 deg.C
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/2014/winter

Spring 1st March to 1st June = Mean Temp 9.0 deg.C
Note: Temp dropped below 7 deg.C even in April!!
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/2014/spring

Summer 1st June to 1st September = Mean Temp 14.8 deg.C
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/2014/summer

Autumn 1st September to 1st December = Mean Temp 10.9 deg.C
Note: Temp dropped below 7 deg.C even in November!!
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/2014/autumn

Obviously the above is based on UK averages and not main regions, so I know Scotland has a lot of snow and minus temps!!
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/2014

Surely FORD need to fit all weather tyres!!

 

[Monty]

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/summaries/2014

Surely FORD need to fit all weather tyres!!

It'll be the responsiblity of the dealer. They are the one's selling you the car and owe you a duty of care. Up to them if they then want to try and take it up with the mighty Ford. Actually I think some of the Ford dealers are now actually owned by Ford.

In reality a Ford dealer won't have a clue or give a toss about suitable tyres. Its not as if we are going to refuse the car is it. We'll take what were given and like it!

 

[croyde]

Considering that the car that has just arrived in Czech Republic has P Zeros and that cars owned by guys in the cold States of the US also have the P Zeros, Ford obviously don't care.

Probably thinking that now they have sold the car cheap, they can make up their arrears with all the repair bills.

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