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bigbaddaboom · Apr 5th, 2002, 10:29 AM

sorry guys don't know if this has already been asked or answered ( I didn't find anything using search!) but here goes:

The cross-spoke alloys (R90) cost £325 each and are 17" rims. The eight-spoke alloys (R85) cost £130 and are 17" rims. If I got the chili pack for the Cooper S and asked the dealer to swap the R85 alloys (std with chili on S) with the R90 alloys do you think that:

1) the rubber would be transferrable and

2) thus the extra cost on top of the chili pack for the R90 alloys would be £780?

Dom · Apr 5th, 2002, 10:34 AM

I think that's fair, depends how friendly your dealer is feeling!

Dom

Damo · Apr 5th, 2002, 07:24 PM

From what I've read in car mags, the 17 R90's have a differant high performance tyre. I could be wrong just saying what I've read. I'd take the rpice of the R85's and dedcut them from the Price of the R90's and you'll get the price any good dealer would do for you. lets face it they'll have a Mini owner or Showroom Mini somewhere that they'd put them on to help sell the car (not that it needs more help)

groovy_jr · Apr 6th, 2002, 07:28 PM

I'd buy them at a reduced rate for my track day I am having later on in the year!

Apr 5th, 2002, 10:29 AM	#1
bigbaddaboom MINI2 Master Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Brighton, UK Local Time: 12:42 AM Posts: 1,291 Offline	R90 and R85 switching sorry guys don't know if this has already been asked or answered ( I didn't find anything using search!) but here goes: The cross-spoke alloys (R90) cost £325 each and are 17" rims. The eight-spoke alloys (R85) cost £130 and are 17" rims. If I got the chili pack for the Cooper S and asked the dealer to swap the R85 alloys (std with chili on S) with the R90 alloys do you think that: 1) the rubber would be transferrable and 2) thus the extra cost on top of the chili pack for the R90 alloys would be £780?

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Apr 5th, 2002, 10:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Dom Test thread infiltrator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Swindon Local Time: 12:42 AM Posts: 8,420 Offline	I think that's fair, depends how friendly your dealer is feeling! Dom

Apr 5th, 2002, 07:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Damo MINI2fosi My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: MINItorque.com Local Time: 11:42 PM Posts: 10,526 Offline	From what I've read in car mags, the 17 R90's have a differant high performance tyre. I could be wrong just saying what I've read. I'd take the rpice of the R85's and dedcut them from the Price of the R90's and you'll get the price any good dealer would do for you. lets face it they'll have a Mini owner or Showroom Mini somewhere that they'd put them on to help sell the car (not that it needs more help)

Apr 6th, 2002, 07:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
groovy_jr MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lincolnshire, UK Local Time: 11:42 PM Posts: 524 Offline	I'd buy them at a reduced rate for my track day I am having later on in the year!

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