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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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20" rims on the mondeo
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is it worth spending money on the car when the mrs can find much better ways of spending it?
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 03:54 PM
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let the missis have it you'll be in for a good night
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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She'll only smash them straight into a kerb anyway!
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dojj
20" rims on the mondeo
what to go for

or

is it worth spending money on the car when the mrs can find much better ways of spending it?
I can you some 18" rims and charge you for 20's if you like?
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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ive been to south west tyres this morning with my mate,, what a top friendly bunch of guys
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by dojj
20" rims on the mondeo
what to go for

or

is it worth spending money on the car when the mrs can find much better ways of spending it?
I can you some 18" rims and charge you for 20's if you like?
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by martin-reyland
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20" rims on the mondeo
what to go for

or

is it worth spending money on the car when the mrs can find much better ways of spending it?
I can you some 18" rims and charge you for 20's if you like?
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4 g's at the end of the month means i can afford to possibly splash out a bit, but if i can't find a set of 20's i like them i'm not sure i'd go up to that size

besides, they'd need more brakes to fill the gaps
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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why dont you finish the sierra with the cash? Instead of buying 20 inch rims and big brakes for a family wagon?

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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 06:20 PM
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Put a set of 20" ST rims off the S-Max on it
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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I think you seem to waste a lot of money on stupid things in my opinion. If you are genuinely into performance cars why do you not sell that sierra estate and put your £4000 to it and buy a proper perfromance car?

I am not taking the piss here, only asking a genuine question.
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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i'm comfortable with what i've got which is why i keep the estate
and, what's more, i've got another 2 to play with so i'd rather stick with what i know until i stumble across something lse that takes my fancy, and nothing has other than the e55amg and i don't think i could afford to fix one of them if it went wrong

i might just put it towards the extension and stop pissing about with cars at all, but then that means i'd have to start modding the house so that's a whole other ball park
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 10:55 PM
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strange man!
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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I cant think of many things I would want less than a terrible handling gash looking mondeo on 20" wheels, maybe herpes, but it would be close.
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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Any pics of this Mondeo
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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some, but they are on another thread and i think the standard 18's will be able to acomodate a set of martins 362's so hoepfully, next weekend will see it sorted
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 07:43 PM
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T28 RST
and how big are the rims on your motor they look
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