After having a negative experience trying to buy a set of wheels via ebay I found a set of Discovery Sport 18"s on Gumtree not far from me. Wheels described 'as new' condition. Tyres are 3 Pirelli Scorpion Verde and 1 Michelin Latitude sport , all around the 6mm mark. Advertised for £370, I managed to buy them for £300. So after a wash and a polish they're fitted this afternoon. These will be my summer wheels and the standard 17"s with the General Grabbers will now be for winter use.



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2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

A bargain Bob .

Mark 2009 FL2 TD4 SE (Sadly gone)
2007 FL2 TD4 GS (The wifes , gone after 8 great years)
2012 FL2 SD4 SPORT LE(Gone and missing it)
2015 DISCOVERY SPORT 2.2SD4 HSE (For now ?)
2014 Ford Bmax 1.0 ecoboost ( Gone but what next )
2014 Ford Focus 2.0tdci Zetec S

Yep thought they were good value. Very pleased.👍 Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

Ha. I was looking at those as well but waited too long. Well done. They look good. My own wheels are getting tatty after sitting for long periods of time over lockdown with brake dust on them. I’ll keep looking.

Considering a set of grey Velar 19’s with Continentals.

There a few decent sets on NI gumtree at present. I personally think 18" wheels are as big as I'd ever go. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

My car came with the ten spoke turbine style 19’s as standard so that’s what I’m used to. The Velar 19’s seem to fill the arch a little better.

Bobupndown wrote:

There a few decent sets on NI gumtree at present. I personally think 18" wheels are as big as I'd ever go.

You’re right, Bob. I just picked up a set the same as yours off Gumtree this morning

Simon. Is that the guy off Sandyknowes roundabout. That’s where I bought mine last week. A great deal.

Same guy. He had them on last week and then they disappeared, only to pop up again this morning. I didn’t let them slip through my fingers a second time. Haven’t got them fitted yet but the car is going in for a pre MOT check next week and I’ll get them done then.

Is the rolling radius of a 235/60 R18 tyre the same as that of the 235/65 R17 one? Interestingly the spare with a steel wheel is 205/65 R17. Will a 235/60 R18 fit in the spare wheel well?

As far As I know there is little or no difference. There is a table on here somewhere giving the figures for all sizes of rims.

As for the spare wheel, mine is a full size 19 alloy with 235/55/19 tyre, factory supplied.

Thanks. I just bought a matching wheel on fleaBay (in Enniskillen!) to use as a spare but it’s just a bare wheel so I’ll need to find a suitable tyre. A part worn one would do nicely!