full size spare, worth a custom wheel (Fuch)? (4 or 5 wheels?)

[Greg Galinsky]

Putting the 5th wheel & tire in rotation is fine as long as it's not
directional.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Keith" <auditude at neta.com>
To: "Greg Galinsky" <nokian at msn.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>; "Ken Keith" <auditude at neta.com>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: full size spare, worth a custom wheel (Fuch)? (4 or 5 wheels?)


> So, the other reason would be that the 5th wheel is truly a "spare", and
it's not just for flat tires.  I have heard of people getting stuck with 3
discontinued wheels.
>
> I didn't see my 2nd post hit the list (archives) yet, but I was mentioning
that a reason for 5 of them would be to be able to rotate the spare with the
rest without having either one different wheel or mounting/balancing cost.
>
> My understanding of what is practical is an intermittent (maybe
selective!) one, so it's hard for me to tell. :-)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken
>
> Quoting Greg Galinsky <nokian at msn.com>:
>
> > At least with the Fuchs or other OE wheels they seem to be readily
> > available.  If one gets dinged you generally can easily and
> > econonically
> > replace it.   The aftermarket units generally are less expensive but may
> > be
> > out of production when the need for one arrives.
> >
> > I would think that the Fuchs are going to be available for quite a
> > while; so
> > I would think that 4 would do.
> >
> > Good luck
> > Greg
> > G & G SERVICE
> > selling Hakkapeliitta winter tyres since 1979
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ken Keith" <auditude at neta.com>
> > To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 1:11 PM
> > Subject: full size spare, worth a custom wheel (Fuch)? (4 or 5
> > wheels?)
> >
> >
> > I'm trying to decide if I should get a set of 5 Fuchs, or just 4.
> > What's
> > the logic of having a full size "custom" spare?  I can use a stock wheel
> > as
> > a full size spare, so I don't know what value there would be to it
> > being
> > another Fuch.
> >
> > I was just wondering, as I have seen people own and sell sets of 5
> > wheels.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
>