Alloy Wheel Spec?

[mattstead]

Hi there, I've just ordered my C2 HDI furio, which I think should look the biz' and give me the Mpg I need...the only thing I wish it had was Alloys. Yes I know that Citroen sell them , but I just can't afford / or warrant £120 per wheel!

I was in Halfords / ripspeed yesterday and they were doing 4 Very nice wheels for £175!! (no tyres), I planned to swap the 15" tyres off the furio straight onto some alloys, but how can I find out the correct spec for wheel offset etc? I know the VTR /VTS have 16", but I'm happy to stick with my 15"s (cheaper tyres for the high miles I do...and already fitted when I get the car, so less expense).

Many thanks for any help.

[pork_pie]

Congrats on your purchase.
That the automatic? If so my wife would dearly love the same model with the air con.
She can buy it herself.
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If I were you, keep the car as it is.

The wheel trims suppled with the Furio virtually look like alloys.

I have driven cars with alloys for years and cursed curbed alloys and the people who caused them.

Reconditioning them cost around £100.

Replacement wheel trim is only a tenner.

I do agree Citroen alloys are expensive but they look the best.

Halfords alloys look stupid and yell out "Nick Me".

[mattstead]

Thanks for your reply, yeah, it's the semi auto diesel (I need diesel for MPG, and need the sports seats due to a bad back...there isn't a manual option, but I know I'm going to love being lazy with the auto).

I've opted for the air con too...your wifes dream car by the sound of it? an even got the price down to £8595 (+air con at £500) so I'm well pleased.

I honestly haven't seen a furio (petrol or diesel)(hell, I haven't even test driven a C2 one) so don't know what the trims are like, but they sound ideal, have you got any pics?

Thanks.

[pork_pie]

I have been looking on 2car mag websites that have tested the model in question but end up with C2 pictures that have different specs not identical to the Furio trim.

These are the grossly anticitroen Autoexpress and What Car?

After 30 minutes I gave up.

Go on the www.citroen.co.uk website and the opening page has a picture of an Orange Pluriel showing its 5 different bodyshapes.

Those are the same wheel trims standard on your Furio.

You wil agree they look like alloys.

This was commented in the Autoexpress article.

However both articles moaned how slow the gear changes are in auto mode. FFS if the car was a VW having the DSG unit - the mags would claim the vehicles float on water.

The bias is immense.

Diesel + auto + small car + 70 mpg? Unheard of a couple of years ago!

If that combo was in a £14000 VW Polo then the motoring media would have kittens.
saying it is the best thing since sliced bread. But shame on Citroen for bringing it out first!!!!!!!

You ordered a C2 furio but not even test driven it? Yikes.

The only options worth adding on a small car (if they are not standard) are metallic and air con.

Me wife wants the same model in Wicked Red.

Enjoy

[mattstead]

I ordered "sports Red".... Wicked red is V. nice, but I'm just too tight to pay extra for metallic.

thanks for the pluriel wheel trim info.

as for no test drive, I know what you mean, but I've sat in one, fit comftably ( a rare thing at 6ft 2, with 35inch inside leg!).....If you can tell me of ANY other car that does 70+mpg, for under 10K, that I can fit in, with reach adjustable steering and supportive seats to stop me getting a bad back then I'd test drive it, but no. As you say, Citroen are there first again, just watch the others follow.

[pork_pie]

No problem.

Hope you saw the pluriel on the main site.

They look good.

No one could tell from a distance that the wheel designs are plastic.
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I was gonna fit alloys to my estate.

The Vesuve alloys are now std on my model.

Decided to save the best part of £550 (from buying 4 wheels, tyre transfer and locking wheel nuts)

They won't add any value to my Citroen and the woman will kerb them.

Case closed.