Estoril Wheels

[BarnFind]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-GRIFFITH-ESTORIL-WHE...

Wow,lock your Wheels up at night !

[seeby]

How much ..Still at least its free delivery

[Chilliman]

Golly gosh! I've got 16" Estorils on beastie, and 4 x 15" Estorils in the shed

I know they don't come up too often, but are Estorils really that expensive now, or are these one's maybe a bit over-priced??? I dunno...

[phillpot]

16's are worth 500 a piece easily but 15's only scrap value, tell you what though, I'll give yer 100 for the four

[loud430]

He's they guy who's trying to sell a pair of tatty cerb seats on the bay, they were way overpriced to start with, been on there a couple of months now.

Edited by loud430 on Tuesday 26th November 14:18

[Chilliman]

That's a really nice offer.. let me think about it Er, No

[phazed]

It's a complete joke.

If they were like new it would still be pricey.

It's all down to supply and demand I suppose.

By comparison, I just had a 2 post car lift delivered for the same asking price, 650KGs of well machined steel,hydraulics and electrics...........

[swanny71]

I sold a set via PH Classifieds last year for £500. They went within a few hours to a dealer wanting to put them on a car they had in stock. Had loads of interest and could have sold them many times over......... should've asked for more.

Also got a set of 16's in the garage - at current appreciation rates they're a better investment than my ISA's

ETA - The Estoril's are not for sale, sorry

Edited by swanny71 on Tuesday 26th November 22:04

[Andy JB]

If anyone has a spare 16" estoril x1 they wish to dispose of - please drop me a PPM ?

[phillpot]

You don't have to buy the set, he'll sell you an odd one...

[Andy JB]

Actually suprised by the scarcity of Estorils as so many have changed their wheels for a more 'modern' size there must be plenty of spare sets - unless the Imola brigade has snapped them up!

[rigga]

Another tvr breaker off his trolley

[V8 GRF]

They're becoming scarce as sets really.

As people put 16" all round the rears are becoming more valuable and 15" wheels are in a bit of a glut as they become surplus to requirements.

[simonej]

Slightly off topic, but what's the benefit of 16" wheels on the front? It seems easy to get suitable tyres for the 15s and the only difficulty is with the rears. Right?

I've come close to switching my Estorils to a 17/16 combination but the delivery time always puts me off and I never get round to it.

[V8 GRF]

simonej said:

Slightly off topic, but what's the benefit of 16" wheels on the front? It seems easy to get suitable tyres for the 15s and the only difficulty is with the rears. Right?

I've come close to switching my Estorils to a 17/16 combination but the delivery time always puts me off and I never get round to it.

There were more issues with getting the 15" tyres the last time I looked, although that was 5 years ago when I went to the 16s all round

I found that the front was more 'planted' with the 16s compared to the 15s, less tendency to tram-line and less understeer.
From a visual point of view I think they just filled the arch a bit better.

[simonej]

I suppose I can understand that a 16 inch front will have lower profile sidewalls on the tyres and therefore maybe feel a bit more steady. How about looks wise? Do matching sizes front and rear look better than the inch smaller front to rear combination? As I say, I'm thinking of going 17/16, but would entertain 17/17 if the looks are more balanced.

[phillpot]

V8 GRF said:

15" wheels are in a bit of a glut as they become surplus to requirements.

Somebody tell "Chilliman" please

[Chilliman]

phillpot said:

V8 GRF said:

15" wheels are in a bit of a glut as they become surplus to requirements.

Somebody tell "Chilliman" please

Nope, still not selling

Ref the question about fitting them on the front, my reason was so that I could fit 300mm discs and four pots, which wouldn't fit under the 15's..

I have been thinking about going 17's all round, but not sure yet... course if I do I'll have two spare sets of Estorils...

[Andy JB]

Surely the car was designed for 15" at the front for better handling/steering and possibly aesthetic reasons - a 16" at the front surely adds unsprung weight & increasing steering/turn-in - not sure they look better as its meant to be lower at the front but i guess this is a subjective point.

I replaced my 15" tyres last year without a problem.

Perhaps the move reflects a trend towards oversized wheels - it does my Audis no favours on 18 & 19" wheels - however its a fine line between taste & originality

[LMMAC]

simonej said:

Slightly off topic, but what's the benefit of 16" wheels on the front? It seems easy to get suitable tyres for the 15s and the only difficulty is with the rears. Right?

I've come close to switching my Estorils to a 17/16 combination but the delivery time always puts me off and I never get round to it.

16's all round on mine to accomadaite the high spec brake conversation !