Hi guys, went to wales rally gb yesterday, went to a good little spot I know to try the rrs off road. Have to say I was very impressed. The annoying thing was when I rejoined the road I thought this is pulling oh s##t. So pulled over and there it was one of my 20" tyres flat as f##k. Changed it and checked the tyre and its a side wall split from a bit of rock I would think. The bloody thing has only done 1900 miles!! what am I looking at £200 ish serves you right said the mrs!! women hey! 2007 TDV6HSE, Java black, 20" 10 spokes, super charger grill and vents, Sunroof, tv, fridge, brembo's plus all the other 2007 bits, Limo Priv glass, turbchipped

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Jim, you should also check all your alloys for damage.......... they are very easily damaged offroad. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Hate to tell you but the 20's are just not up to any off road driving, not even mounting the kerb in the supermarket carpark! Check out RRUK's posts regarding his 20's.


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Tim in Scotland wrote:

Jim, you should also check all your alloys for damage.......... they are very easily damaged offroad.

Even the 19" M&S tyres are a bit low profile for offroading. Do you have a 2nd set of tyres/wheels for playing VA? The Goodyear MTRs for the RRS have much stronger sidewalls and they are available in 18 and 19" (if you can get hold of them....... I'm still waiting since ordering mine in March!) 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Tim - I have some MTR's on 19s! Just changed them today for the normal road wheels/tyres - must say the car drives very differently. 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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I still have the original 19's that came with the car before i replaced them with 20's. I'm thinking about getting some decent off road tyres fitted to them for play time!! I didn't give it anywhere near its full potential yesterday. The route I took I had done before in a freelander. Just a bit of bad luck i supose!! I do worry about the curbs guys!!! 2007 TDV6HSE, Java black, 20" 10 spokes, super charger grill and vents, Sunroof, tv, fridge, brembo's plus all the other 2007 bits, Limo Priv glass, turbchipped

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Jim the 19 MTRs are very good, they used them on the G4 challenge. The only bad news is that I think that none are available for a while. ALL SOLD OUT 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Very Annoyed wrote:

Jim the 19 MTRs are very good, they used them on the G4 challenge. The only bad news is that I think that none are available for a while. ALL SOLD OUT

One other thing. MTRs on the rrs 19s are fine but imho the wheel is slightly too wide and the MTRs do not protect the alloy well. If you could get a set of D3 19s I would do that - I also think the MTRs look better on the D3 19s as they bulge a little! 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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I caught my 20s on a raised manhole and up the side wall and damaged the wheel it had only done about 300 miles so i bought a new wheel and tyre, managed to get from a freind in the 4x4 wheel and tyre businees for £286 inc fitting. some of my Previous cars
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RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
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ENVOY wrote:

I caught my 20s on a raised manhole and up the side wall and damaged the wheel it had only done about 300 miles so i bought a new wheel and tyre, managed to get from a freind in the 4x4 wheel and tyre businees for £286 inc fitting.

ENVOY - I hope you claim the money back from the local council! Photographic evidence is needed. 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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If you want to see the consiquences of damaging a 20" tyre! Without warning it let go, and I was doing a fairly respectable speed on the M1! (SEE GALLERY FOR PIC)

I have never ever been so scared in my life. It was like riding a bucking bronco. You can see that the tyre was ripped from the wall which must have been damaged.

I am now totally paranoid and stop at least once a week on the way home from work because it just doesn't feel right. Had the tyre checked out by an independant specialist who said it was due to damage as opposed to poor manufacturing.

I'll get over it, but I now don't use the 'Charger' to its full potential!!

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Very Annoyed wrote:

ENVOY wrote:

I caught my 20s on a raised manhole and up the side wall and damaged the wheel it had only done about 300 miles so i bought a new wheel and tyre, managed to get from a freind in the 4x4 wheel and tyre businees for £286 inc fitting.

ENVOY - I hope you claim the money back from the local council! Photographic evidence is needed.

As soon as it happened i took photos and got straight onto the council, they passed the buck onto the water authority,so i spoke to them and then they sent some one out straight away to view the manhole cover, i then sent them the photos. I have now had a reply saying that because the man hole was in the grass verge it wasnt there fault and also said i had contributed to the errosion of the verge causing the cover to become expossed. This was on a tiny country lane and i had to reverse for a bus and you have to move right over.They sad it was pointless persuing it any further without taking legal advice. It just aint worth my time.  some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
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current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

Stormer u were lucky 2007 TDV6HSE, Java black, 20" 10 spokes, super charger grill and vents, Sunroof, tv, fridge, brembo's plus all the other 2007 bits, Limo Priv glass, turbchipped

04 XC90 Gone
04 CBR1000RRFireblade Trashed
04 Freelander Sport Premium Gone
03 Freelander 1.8 Kalahari Gone-should have been blown up!!
02 Lexus IS200 Gone