Whats with these wheels?!

Palmer · Mar 30th, 2012, 21:41

Snapped at my local Morrisons. Ghastly....

kev240 · Mar 30th, 2012, 21:53

'Cheese Grater' wheels as fitted to the DRIVe models, not Volvo's best design by any means !
Kevin.

Palmer · Mar 30th, 2012, 22:03

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Originally Posted by kev240

'Cheese Grater' wheels as fitted to the DRIVe models, not Volvo's best design by any means !
Kevin.

I was just thinking he could make a salard bar with those wheels! Jack up the fronts put it in first and floor it then push a cucumber one, sliced to perfection lmao!

gmain1967 · Mar 30th, 2012, 22:13

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Originally Posted by kev240

'Cheese Grater' wheels as fitted to the DRIVe models, not Volvo's best design by any means !
Kevin.

Your spot on... I've seen these on few C30's and they would seriously put me off the motor. Think someone got bored on a Friday and went home at lunchtime with the design only 50% done.....

JamesV70R · Mar 30th, 2012, 22:13

Not the biggest fan of them myself but a chap at work has them on his C30 DRIVe.

They stay pretty clean which is a good thing .. his car only gets washed once a year, and thats only if the dealership do it!

Noone will nick them either!

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Originally Posted by gmain1967

Your spot on... I've seen these on few C30's and they would seriously put me off the motor. Think someone got bored on a Friday and went home at lunchtime with the design only 50% done.....

I think they finished the design and then accidentally hit the "Invert Colors" button!

Marty Dolomite · Mar 30th, 2012, 23:43

I saw a set of them a few weeks ago in the local volvo dealers on a very lairy yellow C30 as if the colour wasn't bad enough, I did actually think someone had put them on to distract customers from the colour.

Aveton Gifford · Mar 31st, 2012, 03:56

They are odd, they always remind me of my fathers old reel to reel tape deck from the 60's!

Still, somebody looked at them and thought "mmmmm they look gooood!"

Thom12 · Mar 31st, 2012, 04:21

Seen these on a few Volvo's. Hideous. Are they standard on the DRIVe range? I'd pay not to have them.

gjd · Mar 31st, 2012, 08:47

Hello

Aren't they meant to be aerodynamic? I've seen them on the DRIVe economy models. From the photo I'd guess that's a V70 with one of those 1.6 turbo engines.

Thanatos · Mar 31st, 2012, 08:57

i think there one of the worst alloys i have seen i wounder how they even got past the designer of the car as if it was my design and some one said how about these i think i would of hit him and said go back and finish them now you got 1 thing right there roound befo a must try harder

Mar 30th, 2012, 21:41	#1
Palmer Premier Member Last Online: Nov 7th, 2021 02:21 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Peterborough	Whats with these wheels?! Snapped at my local Morrisons. Ghastly....

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Thom12 Master Member Last Online: Dec 20th, 2020 09:19 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ayrshire	Seen these on a few Volvo's. Hideous. Are they standard on the DRIVe range? I'd pay not to have them. __________________ Beat the system, buy a Volvo - Ad Campaign 1971

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gjd Premier Member Last Online: Nov 5th, 2019 18:26 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Norwich	Hello Aren't they meant to be aerodynamic? I've seen them on the DRIVe economy models. From the photo I'd guess that's a V70 with one of those 1.6 turbo engines. __________________ GJD V70 TDi (2000 Classic) - "The Lorry" 214,000 miles!!!!

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Thanatos VOC Member Last Online: Sep 11th, 2019 14:36 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Blackpool	i think there one of the worst alloys i have seen i wounder how they even got past the designer of the car as if it was my design and some one said how about these i think i would of hit him and said go back and finish them now you got 1 thing right there roound befo a must try harder __________________ Classicswede quote " I knew I had not done the bolts up." http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=159255

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kev240 Master Member Last Online: Today 17:37 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: OBAN	'Cheese Grater' wheels as fitted to the DRIVe models, not Volvo's best design by any means ! Kevin.

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Marty Dolomite Premier Member Last Online: May 1st, 2024 23:09 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Southampton	I saw a set of them a few weeks ago in the local volvo dealers on a very lairy yellow C30 as if the colour wasn't bad enough, I did actually think someone had put them on to distract customers from the colour.

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Aveton Gifford VOC Member Last Online: Yesterday 17:26 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Back on top, for now!!	They are odd, they always remind me of my fathers old reel to reel tape deck from the 60's! Still, somebody looked at them and thought "mmmmm they look gooood!"

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