Spare wheel on Fiesta

Katykat

My daughter has just ordered the Fiesta Edge and discovered that Ford ( and some other manufacturers) no longer include a spare wheel. The salesman quoted £300 for a wheel, but did helpfully say that we could get one cheaper on the internet. Now I've done a bit of research on some car forums and read that Ford DO provide a spare wheel as a free optional extra, but some salemen dont know about this. I find this a bit weird, and also, the forum thread was dated 2009. Does anyone know whether this is still valid, is the spare wheel free? Or if not, is it really £300. Or can we get it cheaper anywhere?

hollie.weimeraner

Ford Customer Service should know

http://www.ford.co.uk/Footer/ContactUs

forgotmyname

Its free if you can haggle a free one out of them.

I wouldnt buy a car with no spare wheel.

Seen an S-Max its nice but no spare and nowhere to store one either.

ROY47

Katykat wrote: »

My daughter has just ordered the Fiesta Edge and discovered that Ford ( and some other manufacturers) no longer include a spare wheel. The salesman quoted £300 for a wheel, but did helpfully say that we could get one cheaper on the internet. Now I've done a bit of research on some car forums and read that Ford DO provide a spare wheel as a free optional extra, but some salemen dont know about this. I find this a bit weird, and also, the forum thread was dated 2009. Does anyone know whether this is still valid, is the spare wheel free? Or if not, is it really £300. Or can we get it cheaper anywhere?

Ford official site says £95

http://www.ford.co.uk/Hidden/Configurator/ConfigureFiesta

click the link and click on options

print it off and tell salesman he's a liar

show the proof

gilbert_and_sullivan

Nope, i would go down to the salesroom and cancel the car order, the reason being the car does not have a spare wheel as standard.

There should be no price penalty, the car is incomplete without a usable spare, a can of gunk and a toy pump is not a viable alternative.

Whilst people accept being conned, car makers will continue to do so, just like politicians.

arcon5

gilbert_and_sullivan wrote: »

Nope, i would go down to the salesroom and cancel the car order, the reason being the car does not have a spare wheel as standard.

There should be no price penalty, the car is incomplete without a usable spare, a can of gunk and a toy pump is not a viable alternative.

Whilst people accept being conned, car makers will continue to do so, just like politicians.

It most certainly does not make the car 'incomplete' and op would not get out of the contract without suffering some kind of financial loss.

thegirlintheattic

It's £95 from the Ford Website when ordering a car, I suggest you go down there and show them that site.

phill99

My friend bought a Fiesta. Within a week a tyre had split and the gunk they give you just came out the split. She got it recovered by the AA and got anew tyre. The following day she went into the dealer and caused such a commotion in front of other customers that they gave her a spare wheel for nothing.

It's absolutely ridiculous that a a car doesn't come with a sore wheel. Gilbert and Sullivan is right: we are just happy to roll over and accept these things without kicking up a fuss. And these people know that we won't kick up a fuss so carry on doing it.

SailorSam

I've got a Fiesta, i knew i had a spare but never looked at it for probably 3 or 4 yrs but as one of the tyres had a split in it and the Mot was due i changed them over. But still failed the test, i went back to complain to the Ford garage i'd bought that they'd give me the wrong spare, after a few years i wasn't expecting any help but needed to vent my anger, They told me the wheels that go with the car are only meant for emergencies and will not pass a test.

wallbash

They told me the wheels that go with the car are only meant for emergencies and will not pass a test.

Just getting this clear . Your Fiesta came with the 'space saving wheel ' and this is the one which failed the MOT ??

If I am correct , did you not notice the difference in size?

pendulum

SailorSam wrote: »

They told me the wheels that go with the car are only meant for emergencies and will not pass a test.

This post reads like you are a complete idiot.

Surely you're not talking about a space saver?

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