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Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1665
  
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So.....
This week I have bought:
- a dash cam
- a ScroteStopper for my space-saver spare wheel from RLD
- a full-size alloy and tyre to replace the space-saver which is protected by Ray's ScroteStopper
I hope that none of these purchases will be needed. So why am I like a kid at Christmas with new toys which will, largely, sit in the background and do nothing? 2014 - D4 2010 HSE Nara Bronze
2012 - FL2 2009 GS Stornoway Grey
2001 - VW Passat Estate Inky Blue
1999 - Ford Mondeo Light Blue
1998 - Rover 25 Red
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 17th Jun 2016 1:39 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10300
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because you are a kid with a new toy - we're all the same 
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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| 17th Jun 2016 2:14 pm |
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Darbs
Member Since: 29 Dec 2010
Location: Nr Pershore, Worcs
Posts: 102
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Out of interest, why replace the space saver with a full size spare? 2012 - 8 Speed D4 HSE in Indus Silver with surround cameras, adaptive headlamps, privacy glass, rear entertainment, 20" alloys.
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| 20th Jun 2016 9:34 pm |
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Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1665
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I do a bit of off-roading and have been advised that coming down from a mountain or whatever is less fun on a space-saver. I'd also like to be able to decide when I get a new tyre, rather than being dictated to by the restrictions of the SS. 2014 - D4 2010 HSE Nara Bronze
2012 - FL2 2009 GS Stornoway Grey
2001 - VW Passat Estate Inky Blue
1999 - Ford Mondeo Light Blue
1998 - Rover 25 Red
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| 20th Jun 2016 9:42 pm |
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Russell
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
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You wait you are now on the slippery slope to empty pockets MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
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| 20th Jun 2016 9:43 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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I like the "ScroteStopper" brand 
Can't imagine an advantage of having a space saver wheel, not when the wheel well will take a full sized spare. I once had a never Volvo V70 arrive with a substantial polystyrene infill in the full sized well in order to support the skinny spare  Cheapskates! 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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| 20th Jun 2016 9:46 pm |
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Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1665
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I'm hoping that Ray might think about a small window sticker along the lines of "Spare Wheel protected by ScroteStop". 2014 - D4 2010 HSE Nara Bronze
2012 - FL2 2009 GS Stornoway Grey
2001 - VW Passat Estate Inky Blue
1999 - Ford Mondeo Light Blue
1998 - Rover 25 Red
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| 20th Jun 2016 10:48 pm |
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Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1665
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Russell wrote:You wait you are now on the slippery slope to empty pockets
Too late. I have two major cash drains now - the Disco and hockey. I started (at 49) playing field hockey, rather than standing at the side spectating (i.e. providing a taxi service for elder son) and love it.
I was despatched to the hockey shop with my younger son to get him new shoes (he wanted hockey ones to be like his brother) - £170! Actually, £30 for the shoes and £140 for a new stick for me.
Every purchase, for hockey or Disco, can be justified - just as long as the real cost isn't revealed to SWMBO..... 2014 - D4 2010 HSE Nara Bronze
2012 - FL2 2009 GS Stornoway Grey
2001 - VW Passat Estate Inky Blue
1999 - Ford Mondeo Light Blue
1998 - Rover 25 Red
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| 21st Jun 2016 7:39 am |
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Dannyson
Member Since: 15 Oct 2014
Location: Newquay, Cornwall
Posts: 820
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Back on track - a sticker is not a lot of good in my opinion - a bit like 'Neighbourhood Watch Area' - or 'you are being observed' etc, etc etc....
Having a sticker is not going to stop a 'scrote' giving it a whirl..... the MY16 (for the most part) has a plastic cover with some sort of metal insert (so I'm lead to believe - never looked at the inner workings) - so a sticker on that plastic cover could be just a ruse that the scrotes will ignore anyway... and cause damage whilst they try to get at it.... even if an 'uncle ray' is installed underneath.... which they can't see.... 2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
2009MY Toyota Land Cruiser (Lc4) - Black
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| 21st Jun 2016 11:17 pm |
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Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 1665
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I was meaning a larger,  -off sticker for the rear window......I just like the idea of advertising a device which is marketed as ScroteStop.
If Uncle Ray wants to use it as a brand name, it's my gift to him. 2014 - D4 2010 HSE Nara Bronze
2012 - FL2 2009 GS Stornoway Grey
2001 - VW Passat Estate Inky Blue
1999 - Ford Mondeo Light Blue
1998 - Rover 25 Red
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| 22nd Jun 2016 6:19 am |
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lespes
Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Sitting Down
Posts: 2232
 
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Few yrs back had full sized wheeel nicked, invested in the RLD plate and was tempted to write something on it so there....
but........
thinking about it wondered if it might them off, then they might of vented their frustrations on the car in another way  D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
D4 HSE MY12 Marmais Teal: Gone. Missed a lot!
Freelander 2 SD HSE MY11 Silver:Thankfully gone.
D4 HSE MY11 Silver: Gone missed !
Range Rover Sport MY06 HSE Buck Blue: Gone missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Facelift MY Red Gone Missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Cobalt Blue: Gone Missed!
Discovery D1 Auto Oxford Blue Not missed at all!
Discovery D1 Avalon Blue First LR! missed!
Now demoted to a VW
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| 22nd Jun 2016 10:12 pm |
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Pedros
Member Since: 25 Jun 2011
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 454
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Warning stickers with words like "scrote stopper" (however true) can only give the scrotes a challenge. Or more likely, no scrote ever sees themselves as a scrote anyway.
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| 22nd Jun 2016 10:41 pm |
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