Confirmed - 19 inch rims are not real flash for driving on NQ highways!

[Ideo]

That's why I went with the stock 18's. The roads around here are bad enough that you spend just as much time looking for potholes as you do watching the other traffic.

That's why I went 18 as well. Do a bit of dirt road and country road driving.

[Sammy125TDi]

Get the wheels repaired!

I had 2 detroits un-buckled for less than $200 in sydney.

[gecko2k]

Sorry to hear, I guess you would be better of with a SUVv or 4x4 to go inland to the mines! whey don't they fly you in like they do with heaps of other people in the mine business!

btw I would loooove hit the Kuranda Range one day in a Golf R/GTI

[Blitzen]

btw I would loooove hit the Kuranda Range one day in a Golf R/GTI

Kuranda Range isn't the best run up there... Head up the Gillies Hwy if you want an awesome run, then take in the Tablelands up through Mareeba and the back way to Port Douglas...

[gecko2k]

Maybe, but it's a nice short one, always enjoyed it, sometimes even in our old auto subarua

Tablelands are definitely worth the drive, I would worry about the wheels though....

[Angryman]

Pretty much the R was the perfect drive when I first ordered and recieved it but now that the roads have been hammered up here its not so flash outside of Cairns. As for having 18's as opposed to 19's....your kidding yourself if you think that is going to save you on a dirt road. There are heaps of us in the same problem at the moment up here. One of the blokes commodores with just plain old stock rims goes in this weekend to have two rims replaced because of the same problem!

Just to clarify when I say pothole..insert....something similar in size to the hole in the movie 300.....or in fact just the entire road washed away or a patch that has sunk that still looks fine from 20 meters away but as you hit it at 80km/h you realise that its actually a 10cm deviation in road height

[Angryman]

Sammy mate need details of where you went!

[Sammy125TDi]

Sammy mate need details of where you went!

Wheel Centre Repairs P/L

[Xciteu]

Just moved from Townsville to Canberra, and oh, the difference!!! No doubt, North Qld has the worst roads in Australia... I feel for you man!!

Welcome to the Ville! Yes our roads here are arse! Have ordered my R last week,
so the wait begins. I'm about to order a set of volk vrg2 forged wheels in 19".
About 4k for the set,not a bad price,something to think about

[Blitzen]

Welcome to the Ville! Yes our roads here are arse! Have ordered my R last week,
so the wait begins. I'm about to order a set of volk vrg2 forged wheels in 19".
About 4k for the set,not a bad price,something to think about

Nah man, I left Townsville and moved to Canberra... I spent over 4 years the over 2 sitting...