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    • For Canada
      For Canada last edited by

      Scorpio-08.jpeg

      The (absolutely horrendous looking) second generation Ford Scorpio, despite it's rather large size, only has four lug wheels. I know. Fascinating.

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      Even more interestingly, the previous generation had a standard five lug setup. And I'm pretty sure the second generation was bigger. I guess five lugs was too much to ask the next time around when they already spent all their money on drugs coming up with the styling.

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      • C
        Cé hé sin last edited by

        The second was a heavy facelift of the first so I'm guessing they were the same-ish size.

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        • dogisbadob
          dogisbadob last edited by dogisbadob

          So Ford cheapened shit in Europe, too, not just the US 👽 🙄 🤠 👻 🙃

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          • Just Jeepin'
            Just Jeepin' last edited by

            I was curious, so I looked around. I'm surprised at how many 4 lug setups are out there.

            http://www.ezaccessory.com/Articles.asp?ID=259

            On walkabout. Back soonish.

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            • HFV_Junkyardin
              HFV_Junkyardin @For Canada last edited by

              @for-canada I thought that was a Daewoo

              Comin' in first, never in last
              'Cause my car too fast (Zoom, zoom)

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              • nowhere
                nowhere last edited by

                FOUR lugs? Wasteful extravagance! Many French cars only needed three!

                Come to think of it, if you have knock-off wire wheels you've kind of got just one lug per wheel...

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                • Just Jeepin'
                  Just Jeepin' @nowhere last edited by

                  @nowhere NASCAR concurs

                  https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/03/02/nascar-single-lug-nut-design-wheel-next-gen-car/

                  On walkabout. Back soonish.

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                  • fintail
                    fintail last edited by

                    One of the most endearing classics of all time had 4 lugs:

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                    • HFV_Junkyardin
                      HFV_Junkyardin @For Canada last edited by

                      @for-canada I bet they are 4x108 too

                      Comin' in first, never in last
                      'Cause my car too fast (Zoom, zoom)

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                      • Manwich
                        Manwich @HFV_Junkyardin last edited by

                        @hfv said in Today I Learned:

                        @for-canada I bet they are 4x108 too

                        Just like the Ford Focus!

                        2008 Honda Fit
                        A Known Dad, prone to Dad Jokes
                        Full of Meaty Goodness

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                        • HFV_Junkyardin
                          HFV_Junkyardin @Manwich last edited by

                          @manwich and the Fox Bodies

                          Comin' in first, never in last
                          'Cause my car too fast (Zoom, zoom)

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                          • ranwhenparked
                            ranwhenparked @For Canada last edited by

                            @for-canada Its astounding how many different levels of management that design had to go through for approval

                            2022 Ioniq SE
                            1964 Corvair Monza

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                            • nowhere
                              nowhere @Just Jeepin' last edited by

                              @just-jeepin It sure makes changing the tire a lot quicker. Now that I think about, I've only owned one car with knock-off wires... and I never had to change a tire on it once!

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