Bought a new Mondeo in 2002 which came with a full sized steel spare complete with a Pirelli identical to the other 4 and a 50mph sticker. Asked dealer why and surprise surprise, he had no idea. He did refer it to Ford who came back and said that although the steel spare was dimentionally identical it was a lighter construction than a normal steel wheel and was not rated for speeds over 50mph.
So I visited a local dismantling yard and bought an alloy off a recent right off (back wheel off a car fire damaged by faulty phone wiring) fitted the tyre off the steel spare and guess what, never used it.
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