Here's another 2 cents from me...
Since I bought my Miata I've bought three sets of stock rims (two alloy, one
steel). All three sets cost me a grand total of $425, or less than it costs
me to buy even ONE set of Kumhos.
Scot
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Mouton" <jerry@moutons.org>
To: <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>; "Anthony Tabacco"
<atabacco@california.com>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: Stock Shock Chalk Talk
> Right, when I started up in SF with VW Cabriolet,
> I bought used rims right away at Pik-a-Part -- there
> was a huge collection of stock alloy rims, for peanuts.
> When I sold the car, I sold the rims separately for the
> same amount I had paid...
>
> Jerry Mouton "Laissez les bons temps rouler!"
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Stevens" <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net>
>
> > - Again, it's a one-time cost, and rims don't even depreciate much.
> >
> > - Aftermarket rims are one of *the* most popular and frequent mods.
> > As a result, there are screaming piles of stock rims cheaply available
> > for virtually every car out there. If you *HAVE* to do something with
> > rims, just require stock ones. The allowance dates back to a time
when
> > a set of stock rims would typically have to be procured at MSRP from
> > the dealer. In today's world of eBay and TireRack that's not the
case.
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