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Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson UberDork
5/31/13 12:05 p.m.

Out of interest do you konw what model of car and age the kid had them on? If it was a nearly new car like yours and he's just lost a $100k a year job then it may have just been a poor decision. If it was a 10 year old $10k car and he had a minimum wage job then it was almost criminaly stupid of him.

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
5/31/13 12:05 p.m.
cwh wrote: "Now a retard in a $1500 donk with $8000 worth of wheels and tires is a whole other subject. That is just poor desicion making at best. " And how about the mega bux sound system? 2-3000.00 there, too.

I call these "Ghetto Gold Mines."

yamaha
yamaha UberDork
5/31/13 12:10 p.m.

In reply to Swank Force One:

They spend(rarely rent2own) $8k on "Dem Rimz".......either way they'll all end up on craigslist for $600 within a year.......either knicked or with one berkeleyed up.

Billy_Bottle_Caps
Billy_Bottle_Caps HalfDork
5/31/13 12:51 p.m.

That is just crazy... Do like your new wheels though.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
5/31/13 12:56 p.m.

Super sexy wheel BTW!

z31maniac
z31maniac PowerDork
5/31/13 1:02 p.m.

Wheels look great! Vertini makes nice stuff.

poopshovel
poopshovel MegaDork
5/31/13 2:31 p.m.
Me too - $4,000?

I'm guessing that's with the juice. $2k in wheels, plus interest, plus late fees.

Reminds me of:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zZ9awjr4hc

Brett_Murphy
Brett_Murphy GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/31/13 3:11 p.m.

I'm with Poopshovel. Those wheels are probably $2000 if you pay cash. It's all of the administrative costs and fees tacked onto the wheels that made them cost so much.

bludroptop
bludroptop SuperDork
5/31/13 3:14 p.m.

I'd like to rent some 17x9" lightweight wheels wrapped in Hoosier A-6 tires, please?

30 days until first payment due should be plenty of time.

Javelin
Javelin GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/31/13 3:15 p.m.

In reply to bludroptop:

I read in a recent GRM about a company doing just that at SCCA National Tours...

novaderrik
novaderrik UltimaDork
5/31/13 5:34 p.m.

i once made payments on a set of wheels at a junkyard... they were a nice set of IROCs with good tires to put on my 76 Monte Carlo back in '93.. the asking price was only $200, but i only made like $4.50 an hour at my job so i didn't just have that kind of money laying around..

everyone laughed at my goofy big 16" wheels..

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