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Rent a wheel?

Started by JimShine, October 20, 2005, 11:44:46 AM

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JimShine

This blew me away. Kids forking over car loan sized payments for wheels to use on crap cars.

http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0501/25/C03-69726.htm

"Actor Ray Smith, 29, of Inglewood pays $60 a week for his rims, which will amount to more than $3,000 over a year for a set that could be bought for $1,560 cash. "It's not that bad," he says. "It's affordable."

BrianShaughnessy



Oh snap... nevermind.   They're just not too bright to begin with anymore are they?
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Old Moparz

I always thought it was odd to spend way more on wheels than a car anyway.
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Shakey

Bling was never that important to me.

JimShine

I wonder how many cars are so decrepit that they doe 1/4 way through the payment plan and the rims go back, are resold and the payment plan starts all over again.

Charger_Fan

Quote from: BrianShaughnessy on October 20, 2005, 11:58:42 AM


Oh snap... nevermind.     They're just not too bright to begin with anymore are they?
Nope, not at all. :rotz:

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

Ponch ®

Quote from: JimShine on October 20, 2005, 11:44:46 AM
This blew me away. Kids forking over car loan sized payments for wheels to use on crap cars.

http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0501/25/C03-69726.htm

"Actor Ray Smith, 29, of Inglewood pays $60 a week for his rims, which will amount to more than $3,000 over a year for a set that could be bought for $1,560 cash. "It's not that bad," he says. "It's affordable."

forget about whether "bling" is dumb or not (im looking for some new dubs for the G-Ride myself), but paying $60 a week for rims is just plain idiotic. If you cant afford it, dont buy it.
"I spent most of my money on cars, birds, and booze. The rest I squandered." - George Best

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MichaelRW

Quote from: Old Moparz on October 20, 2005, 12:00:30 PM
I always thought it was odd to spend way more on wheels than a car anyway.

A customer came by the other day with this. I discreetly took this picture.
A Fact of Life: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says WTF.........

4cruzin

Quote from: MichaelRW on October 20, 2005, 03:59:39 PM
Quote from: Old Moparz on October 20, 2005, 12:00:30 PM
I always thought it was odd to spend way more on wheels than a car anyway.
A customer came by the other day with this. I discreetly took this picture.


OMG is that UGLY!! 
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dkn1997

RECHRGED

Ponch ®

Quote from: MichaelRW on October 20, 2005, 03:59:39 PM
Quote from: Old Moparz on October 20, 2005, 12:00:30 PM
I always thought it was odd to spend way more on wheels than a car anyway.

A customer came by the other day with this. I discreetly took this picture.

theyre called "Donks". Its the latest sensation that is sweeping the Dirty South of our nation. They put Hummer axels on them rides and put 26"-30" rims on them. Some weird shit.

Quote from: dkn1997 on October 20, 2005, 05:52:01 PM
anal rent a wheel

:haha:
"I spent most of my money on cars, birds, and booze. The rest I squandered." - George Best

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Charger_Fan

Like this POS from eGouge a while back? ::)


The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

JimShine

 :icon_smile_dead:


Someone has to Photoshop an old Station wagon jacked up with a set of wagon wheels on it. It may start a new trend with the Hippity Hopp kidz.

MichaelRW

 ;D
A Fact of Life: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says WTF.........

TruckDriver

PETE

My Dad taught me about TIME TRAVEL.
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!" :P

Ponch ®

Quote from: CHARGER_FAN on October 20, 2005, 06:10:35 PM
Like this POS from eGouge a while back? ::)



yep..thats actually more of a Donk than the one MichaelRW posted.
"I spent most of my money on cars, birds, and booze. The rest I squandered." - George Best

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ChargerRob

Mighty Mean Mexican Mopar

HalfastAMX

Theres a place near me thats called "Rent to roll" I stopped in out of curiosity and about laughed my way out the door. Prices are ridiculous, products are laughable, and the employees think they are all that.
Wasted money in my book when you can pay 60 a week, why not save for 2 weeks and buy a tire at a time? OR save longer and get a wheel at a time?

I dont get it........actually i do its called desperation to be percived as rich and or cool ;)

Ponch ®

Quote from: HalfastAMX on October 21, 2005, 02:54:20 PM

I dont get it........actually i do its called desperation to be percived as rich and or cool ;)

basically.

what these impatient assmonkeys dont realize (or maybe they do, but they dont care), is that they could put those $60 away every week and then buy the wheels cash for half the price and in half the time.
"I spent most of my money on cars, birds, and booze. The rest I squandered." - George Best

Chrysler Performance West

MichaelRW

Quote from: Ponch on October 21, 2005, 03:24:07 PM
Quote from: HalfastAMX on October 21, 2005, 02:54:20 PM

I dont get it........actually i do its called desperation to be percived as rich and or cool ;)

basically.

what these impatient assmonkeys dont realize (or maybe they do, but they dont care), is that they could put those $60 away every week and then buy the wheels cash for half the price and in half the time.


Yes, but that would take logic, planning, mathematics and commom sense.  ;D
A Fact of Life: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says WTF.........

BigBlackDodge

There's lots of places that do the 'weekly' thing, especialy furniture stores. Break the price down to small amounts and people think they are getting a bargain! Lots of people are to stupid to do mutilplication and they pay out the nose.................and they're happy to do so. ::)

It's the American way! ;D


BBD

Steve P.

I don't mind them spending every last dime on that shiP. Now that they are interested in that crap, our wheels seem to be staying on our cars and I don't hear as much cRAP blasting out from their trunks.. Seams like less fart cans too.... 

I say, let them buy that shit instead of all the stuff that pisses me off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One more thing.. At least with them raising the cars up we don't have traffic jams on the supermarket parking lots speed bumps..

It's been a while since I saw a Toyota teetering on a speed bump.. :icon_smile_big:
Steve P.
Holiday, Florida

Andrew

This isnt just a new thing, its been happening since before i was born.

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