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FAO: Alloy Wheel Buffs (pg. 2)
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| Coup |
| i know im wrong so ill retire gracefully. |
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| Coup |
so much for what that bloke said. im gona cancel my order from him (i havent paid) and go elsewhere, partley on principle but mainly coz he didnt tell me the whole truth. wanker! |
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| jonsimmonds |
| quote: | Originally posted by Coup
so much for what that bloke said. im gona cancel my order from him (i havent paid) and go elsewhere, partley on principle but mainly coz he didnt tell me the whole truth. wanker! |
well people like that deserve to go bankrupt, he obviously thought you was a mug and belive his lies! how wrong was he! |
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| dj_mdma |
The Citroen AX does only have 3 Stud wheels. Unfortunately, that leave very few designs of alloy wheels around. Off the top of my head there are only like 5 different designs from 2 manufacturers max!
In MAx power there are always some pages on alloy wheels and there is always a small section on 3 STud wheels.
Alloys DO increase premiums on your car for a few reasons.
1: they add to the value of the car.
2: They make the car more desirable to thieves.
3: In the event of a crash, and your wheels get buggered, it'll cost more to replace them (related to reason 1)
However, on certain insurance policies (usually by specialist companies in the back of Max Power), they will not add to the rpemium of your car if u have Alloys on 3rd PT, or 3PFT poliicies, asthose policies do not pay for damage to your car in the event of an accident.
Of course good rims will increase performance on your car via increased handling and stability. You will experience marginally less body roll around corners. And of course you will feel the true benefits of big wheels with a decent suspension setup!
And if you're willing to spend, then you can actually get Stud conversions on cars, and you could convert your car to a 5 stud format and get some nice big 20" chromes! That would get you into Max Power! |
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| Technaut |
you can get a conversion kit (much the same as a sex change) but i would advise just to wait and buy better stuff for your next car mate :)
ive had 5 cars now since i was 17, 22 now - its no good wasting money on cars (no offence but its only an AX)
yeah so id sell the thing after a while and get smg with a bigger engine |
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| Coup |
| quote: | Originally posted by Technaut
yeah so id sell the thing after a while and get smg with a bigger engine |
ive been pondering this thought. either i can spend about £1000 roughly making it good, sound system, alloy's, mini things like re-spreay bunmper and , or i can flog it (guessing about £1000), put £1500 with that and see what i can find for £2500, depends what insurance will think of me with a bigger engine. after all i do to my 1.1, it still struggles abit up hills..
ill let know. |
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| Technaut |
| quote: | Originally posted by Coup
struggles abit up hills..
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:haha: I remember that feeling.....i used to have a ty seat ibiza for my first motor, always in 2nd gear for steep hills and it was a task to get up into 3rd :stongue: |
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| dj_mdma |
| OI! DOn't mock Seat Ibiza's! I've got a top example of one, 1.4L Engine, 95/M Mk2! Then again, my system is worth 60% of the car :stongue: |
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| djrichy |
| is it an AX GT? they can look nice. not being funny, but rate nice alloys like that just looks tacky and stupid on an AX (unless its a rate nice AX GT!) :p |
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| Coup |
i think im gona flog it. its a ing mint first car, 1.1, electric windows, sunroof, imoboliser, sporty-ish design, roomy, v.good condition, interier is nice, but still a 1.1 and im not really after a first car no more.
saw this in the autotrader, i can afford 3k, thats a max tho: http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WW...x=37&search.y=6 (4th one down)
I mean thats just an example, 3k and its mint, where as ill be spending £1000 on a £1450 car, so... |
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| djrichy |
so your gona get a fiat bravo? eeeeerrrrrrr - they're horrible! ;) i'll be getting a nice 10k Citroen Saxo VTS when i leave uni! :D i'll come down to passion (seeing as though your always there) in that and you'll drool. |
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| Coup |
| quote: | Originally posted by djrichy
so your gona get a fiat bravo? eeeeerrrrrrr - they're horrible! ;) i'll be getting a nice 10k Citroen Saxo VTS when i leave uni! :D i'll come down to passion (seeing as though your always there) in that and you'll drool. |
i was just brousing, god, i cant do anything right :p |
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