On 19/04/2019 19:14, ARW wrote:
On 19/04/2019 19:00, Fredxx wrote:
On 19/04/2019 18:21, ARW wrote:
On 18/04/2019 11:39, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 18/04/2019 11:01, Steve Walker wrote:
On 18/04/2019 00:32, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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Alloys are the one fad that I've never understood. They don't
affect the
performance or road holding or comfort or fuel economy or
anything like
that, and from a few metres away you'd be hard pressed to
distinguish
them from steel wheels with metallic wheel trims.

You might be. Most can tell imitation alloys at a glance.

Not *everyone* is taken in by
posing and bragging rights of alloys.

Given the vast majority of cars - other than basic shopping
trolleys -
have them, hardly anything to brag about.

Even my wife's 14 year old Matiz has alloy wheels - and that it
pretty well the definition of a basic shopping trolley!

SteveW
Alloys dont need hubcaps to make them pretty.

Pressed steel wheels are plain ugly

And I'd guess that the casting/machining is no great cost compared
with steel and spot welds and a hub cap.


If it's round and works I'm happy.

And the sad virgins with bright coloured break calipers behind their
alloy wheels need to get a life and not a Porsche.

Any envy here perchance?


No. And a Merc Maybach can only go as fast as my van in London. But at
least I get a shag when I get home and I don't have to have a wank over
the car bonnet.

I think the same, traffic is in effect a convoy, where the slowest car
governs the speed of all the others. I would prefer a vehicle for
comfort, where I am high up so I can see more than just the car in front.

But at the same time I wouldn't criticise anyone for liking a nice car
any more than I would criticise a friend's choice of partner or other
choices in life.