Bruce Wentzel [mailto:greendot1@comcast.net] wrote:
> > (Spotted recently here in the Detroit area: Civic DX with
> cut springs and
> original steel wheels and wheel covers. Owner is overheard
> explaining the
> stock wheels to a pal, saying "I cut the springs two weeks
> ago, but when I
> got my set of 20s yesterday, they wouldn't fit 'cause the
> car's too low.
> The #$)#*@ tire store wouldn't refund my money 'cause the
> wheels and tires
> were special-order. Now I got $6000 tied up in wheels I
> can't use." "Did
> you test fit one?" "Yeah, before I cut the springs." The cause/effect
> relationship apparently didn't occur to him.")
> >
>
>
> Ah, the advantages of plastic cars. Cut to fit around the wheels.:-)
LOL! I was thinking "$6K in wheels???? On a '98 Civic DX that has a street
price of about $3500?"
Jim Crider
autojim@despammed.com
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