It's people like you that make this Forum so fecking tiresome sometimes, all the points you make are valid but why don't you trying putting them in a more positive and/or unpatronising way????
If I'd just written "Don't do it" that would have been less helpful than a chocolate fireguard, so I elaborated a little. I could have bored him/you to death with physics lessons behind increasing roll centres, sidewall deflection and such like but I'm pretty sure it would be lost on most people generally.
So, if my points were valid, so what's the issue ? Thanks for your equally impressive comment. Why didn't you help make my points more positive ?
The tiresome things on this forum are people moaning about things like this. People asking the same questions over and over and then people ignoring advice, doing what they want then coming back moaning about that when it goes wrong. If I moaned about every single thing that was negative, unhelpful, useless or incorrect on this site I'd have to quit my day job to have enough time !
because its my first car i am wanting to do stuff to it. i am smartining the car up imo.
and you obviously brand young drivers like everyone else by saying it will end up in a ditch or in the side of a bus! good going mate!
If it's your opinion, then why ask anyone else ? Again, not having a go, just asking ?
Spend 10 mins searching the media/projects section and you'll have ideas as it's normally the same things over and over again.
Why do you think insurance is expensive for young drivers ? Statistics. You may go onto having an impeccable driving record and live happily ever after, and I wouldn't wish anything but this on anybody. However, we were all young once, overconfidence and inexperience = fail more often than people who have been driving for 2, 5 or 30 years.
These cars look just right as they came out the factory. No doubt a subtle drop helps the looks, but then you'll need spacers to regain the lost wheels under the arches... it all becomes expensive and insurance companies start putting the price up for you.
TBH, this is absolutely spot on. I know it sounds like a telling off but this is usually people (like me) who've been through the learning curve and are trying to help by giving a firm warning.
Some practical points I will mention as I know you will get some wheels (we've all been there):
- Bigger wheels will mean your tyres need to be lower profile. This will mean that visually, having less tyre coming off the wheel on a side-on view, will make it look like the car is on stilts. To pull off bigger wheels, you will then want to/need to lower it. More expense and the spiral begins ...
- Black wheels don't work for me. You lose the detail in the wheel, the wheels look smaller and at worst, look like dodgy hubcaps and finally, they should "MODIFIED".
- When you buy a set of wheels, you will no doubt end up buying the cheapest set of tyres to clad them in. That tends to be how they are offered. This is very very bad and means you lose what is regarded as a really fun little car to drive and gain, well, very little.
Thanks.
Oh, just to add, my 182 Trophy comes with 16s. I wish it was 15s.
One of my points proven, thanks again
yea i agree. do you think i should keep the wheels i have and just get them refurbed as they were scuffed when i bought the car, or buy new alloys but 15s?
If they are scruffy, you could get them powder-coated with a nice sparkly silver and it will look great, probably better than it did when it rolled off the line ! Seal them up before you put them on the car and it'll be easier to keep clean. Get some new decent rubber on there at the same time and you're all set for years of happy motoring.
(There, is that better ? :rasp: )
