is was so tempting to have the 18" S4 Avus wheels for summer, and the 17" Avus wheels for winter. I ended up selling the 18" Avus wheels and pocketing a little more than $600 above what I paid for them. If I had gone the other route and sold the 9-spoke S-Line wheels and tires, I would have lost money, since i bought those new from the dealer.

So, in the end, I am done with wheel changes, although carbonmLORD and others will probably say that they have heard that one before. I am sure something is gonna catch my eye and I might have to decide again. At least this one made me quite a few bucks...it helps to offset the expenses to-date.

I have actually done pretty well with wheels. Although I have only owned the car since late-January, I have now gone through 7 (yes, 7) sets of wheels/tires, including the 2 sets I have now.

1. Original 5 spoke 16" wheels with worn ContiTouring tires, sold for $750 via ebay.

2. OEM S4 17" Avus wheels from Hartmann's project RS4 car, bought for $1000, sold for $1200 after a month of use.

3. OEM 16" "sport" 6 double spoke wheels with Blizzaks, bought on ebay for $500, sold recently for $450 to lcal buyer.

4. OEM 18" Ultrasport wheels (my favorite), but needed spacers. Bought for $1400, sold for $1500 on ebay after my wife curbed a rim.

5. OEM 17" S-line Celebration wheels, paid $1300 for NEW from dealer, and $500 for new A/S tires.

6. OEM S4 17" Avus (again), this time for snows, bought for $500 from Achtuning (sold on consignment) plus $500 for new snow tires.

7. OEM 18" S4 Avus wheels, bought from Aw classifieds for $500, sold for $1100+ on ebay

So, the net costs to me over time is about $1200 (once you net out what I bought and what I sold) and I have 2 great sets of wheels!

End of rant. Back to work now...

 

The internet is a wonderful tool for recouping costs.

I bought four 4.2 sport 17" polished wheels with new Continental ContiSport Contacts (from AW classified).

I sold my OEM 16" five-spokes to a Passat owner (via VW Vortex web site).

I bought five 4.2 sport 17" polished wheels with newish Kumho Ecstas from AW.

I swapped the Continental tires for winter tires (NTB).

I sold the Continental tires via AW classifieds.

So I end up with two full sets of 4.2 wheels, winter and summer, and NO EXTRA JUNK left in the garage.

The big winner? FedEx.

 

my wife is having a "thing" with the UPS man, because he is here at least once a week!

 

For my 98 2.8 I Bought OEM RS4 17's ($2000) from dealer plus $600 for Yoko's from TireRack. Sold 1 1/2 years later with 8,500 miles use plus 2 wheels being rashed from auto wash (lessoned learned) for $1850 on eBay. Returned to stock with Wineglass, traded in for 4.2

Bought unused set of RS 6 wheels with Dunlops mounted. $2000 FedEx COD to my door (love em).

Sold Pie Plates for $1150 shipped w/ full size spare.

I wonder what I'll get for the RS 6 wheels if I ever get those 19's?

 

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/12452/100-0027_img.jpg"></center><p>I have had or have incoming...or gone through now 7 sets of wheels also...but of course, I had two cars! This is a pic from my garage with 3 sets off the cars and two sets on the cars...

1. Original 17 inch 5-spoke forged 4.2 sport wheels (sold with 4.2)
2. Original 17 inch S6 wheels (sold at some point for ~$850)
3. A second set of 17 inch S6 wheels (sold individual wheels to different people)
4. OEM 17-inch "pie-plate" wheels from the 4.2 non-sport (sold for same as I paid for the R28s ~$800)
5. Ronal R28 17 inch wheels (exchanged them for the pie-plates)
6. 19-inch 5-spoke OEM RS 6 wheels from Germany (paid $1700, plus $450 shipping including new Contisportcontacts)...still have and in need of curb rash repair...
7. New 18-inch Ronal R38s incoming this week (incoming, cost $1650 with Pirelli Nero M&amp;S)
8. Brand new ContisportContacts...set of 4 cost me $100...used them up...

So, my wheel deals didn't cost me a whole lot either...and it was pretty fun really...

 

Up and down from the basement...helps build muscles for the golf swing!

 

Golf in Boston??? Two months per year???

 

as long as you don't mind some fleece outerwear in late March, early April, November, and December.

Some courses on Cape Cod (only 1 hour south of Boston) stay open year round. Sandy soil, ground never really freezes. However, I now travel for my winter golf. going to sunny Orlando in January for Disney and some golf.