Need opinions on wheel/tire dilemma
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Need opinions on wheel/tire dilemma
Boy am I in the right place to find opinions on wheels and tires, huh?
Ok, here's the sitch: I have 2 sets of 17" wheels/tires. I want one to be my winters, and I want to sell the other. I don't have a preference style-wize, and I have a set of 18" summers in addition to all of this. Here is the inventory:
17" ATI S5 w/ Nokian WR's (5 spoke AVUS like)
17" OEM A4 Sport w/ 4 Season OEM Conti's (6-spoke AVUS like w/out dimples)
18" OEM Ultrasport w/ Eagles (keeping)
Here is my dilemma:
1) My car is a lease. I'm concerned that if I turn it in with non-factory rims on it, they may try to make me pay.
2) I have more faith in the OEM rims to stand up to nasty potholes and to have their finish withstand the elements - and they have a 4-year factory warranty.
3) But it would cost like $100 to have the nearly new Nokian's switched to the OEM rims & vice versa
4) And I don't really know which rims are more sell-able - AFAIK, the 6-spoke A4 sport rims aren't particularly sought after; I wouldn't expect them to fetch a premium.
5) And last but not least, worst case scenario is I could return the car with the OEM Ultrasport wheels on it - but they are *extremely* sellable - in 3 years if I'm going to have a leftover set of rims, I'd prefer it be these.
What do you all think? Who would pay $100+ to swap the tires to the opposite rims to get out of this dilemma? Who isn't the least bit worried about returning a lease w/ aftermarket rims on it?
Who thinks the OEM rims would fetch a much higher price?
Oh, and one more question... Who would not bother mounting the 4-seasons on the ATI's, and would just sell them as two seperate items? That would at least save a few bucks...
Ok, here's the sitch: I have 2 sets of 17" wheels/tires. I want one to be my winters, and I want to sell the other. I don't have a preference style-wize, and I have a set of 18" summers in addition to all of this. Here is the inventory:
17" ATI S5 w/ Nokian WR's (5 spoke AVUS like)
17" OEM A4 Sport w/ 4 Season OEM Conti's (6-spoke AVUS like w/out dimples)
18" OEM Ultrasport w/ Eagles (keeping)
Here is my dilemma:
1) My car is a lease. I'm concerned that if I turn it in with non-factory rims on it, they may try to make me pay.
2) I have more faith in the OEM rims to stand up to nasty potholes and to have their finish withstand the elements - and they have a 4-year factory warranty.
3) But it would cost like $100 to have the nearly new Nokian's switched to the OEM rims & vice versa
4) And I don't really know which rims are more sell-able - AFAIK, the 6-spoke A4 sport rims aren't particularly sought after; I wouldn't expect them to fetch a premium.
5) And last but not least, worst case scenario is I could return the car with the OEM Ultrasport wheels on it - but they are *extremely* sellable - in 3 years if I'm going to have a leftover set of rims, I'd prefer it be these.
What do you all think? Who would pay $100+ to swap the tires to the opposite rims to get out of this dilemma? Who isn't the least bit worried about returning a lease w/ aftermarket rims on it?
Who thinks the OEM rims would fetch a much higher price?
Oh, and one more question... Who would not bother mounting the 4-seasons on the ATI's, and would just sell them as two seperate items? That would at least save a few bucks...
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I would definately think it's important to return the car with the wheels it came with..
also I would think selling the set of wheels with tires would be a better idea, so looks like you need to fork over the cost to switch them around
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Hmm.. I want to buy a set of 17" wheels for winter..
What kind of pricing are you thinking of selling for? S5 or OEM without tires? (I definetly wouldn't want all season tires, and sounds like you want to keep the Nokians)
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