Out with the old, in with the new
This week I actually did something big. Well in my lamens terms it was big. When I bought my car in July of 2003, it came with really nice looking rims. My brother constantly made fun of me about it but I liked them. However they were heavy wheels. With tires on they were about 60lbs each. That is quite heavy. Also the tires were quite wide. Very soon I came to realize that these tires/wheels is probably what made the previous owner sell his car. Well this week I did something else. I got new wheels and tires. Well (barely) used tires. I had 18 inch wheels, I downgraded this to 16 inch wheels. The weight was reduced from 60lbs per wheel to 33.25 lbs per wheel, that times four is almost close to a 120lbs. I got the mounting performed at Les Schwab and they did a terrific job. They are 50 yards away from my work (in Southcenter) so it was just a walk away. I also had my brake rotors changed. Now my car drives, handles, feels and brakes a lot nicer then ever. My car really is a smooth ride. The only thing now that has to be done is the passenger front side strut needs replacing. I guess those big wheels did more damage then one thought.
Oh and what did I do with the old ones? I put them on ebay. Since I thought they were worthless I did the starting bid at 120 (for all 4) and buy it now at $300. I guess one man’s junk is another man’s treasure because they were bought for $300 within 2 hours. Sure they are in good condition but they have only caused my car grief. The wheels and tires I now have installed are 100% compatible for my car, which is what I was going after. Also it teaches me that I shouldn’t be so cheap. But I suppose this person will be very happy. I am not ripping him off on shipping either. Charging him a $190 flat. I’ll probably lose money on it so I am going to try to ship it via my work since we get shipping discounts from UPS (high volume).
Once I actually put time and effort into my blog, I’ll have the picture gallery up and running. That will be soon and not later. Cam is working this Saturday so I guess I’ll be doing that.
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