Old VW beetle with shiny rims

General Discussion
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Not a question, a comment.



Saw an old VW beetle with what appeared to be splotchy gray primer paint for a paint job and an ugly luggage rack on top. But it did have what appeared to be low profile tires and shiny rims. Couldn’t help but think if all I could afford was an old VW, I sure wouldn’t be splurging on fancy rims.

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I seriously doubt anyone (in this country anyways) is currently driving an air-cooled VW because that’s all they can afford. They’re enthusiast cars now plain and simple-- for just cheap transportation there’s much better cars that are much cheaper.

Actually, though after I sold my (also beat up) '69 Beetle a few years back, I was suprised to see it driving around on a set of fancy new wheels a few weeks later. The guy I sold it to has about a half-acre of air-cooled VW’s (some nice, some not so), and my old bug had needed tires and the ones he had lying around happened to be on fancy new aluminum rims.

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How Do You Know That The Splotchy Gray Primer Won’t Soon Be covered By A Shiny New Paint Job ? Could Be The Mechanicals Were Taken Care Of First
CSA

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Okay, I stand corrected. I still think a) it was the ugliest automotive sight I’ve seen in a while and b) I would never put the low profile tires and shiny rims on a VW bug, no matter its condition. And I sincerely hope a paint job is in the works sometime soon.

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I Don’t Like Those Tires On Any Car, Unless It’s On A Race Track.
CSA

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Agreed