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Originally Posted by reluctantmechanic
No offense, Lobo, but this is very bad and dangerous advice - not only is it life threatening, it's also very bad for your bearings and other parts of your suspension.
A bent rim causes vibration...and vibration causes you a lack of control over your car. Driving a car that you don't have control over could cause you, or worse, someone around you, there life.
If you have a bent rim, replace it ASAP
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its not advice... its a fact. i dont remember saying everyone should do it. ive driven many a POS before i got my porsche.
as for life threatening... i must have been on the verge of death every moment for two and a half years driving my saturn SL2 with a bent rim. call me evel knievel
because I was looking death in the face everyday. the only difference I never crashed. he must just be an amateur.
landrovered, again with the melo drama, not everyone here buys cheapo rims then goes and hits the nordschleife. not only that the streets are flooded with cheap rims at least they were in Orlando, boston and I have a feeling every major city is the same. and in all the catostrophic accidents i have ever heard of and seen knowing my fair share of firefighters and first responders and working with them. not one was due to a faulty china rim. its always drunk driver, crazy lunatic, texting etc.
of course the rebuttal will be that I cant know how many crashes happen due to rims or they just dont report those types or whatever else ad naseum.
will I buy these rims? no... id rather get some used OEM.
is everyone who buys these cheapos destined to end up in a fiery car crash... nope
and alot of it is about looks... otherwise you would drive your car around dirty or wouldnt mind someone keying your car. hey its only the looks that are damaged right?
if looks mean nothing to you which im sure it does... then go paint ur boxster or landrover pink purple and yellow with baby blue polka dots... its just looks who cares what the haters think.
