Yes because Roanoke is absolutely teeming with diversity and car guys. Volks = played out, BBS = Classic.

 

 

Greater Roanoke Valley? I didn't know we were talking about what we see in the mall parking lot... I meant generally speaking. I'm not calling the TE-37's played out. I just think it's ironic that you think a BBS wheel is played out but a Volk TE-37 style wheel is not. The reason you don't see either of them very often in the area is because they're both relatively expensive wheels and most people around here with money don't have taste, or vice versa--all the taste in the world with no money to back it up. Not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just how it works.

The TE-37 used to be what every ricer wanted. I don't see classic euro styled wheels very often on imports--at least not around here. Maybe on magazine covers and what not, but that's another conversation.

 

Fuck BBS's and Volks. Moons are where it's at....

 

Look at it this way, 5 or 10 years after they stop making them nobody's gonna be paying $1500-$2000 for used Volk TE-37s, BBS (older ones) have stood the test of time structurally and in terms of value and styling.

 

Uh... Unfortunately there are some low offset concave rota's (5 spoke) in roanoke...because I have that dookie on my car until tax time. There are another set on another s13 hatch near me too. Dude took his car to the same painter, did the black roof and the same exact wheels in the same exact finish and offset. SWVA = dook even gets copied!

 

I'm saying... I have some black steel Pacer's on the Jeep that are probably not more than $59/wheel.

A little heavier than what I'd like, ideally, but they do the job. Don't see myself ever spending $1500+ on wheels again. Unfortunately tires are a different story.

 

this. You really can't go wrong with a nice set of BBS.



Sorry Chris LOL

 

I think there'll always be a crowd that will...I sold my CPRs for $1800(in rough shape.clean sets were/are over $2k) and I'm sure I could get more than I paid new for my EVOs too.The real quality,brand name wheels will always bring good money,whether it be BBS or Jap crap.I think TEs are the classic wheel that will come to most people's minds as far as modded Japanese cars.
It's hard to beat RSs,but on many Japanese cars they just don't look good IMO.The line between current styles for Japanese cars and 80's era Lowrider magazine type stuff are starting to blur with me to an extent.
Chris

 

I rocked rota's for 6 years. They were lightweight and cheap to replace. I was to focused on making the car trap higher vs worrying about it's "stance" and going through 7 diff wheel setups. But then again I didn't make alot of money at the time so I had diff priorities and goals with the car.

However if I did invest in another set of wheels it'd be a quality name brand due to the fact that resale will be much easier and better.