Most Ridiculous Wheels Award 2000
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I think I might have done myself an injury, such was the sight I've just seen.
As I was wheeling out the Scoob, a Golf pulled into my neighbour's drive with 19" wheels!! wearing what must have been aboout 225 boots. The wheels even had "Yes they are 19's" written on. With standard brakes all round, I can't begin to describe how silly they looked.
To round it all off, out stepped a lanky being with puffa and cap. Just needed a bonet scoop to finish it off.
I havn't laughed so much Grandma caught her left tit in the mangle (apologies to Pete and Dud).
Josh
As I was wheeling out the Scoob, a Golf pulled into my neighbour's drive with 19" wheels!! wearing what must have been aboout 225 boots. The wheels even had "Yes they are 19's" written on. With standard brakes all round, I can't begin to describe how silly they looked.
To round it all off, out stepped a lanky being with puffa and cap. Just needed a bonet scoop to finish it off.
I havn't laughed so much Grandma caught her left tit in the mangle (apologies to Pete and Dud).
Josh
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I saw a Golf MkII last weekend. The guy had these metallic plastic inserts which vaguely looked like cross drilled brake discs, and he had placed them between his wheels and the hubcaps. He didn't have alloys, but he wanted it to apear as if he had cross drilled brakes. I had to stop myself laughing out loud - he seemed very proud of his car as well.
Saw a bodykitted Escort a few weeks ago which had the Escort wording on the boot replaced with the word 'SORTED'. It also had a nice Max Power sticker on it. Oh dear...
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From: Old Codgers Home
Asbestos suit on
I think that the most ridiculous wheels in the world are ..........
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GOLD WHEELS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There I've said it - they are so so so so NAFF !!!
Pete
I think that the most ridiculous wheels in the world are ..........
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GOLD WHEELS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There I've said it - they are so so so so NAFF !!!
Pete
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Pete,
Lets test that suit of your's shall we?
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Incendary (sp) devices - Check.
You are talking a complete load of ****. Everyone else knows that Dark Metallic Green looks best with Gold Safaris. Gold looks good with Blue as well. Prodrive know that gold is best. Thats why they're fitted to the WRC.
Don't give me none of this - 'but the P1 doesn't come with Gold' crap. Miss guided fools. Gold is best.
I suppose you have the 'Dirty Grey Coloured' alloys.
Sorry, I mean, Anthracite or what ever the name is. Or the brake dust specials. aka Silver when clean. 
P.
Lets test that suit of your's shall we?
Flame throwers - Check.
Incendary (sp) devices - Check.
You are talking a complete load of ****. Everyone else knows that Dark Metallic Green looks best with Gold Safaris. Gold looks good with Blue as well. Prodrive know that gold is best. Thats why they're fitted to the WRC.
Don't give me none of this - 'but the P1 doesn't come with Gold' crap. Miss guided fools. Gold is best.
I suppose you have the 'Dirty Grey Coloured' alloys.
Sorry, I mean, Anthracite or what ever the name is. Or the brake dust specials. aka Silver when clean. P.
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right, where do you live!? ;o)
Gold wheels look the dogs danglies,
they are different so there.
check out my Silver WRX, it's got
Gold Prodrive ST2s on it, everyone
who's seen it thinks the wheels go
on a silver car fab so there again,
no believer :O)
Gold wheels look the dogs danglies,
they are different so there.
check out my Silver WRX, it's got
Gold Prodrive ST2s on it, everyone
who's seen it thinks the wheels go
on a silver car fab so there again,
no believer :O)
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Been to your site - nice car - shame about the wheels
Honestly - no-one can now think that they look smart - cool - or anything else but GAY??
Even if you knew where I lived you would have a slight problem as I work out and am 20 stone !!!! do ya feel lucky??? well ..... do ya punk??
I have the DBM with SILVER wheels and it looks miles better than with some girlie golds on ...... why would anyone ruin a great car by putting naff coloured wheels on it - sorry - just dont get it !!!!
Fire away !!! anyone want to help me out??
Pete
Honestly - no-one can now think that they look smart - cool - or anything else but GAY??
Even if you knew where I lived you would have a slight problem as I work out and am 20 stone !!!! do ya feel lucky??? well ..... do ya punk??
I have the DBM with SILVER wheels and it looks miles better than with some girlie golds on ...... why would anyone ruin a great car by putting naff coloured wheels on it - sorry - just dont get it !!!!
Fire away !!! anyone want to help me out??
Pete
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there's gonna be a war!
Gold wheels look cool, if they are good
enough for Prodrive they are good enough
for me...the fact that my wheels are gold
AND have *genuine* Prodrive logo's on them
says it all I think :O)
so what if ya 20 stone and work out, feel
lucky against a bulldozer? ;o)
you're on the loosing side dude...
Gold wheels look cool, if they are good
enough for Prodrive they are good enough
for me...the fact that my wheels are gold
AND have *genuine* Prodrive logo's on them
says it all I think :O)
so what if ya 20 stone and work out, feel
lucky against a bulldozer? ;o)
you're on the loosing side dude...
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They are still NAFF NAFF NAFF NAFF NAFF NAFF NAFF NAFF NAFF NAFF !!!!!!!
What other car runs on Gold Wheels?
Do BMW think them smart enough for their M3?
M5?
NO they do NOT - cos they are now as un-cool as a parka jacket and tank top .... you wear those while driving your gold wheels? oh dear!!!
Pete (has the bulldozer got gold wheels?????)
What other car runs on Gold Wheels?
Do BMW think them smart enough for their M3?
M5?
NO they do NOT - cos they are now as un-cool as a parka jacket and tank top .... you wear those while driving your gold wheels? oh dear!!!
Pete (has the bulldozer got gold wheels?????)
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lee has put the nail in that one,
the WRC has exactly the same wheels,
and what colour are they I wonder?
G O L D !
Look at this really crap, horrible
car with the same wheels as mine ;o)
[img]ftp://ftp.rallycars.com/pub/webm53c8/Images/Cars/Subaru/555_wrc_front.jpg[/img]
give me your address and I'll send
you some gold paint :O)
the WRC has exactly the same wheels,
and what colour are they I wonder?
G O L D !
Look at this really crap, horrible
car with the same wheels as mine ;o)
[img]ftp://ftp.rallycars.com/pub/webm53c8/Images/Cars/Subaru/555_wrc_front.jpg[/img]
give me your address and I'll send
you some gold paint :O)
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pslewis: You can say what you like about gold wheels, but my gold-wheel shod Impreza will be a damn site faster than yours, given that your car has the handicap of 20-stones worth of village idiot behind the wheel. I can understand how someone who "works out" regards the BMW M3 & M5 as looking "smart"! Heh heh heh heh!!!!
I don't know...the rubbish on here lately. God help us if there's a war.
I don't know...the rubbish on here lately. God help us if there's a war.
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Have to agree with pslewis. 
Don't like the gold wheels.
Each to their own, of course - if you like your gold wheels, then good for you.
Must admit the WRC car does benefit from the 'trademark' gold wheels.
Still, I think my Silver Machine looks better with silver wheels.
My opinion and I'm entitled to it!
Rich
Don't like the gold wheels.
Each to their own, of course - if you like your gold wheels, then good for you.
Must admit the WRC car does benefit from the 'trademark' gold wheels.
Still, I think my Silver Machine looks better with silver wheels.
My opinion and I'm entitled to it!
Rich
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Harry
Your wheels may look better, but as everyone knows gold is almost twice as heavy as silver so your gold wheels increase the unsprung weight and screw up your handling.
That's why I use silver wheels on trackdays
DJ
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Your wheels may look better, but as everyone knows gold is almost twice as heavy as silver so your gold wheels increase the unsprung weight and screw up your handling.
That's why I use silver wheels on trackdays
DJ
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Ok People
Gold
Color is golden "butter" yellow.
Luster is metallic.
Transparency is opaque.
Crystal System is isometric; 4/m bar 3 2/m
Crystal Habits include massive nuggets and disseminated grains. Also wires, dendritic and arborescent crystal clusters.
Cleavage is absent.
Fracture is jagged.
Streak is golden yellow.
Hardness is 2.5 - 3
Specific Gravity is 19.3+ (extremely heavy even for metallic minerals)
Silver
Color is silver white with exposed specimens tarnishing black.
Luster is metallic.
Transparency is opaque.
Crystal System is isometric; 4/m bar 3 2/m
Crystal Habits include massive and disseminated grains, wires and plates as the most common, whole individual crystals are extremely rare but when present are usually cubes, dodecahedrons and octahedrons. "Jack Frost" type crystal growth as shown on some specimens produces beautiful intricate structures. Wires can form coiled clusters that resemble rams horns.
Cleavage is absent.
Fracture is jagged.
Streak is silver white.
Hardness is 2.5-3.
Specific Gravity is variable according to purity 10-12 (well above average even for metallic minerals
Now the most telling thing :sadly: is that in <B>both</B> cases cleavage is absent.
Maybe I should have bought a car with wheels made from coal
Richard
Gold
Color is golden "butter" yellow.
Luster is metallic.
Transparency is opaque.
Crystal System is isometric; 4/m bar 3 2/m
Crystal Habits include massive nuggets and disseminated grains. Also wires, dendritic and arborescent crystal clusters.
Cleavage is absent.
Fracture is jagged.
Streak is golden yellow.
Hardness is 2.5 - 3
Specific Gravity is 19.3+ (extremely heavy even for metallic minerals)
Silver
Color is silver white with exposed specimens tarnishing black.
Luster is metallic.
Transparency is opaque.
Crystal System is isometric; 4/m bar 3 2/m
Crystal Habits include massive and disseminated grains, wires and plates as the most common, whole individual crystals are extremely rare but when present are usually cubes, dodecahedrons and octahedrons. "Jack Frost" type crystal growth as shown on some specimens produces beautiful intricate structures. Wires can form coiled clusters that resemble rams horns.
Cleavage is absent.
Fracture is jagged.
Streak is silver white.
Hardness is 2.5-3.
Specific Gravity is variable according to purity 10-12 (well above average even for metallic minerals
Now the most telling thing :sadly: is that in <B>both</B> cases cleavage is absent.
Maybe I should have bought a car with wheels made from coal
Richard
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by AWD:
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I saw a Golf MkII last weekend. The guy had these metallic plastic inserts which vaguely looked like cross drilled brake discs, and he had placed them between his wheels and the hubcaps. He didn't have alloys, but he wanted it to apear as if he had cross drilled brakes. I had to stop myself laughing out loud - he seemed very proud of his car as well.
Saw a bodykitted Escort a few weeks ago which had the Escort wording on the boot replaced with the word 'SORTED'. It also had a nice Max Power sticker on it. Oh dear...[/quote]
It wasn't black was it?
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I saw a Golf MkII last weekend. The guy had these metallic plastic inserts which vaguely looked like cross drilled brake discs, and he had placed them between his wheels and the hubcaps. He didn't have alloys, but he wanted it to apear as if he had cross drilled brakes. I had to stop myself laughing out loud - he seemed very proud of his car as well.
Saw a bodykitted Escort a few weeks ago which had the Escort wording on the boot replaced with the word 'SORTED'. It also had a nice Max Power sticker on it. Oh dear...[/quote]
It wasn't black was it?
