"soft" wheels

[Grant Lenahan]

OK, so I'm taking this thread in a n unexpected turn, but, you wrote:

>These tires gave me a very harsh ride, and I ended up bending a
>set of the soft Ronal wheels ... what was the model, R8?

Are Ronal's thought to be soft or weak?  Of was this just a reference to 
the R-8.  Or a generalized gripe about fragile, costly, alloys :-)  I'm 
about to buy a set of wheels/tires for my new '00 S4, and was planning on 
205/55/16s on Ronal R-7s.  Look nice, good price, reputed good quality.  I 
care very much about wheels keeping thier "true", though, so please advise 
if you think I should consider other wheels .....

Thanks, folks.
Grant
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