Thoughts on Audi Wheels

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <19980213234040.16551.rocketmail@web1.rocketmail.com> twain mein writes:

> This is tremendously geek, but I was thinking that
> Audi has done a tremendous job of equipping their
> cars with *awesome* wheels. It is really hard to find
> aftermarket wheels that look that much better. With
> the exception of Ferrari, I don't think any company
> comes close.
> 
> But, here's my top list o'wheels:
> Fuchs
> Ronal 8x15 and 7x15

I guess it's a 'taste thing' - but my personal opinion is that the 14-spoke 
Ronals fitted as stock to the ur-quattro are about the neatest wheels around.
 
I might - perhaps - also acknowledge the original Maglite design as fitted to 
the _original_ Mini Coopers ...
 
But in going round to view several ur-quattros with Roger Galvin during his 
search for the 'ultimate MB' I noticed that _every_ car had after-market wheels 
- and when I commented that we'd have to deduct GBP1000 for the crap wheels, 
the seller suddenly volunteered that he had the original wheels 'somewhere'.

Makes ya think.  Happened at least five times.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club