At last I’ve found a set of new alloys. Well not new as in new from the factory, but as in new for me and my fortwo.
I’ve been looking for a set of original 12 spoke “passion” rims for a while now, but they have been very illusive in my part of the country.
Nobody at the local Smart mini meets have known of any spare sets, and the only ones for sale in the adds have been pricy, with a set of new tires mounted already.
I have a plan on what to mount on them, so I didn’t want a set of fresh rubber with the alloys.
In northern Jutland they seem to grow on trees, as they are abundant, and quite cheep. I do love a long drive, but 3 or more hours each way, plus the cost of crossing the great belt bridge, wasn’t what I was willing to do, for a set of wheels, that might end up a tad more scratched than advertised.
I ended up crossing the Great Belt Bridge anyway, but I was going to anyway for work. The rims found on our local Craigslist competitor DBA (The Blue Newspaper) were in the same town on Funen, I was going to for work.
They are a rather well kept set. One has a few small scuff’s from a curb, and one has a ring from a less than ideal tyre changing machine. Besides that they are mint condition.
Getting them into the smart however is not easy, when you already are carrying luggage. After lying down the passenger seat, i ended up with three wheels in the front, and one in the boot.
There was no driving with the roof down on the way back.
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