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| Rusty |
 Sep 3 2023, 03:14 PM
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Been thinking... for cars with alloy wheels, did the spare wheel match the set or was it a steelie?
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| ClayPerrine |
Sep 3 2023, 05:21 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,969 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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According to the late Wes Hildreth, when he worked at the dealer, all 914s with alloy wheels came with a matching alloy spare. But the dealer would get 20 alloy lug bolts from the parts department, and swap out the spares from 4 cars with the steel wheels to put a set of alloys on a car that never came with alloy wheels from the factory. Then they could mark the price of that car up for the cost of the alloy wheels, and it didn't cost them anything but the price of the lug bolts.
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| mepstein |
Sep 3 2023, 05:25 PM
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QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Sep 3 2023, 07:21 PM)  According to the late Wes Hildreth, when he worked at the dealer, all 914s with alloy wheels came with a matching alloy spare. But the dealer would get 20 alloy lug bolts from the parts department, and swap out the spares from 4 cars with the steel wheels to put a set of alloys on a car that never came with alloy wheels from the factory. Then they could mark the price of that car up for the cost of the alloy wheels, and it didn't cost them anything but the price of the lug bolts. Harvey Weidman was one of the people who told me the same thing. |
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