|
|
|
|
| Author |
|
|
Custom User Title
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
Posts: 4,294
|
2 hours left on bidding- what do you think
Too much $$? |
||
03-29-2004, 12:10 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 4,530
|
Uhmmm those are the aftermarket ones.....
They do look nice.... do you know what the reserve is?
__________________
Alex - PCA Polar Region - Boxster Muncher 86' 944 Turbo - Megasquirt - 326 rwhp/340lbft @ 18 psi SOLD www.edmontonhomelife.com www.edmontonrealestate.ws |
||
|
03-29-2004, 12:14 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Posts: 1,990
|
They look nice but the price may be going a bit high for aftermarket when you factor in the $50 each shipping.
A very nice gentleman is sending me his 2000 Boxter from NY and charging me $68 shipping for the pair UPS ground.
__________________
83 944 white w/Boxster wheels Planned mods- custom leather interior, 968 antenna, soundsystem, 968 style rockers, clear sidemarkers
|
||
|
03-29-2004, 12:36 PM
|
|
|
Custom User Title
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
Posts: 4,294
|
$68 for shipping a Boxster? Wow
 But seriously, thanks for the advice. I was thinking it was a bit high too. Thing is, I need new tires. I will eventially want a second set of wheels so I can have racin rubber on one set, so I have been looking for a set of wheels with good rubber. I guess I will continue the search. Ideal would be 4 16x8s with good rubber, close enough for me to drive and get them. I am a dreamer. |
||
|
03-29-2004, 12:39 PM
|
|
|
Registered
|
200 bucks for shipping, isnt that kinda high?
__________________
Texas hosts the 928 Owner’s Club OCIC in 2009 www.928ocicdfw09.com 1980 928 5 speed and a few mods.......... 928 OC member PCA member |
||
|
03-29-2004, 02:02 PM
|
|
|
Feelin' Solexy
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: WA
Posts: 3,805
|
I had my 944 shipped from detroit to boston for $325, $200 for 4 wheels seems sort of outrageous.
__________________
Grant In the stable: 1938 Buick Special model 41, 1963 Solex 2200, 1973 Vespa Primavera 125, 1974 Vespa Rally 200, 1986 VW Vanagon Syncro Westfalia, 1989 VW Doka Tristar, 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser, 2011 Pursuit 315 OS, 2022 Tesla Y Gone but not forgotten: 1973 VW Beetle, 1989 Porsche 944, 2008 R56 Mini Cooper S |
||
|
03-29-2004, 02:19 PM
|
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Posts: 1,990
|
Oppsss...Meant to say $68 shipping for 4 boxter wheels and tires. Sometimes I think faster than I type.
__________________
83 944 white w/Boxster wheels Planned mods- custom leather interior, 968 antenna, soundsystem, 968 style rockers, clear sidemarkers
|
||
|
03-29-2004, 04:32 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: north wales Pa.
Posts: 485
|
hey "ramstein" if you are lookin for an extra set of wheels and tires i may have some. I have a set of c-2 wheels that i have on my 944, painted silver. could use a redo. they were origonally a limited edition green finish to match the car ( yyeeehhgg !! ) so they were stripped and repainted. I believe they are 16x7 front and 16x8 rear , 4 michelin pilot tires fronts are like new, rears are getting a little low....I have a set of 17s to put on the 944 when the body work is done at the end of the month..
__________________
autowerks9 PCA SINCE 1991, REISENTOTER 1982 EURO 928S 320HP MEDIORMETALIC/BURG. 1987 944S- GT3 BODY CONVErSION RED/BLACK( sold ) 2003 MERCEDES E500 Sport "Einfarbig" |
||
|
03-29-2004, 06:52 PM
|
|
|
Registered
|
That's a decent price, based upon my research. New Mille Miglias 17s will run you about $1400 from TireRack with new Yokohama AVS ES 100s.
But everybody is right, the shipping's way too high. I just got used wheels/tires for $20 per wheel via UPS. But bidding is over and the reserve wasn't met Send the seller an e-mail and offer him something.
__________________
Matt '90 Porsche 944S2 Cabrio Baltic Blue Metallic/Linen LSD 2002 Yamaha FZ1 |
||
|
03-29-2004, 07:14 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
Posts: 1,883
|
I had some shipped from the US to Canada, for $150US for all 4 wheels/tires. That was via FedEx. There is no way I would pay $200 US to ship within the united states!
__________________
2010 Hyundai Elantra Touring, GLS 5 speed, Indigo Blue Metallic. 2.0L of Korean fury! Buy my parts! |
||
|
03-30-2004, 01:16 PM
|
|
|
Custom User Title
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
Posts: 4,294
|
Wow- right you are. I priced out 4 new 17" Mille Miglias from Tire Rack with the Yokos, it would be $1500 with shipping. Why are these wheels so cheap, are they really heavy or something?
|
||
|
03-30-2004, 02:12 PM
|
|
|
entertaining the idea
|
__________________
There are some who call me... 'Tim'. a well set-up 1983 Guards Red 944 |
||
|
03-30-2004, 04:17 PM
|
|
|
Custom User Title
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
Posts: 4,294
|
awesome link! Now it starts to make sense
|
||
|
03-30-2004, 07:05 PM
|
|
|
entertaining the idea
|
Glad I could help.....
__________________
There are some who call me... 'Tim'. a well set-up 1983 Guards Red 944 |
||
|
03-30-2004, 07:11 PM
|
|
|
Registered
|
FYI,
I don't know if they're made in the same place, but some OEM Porsche wheels, like the 17" TTs that I bought, are actually made in Italy.
__________________
Matt '90 Porsche 944S2 Cabrio Baltic Blue Metallic/Linen LSD 2002 Yamaha FZ1 |
||
|
03-30-2004, 07:45 PM
|
|
|
Custom User Title
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
Posts: 4,294
|
Whoa- there's a 914 5bolt wheel that weighed 7lbs @ 15x5.5.
|
||
|
03-30-2004, 09:00 PM
|
|
|
entertaining the idea
|
I've heard of those...wonder what they look like
__________________
There are some who call me... 'Tim'. a well set-up 1983 Guards Red 944 |
||
|
03-30-2004, 09:02 PM
|
|
|
Custom User Title
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
Posts: 4,294
|
BTW- I found a site that lists the weights of their tires- edgeracing.com
|
||
|
03-30-2004, 10:36 PM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Tucson AZ USA
Posts: 8,228
|
I wonder why Porsche settled on a unique bolt circle............
Sure makes the selection out there limited.......(and expensive!!)
__________________
Bob S. former owner of a 1984 silver 944 |
||
|
03-30-2004, 11:17 PM
|
|
|
Parrothead member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Monmouth county, NJ USA
Posts: 13,899
|
Quote:
__________________
Vinny Red '86 944, 05 Ford Super Duty Dually '02 Ram 3500 Diesel 4x4 Dually, '07Jeep Wrangler '62 Mercury Meteor '90 Harley 1200 XL "Live your Life in such a way that the Westboro Baptist Church will want to picket your funeral." |
||
|
03-31-2004, 05:46 AM
|
|
1991 Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet 3.0L
1983 Porsche 944 2.5L
