Why I do not sell any aluminum or aftermarket wheels.

On my main page I have a disclaimer stating I do not sell any aluminum
wheels at all,yet I get so many people emailing me for these junky things
I felt I had to create a page and discuss my reasons for this. Read on.
 

1. Most alloy wheels are used in conjunction with low profile tires. Now

this is fine if you live in FL or CA,but here in the northeast if you hit one
2'' pothole in the road it can take out BOTH wheels on that side of the car.
 
2. All alloy wheels bar none use centercaps,which usually have plastic

clips.  These often break from taking them on and off when you are
getting new tires or brakes.Those that are not broken usually fall off
or are stolen. Ask any Lincoln Town Car owner why he is riding
around in a late model Town Car with no centercaps.
 
3. Dealer prices for alloy wheels is way out of line. In my opinion the

WORST cars as far as alloy wheel breakage and cost to replace
are in the following order,starting with the worst:
 
• Volvos of any kind
• Mazda Millennina
• Any BMW
• Mitsubishi Eclipse

 
4. No hubcap stores are willing to carry used alloy wheels because not only

do they take up a ton of room,but the cost just to inventory them is
prohibitve.

Now lets discuss AFTERMARKET wheels.  As much as I dislike original
equiptment alloy wheels, I feel aftermarket wheels are 10 times worse.

Here's why:
First of all, everything I said about alloy wheels is true about  aftermarkets.
They are very fragile and way overpriced. But guess what? With original
equiptment wheels you can at least go to the dealer and spend $500
for a new wheel or $80 for a center cap if you have to.Not with aftermarkets!

After being in production for a year or 2, manufacturers discontinue most
styles, leaving owners with no way to replace them. I have never seen an
aftermarket centercap that stays on, and allow me to tell you the one wheel
that is worse than any other wheel in my opinion. One word CADILLAC.
These guys brought it on themselves by switching wheels on brand new cars
right at the dealerships.

Here's how it worked:
Lets say a dealer got in a shipment of  new Caddys. Most came with either
locking wire wheel covers or original GM issue alloy wheels. Many dealers
would remove these high priced items and substitute them with cheap
substandard wheels,usually made by a company starting with a ''V''. These
wheels would rust after one winter and all the center caps would drop off as
well. This little operation is still going on today,so if you buy a new car be sure
the wheels are NOT aftermarkets.