Companies Still Do This!?

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno) 11/30/2014 at 19:55 • Filed to: None

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So I was building an Impala LS and I noticed that the "wheels" are actually 18 inch styled steel wheels with a plastic cover designed to look like an alloy wheel.

I know the Big 3 used to be big on doing this, everything from lowly economy cars to full-size sedans coming from American had them a few years ago. The amount of previous-generation Malibus I see with one missing is ridiculous. But I thought companies had stopped doing this strange cost-cutting procedure.

What's worse is that they're doing this on a car that costs $27k. Twenty-Seven grand and you can't put some real alloy wheels on there, yet the $23k Malibu gets them?

SonorousSpeedJoe > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/30/2014 at 20:00

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LOL, those look like they came straight out of the '90's/early-'00's.

jkm7680 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/30/2014 at 20:00

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Those are horrible, why the extra spokes? Like if they are going to bother with steelies, they should at least make the hubcaps look less horrible.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/30/2014 at 20:02

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On compacts and subcompacts, yeah. Ford doesnt do it on the Taurus and I doubt anyone else does it. Seems like GM being GM.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > SonorousSpeedJoe 11/30/2014 at 20:02

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They look like leftovers from the old W-Body Impala from 2002.

Scary__goongala! > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/30/2014 at 20:02

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The odd things GM does haha

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > jkm7680 11/30/2014 at 20:03

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GM likes extra spokes. It's like they design the plain 5-spoke then think it needs more. They ruined the nice 5-spoke wheels on the High Country Silverado by doing the same thing.

jkm7680 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/30/2014 at 20:04

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THOSE SPOKES ARE SOOO UNNECESSARY.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > jkm7680 11/30/2014 at 20:04

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They've ruined what would otherwise be a damn good looking set of wheels.

Funktheduck > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/30/2014 at 20:08

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I'm pretty sure dodge still does this on all their trucks. They look chrome but they're actually covers.

PushToStart > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/30/2014 at 20:09

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Holy shit those are hideous. Those look like something from 10 years ago, who at GM thought those were ok to put on a new car?

Vicente Esteve > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/30/2014 at 20:19

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my girlfriends Fusion has them as well, albeit it much better designed.

jvirgs drives a Subaru > jkm7680 11/30/2014 at 20:20

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the "chrome" is soooo unnecessary

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Vicente Esteve 11/30/2014 at 20:22

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That's how most are, you couldn't hardly tell until one fell off.

Wurrwulf > Funktheduck 11/30/2014 at 20:26

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Chevy and GMC trucks have them, as well. $50k trucks with friggin hub caps.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/30/2014 at 20:28

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A lot of very base model economy cars get them on base trim. Think Toyota Yaris. It surprises me on a 2014 Imapal ,I've never seen one with those wheels IRL.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Wurrwulf 11/30/2014 at 20:36

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I've yet to see a $50,000 truck with hub caps

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/30/2014 at 20:36

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inb4 because GM.

DoYouEvenShift > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/30/2014 at 20:49

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I see this on all brands. GM likes to put plastic hub caps on 5 spoke steel wheels. Which IMO look nice, the steel wheels that is.

Also many other companies will use plastic chrome covers that are glued to steel or sometimes aluminum wheels.

I own dead car brands only > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/30/2014 at 20:52

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Dont be so negative. Think of this way, 18" steelies!

Vicente Esteve > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 11/30/2014 at 21:14

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Even when they fall off, the cars' steelies look pretty cool.

Wurrwulf > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 11/30/2014 at 22:46

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Now you have.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 12/01/2014 at 01:56

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what's wrong with steels/hubcaps?

i prefer them.

KilgoreTrout53 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 12/01/2014 at 09:32

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Like just about everyone else, I hate my plastic covers, and the scale and scratches they collect. I wish I could just buy small covers for the hubs and let the steelies show. What's wrong with that?

Chris McMays > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 12/13/2014 at 19:14

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Doesn't Toyota do that, too, with the RAV4?